Sikorsky JH-19D Chickasaw Helicopter
This Sikorsky JH-19 Chickasaw was used for several purposes, including dropping research models. The Sikorsky helicopter is seen here in the middle of its NASA career, with a model of the Apollo spacecraft atta... More
Model of Apollo spacecraft presented to President Kennedy
S62-03984 (12 September 1962) --- Dr. Robert R. Gilruth (left), MSC Director, presented President John F. Kennedy with this mounted model of the Apollo spacecraft at the end of the president's visit. Kennedy s... More
GEMINI - ARTIST CONCEPT - SPACECRAFT COMPARISONS - MSC
S64-01123 (1964) --- Artist concept illustrating the relative sizes of the one-man Mercury spacecraft, the two-man Gemini spacecraft, and the three-man Apollo spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA
GEMINI SPACECRAFT - ARTIST CONCEPT, NASA Mercury project
S64-22331 (1964) --- Artist concept illustrating the relative sizes of the one-man Mercury spacecraft, the two-man Gemini spacecraft, and the three-man Apollo spacecraft. Also shows line drawing of launch vehic... More
Wernher von Braun seated near a periscope in Kennedy Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Director Wernher von Braun, seated near a periscope in Kennedy Space Center's Blockhouse 34, on May 28, 1964, looks over a flight manual while awaiting the launch of SA-6, th... More
Saturn Apollo Program instrument unit (IU) component assembly
This image depicts a high angle view of technicians working on the instrument unit (IU) component assembly for the SA-8 mission in Marshall Space Flight Center's building 4705. A thin, circular structure, only ... More
Saturn Apollo Program - astronaut Frank Borman official portrait
This is the official portrait of astronaut Frank Borman. A career Air Force officer from 1950, his assignments included service as a fighter pilot, an operational pilot and instructor, an experimental test pilo... More
Saturn V fuel tank assembly - Saturn Apollo Program
At the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), the fuel tank assembly for the Saturn V S-IC-T (static test stage) fuel tank assembly is mated to the liquid oxygen (LOX) tank in building 4705. This stage underwent ... More
Saturn V fuel tank assembly - Saturn Apollo Program
The fuel tank assembly of the Saturn V S-IC (first) stage is readied to be mated to the liquid oxygen tank at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The fuel tank carried kerosene as its fuel. The S-IC stage utilize... More
Saturn V - Saturn Apollo Program
This photograph shows how the fuel tank assembly and the liquid oxygen tank for the Saturn V S-IC (first) stage are placed side by side prior to commencement of the mating of the two stages in the Marshall Spac... More
Saturn V fuel tank assembly for the Saturn V S-IC - Saturn Apollo Prog...
The fuel tank assembly for the Saturn V S-IC (first) stage arrived at the Marshall Space Flight Center, building 4707, for mating to the liquid oxygen tank. The fuel tank carried kerosene as its fuel. The S-IC ... More
Saturn V fuel tank assembly - Saturn Apollo Program
The fuel tank assembly of the Saturn V S-IC (first) stage supported with the aid of a C frame on the transporter was readied to be transported to the Marshall Space Flight Center, building 4705. The fuel tank c... More
Saturn V fuel tank assembly - Saturn Apollo Program
This photograph shows the fuel tank assembly for the Saturn V S-IC (first) stage being transported to the Marshall Space Flight Center, building 4705 for mating to the liquid oxygen (LOX) tank. The fuel tank ca... More
Saturn V F-I engine - Saturn Apollo Program
Engineers and technicians at the Marshall Space Flight Center were installing an F-I engine on the Saturn V S-IC (first) stage thrust structure in building 4705. The S-IC (first) stage used five F-1 engines tha... More
Saturn V static testing stage - Saturn Apollo Program
Pictured is the Saturn V S-IC-T stage (static testing stage) being assembled in the horizontal assembly station at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), building 4705. This stage underwent numerous static fi... More
Five J-2 engines of the Saturn V
Two workers are dwarfed by the five J-2 engines of the Saturn V second stage (S-II) as they make final inspections prior to a static test firing by North American Space Division. These five hydrogen -fueled eng... More
Saturn V ground test booster - Saturn Apollo Program
Engineers and technicians at the Marshall Space Flight Center placed a Saturn V ground test booster (S-IC-D) into the dynamic test stand. The stand was constructed to test the integrity of the vehicle. Forces w... More
APOLLO SPACECRAFT 009 - SATURN 1B 201 - ON PAD - COMPLEX 34 - CAPE
Apollo Spacecraft 009 atop the Saturn 1B launch vehicle is seen at Launch Complex 34 during the Saturn 1B countdown demonstration. Preparations are continuing for the Apollo Saturn 201 Test Flight. CAPE... More
Closeup exterior view of Dynamic Crew Procedures Trainer
S66-21296 (1967) --- This is a medium exterior view of the Dynamic Crew Procedures Trainer, Command Module configuration, one of the Apollo astronaut training components located in the Mission Simulation and Tr... More
Frogmen on Apollo command module boilerplate flotation collar during r...
