Apollo-Saturn V Launch Vehicle on Launch Pad 39A
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Title
Apollo-Saturn V Launch Vehicle on Launch Pad 39A
Alternative Title
Apollo-Saturn V Launch Vehicle
Subject
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Merritt Island (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Description
An Apollo-Saturn V booster next to the service tower at John F. Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Merritt Island, Florida. The Saturn V was the most powerful launch vehicle ever used, with 7.7 million pounds of thrust. The rocket was used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1966 to 1973 to launch spacecraft for Project Apollo and later to launch Skylab, the first American space station.
Source
Original color photographic print: Leonard Pugh Collection.
Date Created
ca. 1968
Contributor
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photographic print.
Is Part Of
Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
89.2 KB
Medium
1 color photographic print
Type
Still Image
Coverage
John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Leonard Pugh and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"SATURN V LAUNCH VEHICLE." Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Accessed July 24, 2015. http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/spacecraft/saturn_v.cfm.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color photographic print
Collection
Citation
“Apollo-Saturn V Launch Vehicle on Launch Pad 39A,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5902.