Apollo command module boilerplate floats in the Atlantic Ocean during a practice recovery exercise. Frogmen in a liferaft and on the flotation collar secure the command module boilerplate for hoisting onto a ne... More
COMPRESSOR - UPRIGHTING SYSTEM - APOLLO MANUFACTURING - SPACECRAFT (S/...
S66-41852 (1966) --- Spacecraft 012 looking toward -Y axis during installation of heat shield. Note uprighting system compressor in aft bay, at right, and Reaction Control System (RCS) valve module panel, cente... More
SPACECRAFT (S/C)-012 - COMMAND MODULE (CM) - HEAT SHIELD INSTALLATION
S66-41851 (1966) --- High angle view of Spacecraft 012 Command Module, looking toward -Z axis, during preparation for installation of the crew compartment heat shield, showing mechanics working on aft bay.
Apollo/Saturn V facilities Test Vehicle and Launch Umbilical Tower
An Apollo/Saturn V facilities Test Vehicle and Launch Umbilical Tower (LUT) atop a crawler-transporter move from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on the way to Pad A. This test vehicle, designated the Apollo... More
COMMAND MODULE - APOLLO-SPACECRAFT (A/S) - NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION (NA...
S66-53655 (1966) --- High angle view of Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command Module looking toward +Z axis during pre-shipping operations in south air lock of Systems Integration and Checkout Facility.
Saturn Apollo Program - Apollo Spacecraft configuration
This is a cutaway illustration of the Apollo Spacecraft configuration and data summary.
McDornel-Douglas install the Saturn IB S-IVB (second) stage
Workers at McDornel-Douglas install the Saturn IB S-IVB (second) stage for the Apollo-Soyuz mission into the company's S-IVB assembly and checkout tower in Huntington Beach, California. The Saturn IB launch veh... More
Saturn V S-IVB (third) stage - Saturn Apollo Program
This cutaway illustration shows the Saturn V S-IVB (third) stage with the callouts of its major components. When the S-II (second) stage of the powerful Saturn V rocket burnt out and was separated the remaining... More
Saturn V illustration - Saturn Apollo Program
This cutaway illustration shows the Apollo Spacecraft with callouts of the major components. The spacecraft consisted of the lunar module, the service module, the command module, and the launch escape system.
AS-209 (Apollo-Soyuz test project backup vehicle)
This is a view of the Saturn V S-IVB (third) stage for the AS-209 (Apollo-Soyuz test project backup vehicle) on a transporter in the right foreground, and the S-IVB stage for AS-504 (Apollo 9 mission) being ins... More
Apollo 4 Launch, NASA Apollo program
On November 9, 1967, Apollo 4, the first test flight of the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle, was launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39. This was an unmanned test flight intended to prove that the c... More
Model of the Skylab with the Command/Service Module
This photograph is of a model of the Skylab with the Command/Service Module being docked. In an early effort to extend the use of Apollo for further applications, NASA established the Apollo Applications Progra... More
Apollo Spacecraft. NASA public domain image colelction.
(January 6, 1967) Apollo Spacecraft 012 is hoisted to the top of the Gantry at Pad 34 during the Apollo/Saturn Mission 204 erection at Cape Kennedy, Fl...Image # : S67-15885
Saturn V S-IVB (third) stage - Saturn Apollo Program
After the S-II (second) stage dropped away, the S-IVB (third) stage ignited and burned for about two minutes to place itself and the Apollo spacecraft into the desired Earth orbit. At the proper time during thi... More
Mating of Lunar Module-1 with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter-7
S67-50927 (November 1967) --- Lunar Module-1 being moved into position for mating with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA)-7 in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. LM-1 and SLA-7... More
APOLLO-SATURN (A/S)-204 - SPACECRAFT (S/C)- 012 COMMAND SERVICE MODULE...
S67-15704 (3 Jan. 1967) --- Transfer of Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command/Service Module (CSM) for mating with the Saturn Lunar Module (LM) Adapter No.05 in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Spacecraft 012... More
COMMAND MODULE (C/M) - SPACECRAFT (S/C) 012 C/M - APOLLO/SATURN (A/S) ...
S67-15717 (1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command/Service Module is moved from H-134 to east stokes for mating to the Saturn Lunar Module Adapter No. 05 in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. S/C 012 wi... More
APOLLO SPACECRAFT (A/S)-012 - PAD 34 - SATURN 204 ERECTION - MATING - ...
S67-17042 (1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 012 is hoisted to the top of the gantry at Pad 34 during the Apollo/Saturn Mission 204 erection. S/C 012 will be mated with the uprated Saturn I launch vehicle.
APOLLO SPACECRAFT (A/S)- 012 - GANTRY - PAD 34 - CAPE
S67-15885 (1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 012 is hoisted to the top of the gantry at Pad 34 during the Apollo/Saturn Mission 204 erection.
COMMAND MODULE - APOLLO - INTERIOR - SPACECRAFT (S/C) 101 - PANEL - CO...
S67-23078 (27 Jan. 1967) --- Three astronauts (later to be named the Apollo 9 prime crew) in Apollo spacecraft 101 Command module during Apollo crew compartment fit and function test. Left to right are astronau... More
COMMAND MODULE (C/M) - APOLLO/SATURN (A/S) MISSION 204 - SPACECRAFT (S...
S67-21294 (28 Jan. 1967) --- Close-up view of the interior of Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command Module at Pad 34 showing the effects of the intense heat of the flash fire which killed the prime crew of the Apollo/S... More
Saturn V - in inches and meters by the Boeing Company
The Saturn V configuration is shown in inches and meters as illustrated by the Boeing Company. The Saturn V vehicle consisted of three stages: the S-IC (first) stage powered by five F-1 engines, the S-II (secon... More
KSC-67P-0259, Apollo program Saturn V rocket images
Apollo spacecraft 017 leaves the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at Kennedy Space Center on its way to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with the Saturn 501 launch vehicle. The first f... More
APOLLO SPACECRAFT 017 - VERTICAL ASSEMBLY BLDG. (VAB) - KSC
S67-36022 (20 June 1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 017 is moved into position in the Vehicle Assembly Building's high bay area for mating with the Saturn V launch vehicle. S/C 017 will be flown on the Spacecraft 01... More
APOLLO/SATURN (A/S) 501 ROLL-OUT - CAPE
S67-43595 (26 Aug. 1967) --- The Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) stack and its mobile launch tower atop a crawler-transporter moving from the Vehicle Assembly Building toward Pad A, Launch Complex 39.
A/S 501 ROLLOUT, NASA Apollo program
S67-43593 (26 Aug. 1967) --- The completely assembled Apollo Saturn 501 launch vehicle mated to the Apollo spacecraft 017 on Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center. The fully assembled vehicle was transported... More
Apollo 4 launch, NASA Apollo program
S67-50903 (9 Nov. 1967) --- The Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) space mission was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The liftoff of the huge 363-feet tall Apollo/Saturn ... More
Saturn V instrument unit (IU) - Saturn Apollo Program
This is a view of the Saturn V instrument unit (IU) being manufactured in the east high bay at International Business Machines (IBM) in Huntsville, Alabama. IBM is a prime contractor for development and fabrica... More
U.S.S. Bennington during recovery operations for Apollo 4
U.S.S. Bennington comes alongside the floating Apollo spacecraft 017 Command Module during recovery operations in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The Command Module splashed down at 3:37 p.m., November 9, 1967, 934 naut... More
Recovery - Apollo Spacecraft (S/C)-017
S67-49423 (9 Nov. 1967) --- The Apollo Spacecraft 017 Command Module, with flotation collar still attached, is hoisted aboard the USS Bennington, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501)... More
APOLLO SPACECRAFT 017 - RECOVERY - ATLANTIC
S67-49447 (9 Nov. 1967) --- Close-up view of the charred heat shield of the Apollo Spacecraft 017 Command Module aboard the USS Bennington. The damage was caused by the extreme heat of reentry. The carrier Benn... More
Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module readied for mating with Service M...
S68-17301 (6 Dec. 1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module is hoisted into position for mating with Service Module in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Spacecraft 020 will ... More
Saturn V - Saturn V instrument unit (IU)
This view depicts engineers conducting a system test on the Saturn V instrument unit (IU) at International Business Machines (IBM) in Huntsville, Alabama. IBM is a prime contractor for development and fabricati... More
Closeup view of docking system of the Apollo spacecraft
S68-50869 (1968) --- An engineering set up illustrating the docking system of the Apollo spacecraft. During docking maneuvers the docking probe on the Command Module engages the cone-shaped drogue of the Lunar ... More
Closeup view of docking system of the Apollo spacecraft
S68-50870 (1968) --- An engineering set up illustrating the probe portion of the docking system of the Apollo spacecraft. During docking maneuvers the docking probe on the Command Module (CM) engages the cone s... More
Saturn V instrument unit (IU) - Saturn Apollo Program
This illustration shows the major components of the instrument unit (IU). Developed and manufactured by International Business Machines, the IU is 3 feet high and 21 feet in diameter and mounted atop an S-IVB, ... More
Saturn V S-IVB (third) stage for the Apollo 10 - Saturn Apollo Program
This image depicts the Saturn V S-IVB (third) stage for the Apollo 10 mission being removed from the Beta Test Stand 1 after its acceptance test at the Douglas Aircraft Company's Sacramento Test Operations (SAC... More
Three astronauts inside Command Module Simulator during Apollo Simulat...
S68-15952 (15 Jan. 1968) --- Three astronauts inside the Command Module Simulator in Building 5 during an Apollo Simulation. Left to right, are astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, commander; John W. Young, command m... More
Astronaut John Young in Command Module Simulator during Apollo Simulat...
S68-15979 (15 Jan. 1968) --- Astronaut John W. Young, command module pilot, inside the Command Module Simulator in Building 5 during an Apollo Simulation. Out of view are astronaut Thomas P. Stafford (on the le... More
Crew Members - First Manned Apollo Flight - Unmanned Mission Launch - ...
S68-18700 (22 Jan. 1968) --- Two prime crew members of the first manned Apollo space flight were present at Cape Kennedy for the launch of the Apollo V (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission. On left is astro... More
Apollo V - Liftoff - Cape, NASA Apollo program
S68-19460 (22 Jan. 1968) --- The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m. (EST), Jan. 22, 1968. The Lunar Module-1 payload... More
Apollo V - Liftoff - Cape, NASA Apollo program
S68-19459 (22 Jan. 1968) --- The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m. (EST), Jan. 22, 1968. The Lunar Module-1 payload... More
Dr. Gilruth and Dr. Kraft - Mission Control Center (MCC) - Apollo V La...
S68-18733 (22 Jan. 1968) --- Dr. Robert R. Gilruth (right), MSC Director, sits with Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr., MSC director of flight operations, at his flight operations director console in the Mission Cont... More
Test - Apollo General - MSC, NASA Apollo program
Apollo Spacecraft (S/C)-105 Stack (LET-CSM-SLA) in Bldg. 49 for Vibro-Acoustic Tests. 1. Bldg. 49 - Apollo Stack MSC, Houston, TX
Recovery of Apollo 6 unmmaned spacecraft
S68-26989 (4 April 1968) --- The Apollo 6 Spacecraft 020 Command Module is hoisted aboard the USS Okinawa.
F-1 engines of Apollo/Saturn V first stage leave trail of flame after ...
S68-27365 (4 April 1968) --- The five F-1 engines of the huge Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle's first (S-IC) stage leave a gigantic trail of flame in the sky above the Kennedy Space Center seconds after liftoff. ... More
Mexico, Arizona, Gulf of California as seen from Apollo 6 unmanned spa...
AS06-02-1436 (4 April 1968) --- View of the mouth of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California in northwestern Mexico as photographed from the unmanned Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) space mission. Al... More
Apollo 6 unmanned space mission launch
S68-27364 (4 April 1968) --- The Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. The liftoff of the huge Apollo/Satur... More
RECOVERY - APOLLO VI, NASA Apollo program
S68-27884 (4 April 1968) --- A U. S. Navy frogman team prepares the Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module (CM) for hoisting aboard the USS Okinawa. The USS Okinawa was the prime recovery ship for the Apollo 6 (S... More
Senegal and Mauritania as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
AS06-02-938 (6 April 1968) --- During the second revolution of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo 6 spacecraft, this photograph of Senegal and Mauritania was taken at an altitude of 125 ... More
Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
AS6-02-1455 (4 April 1968) --- Texas is photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Seen in this photograph are Midland, Brownfield, Big Spring, J. B. Thomas Lake, headwat... More
East coast of the United States seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacec...
AS6-02-1485 (4 April 1968) --- View of the east coast of the United States as photographed from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's unmanned Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) space mission. T... More
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
AS06-02-1462 (4 April 1968) --- View of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area as photographed from the unmanned Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) space mission. The highway and expressway system in and around b... More
Apollo 7 - Astronauts R. Walter Cunningham, Walter M. Schirra, and Don...
Pictured left to right, in the Apollo 7 Crew Portrait, are astronauts R. Walter Cunningham, Lunar Module pilot; Walter M. Schirra, Jr., commander; and Donn F. Eisele, Command Module Pilot. The Apollo 7 mission,... More
Astronaut John Young ingresses Apollo spacecraft command module in tra...
S68-40875 (5 July 1968) --- Astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 7 backup command module pilot, ingresses Apollo Spacecraft 101 Command Module during simulated altitude runs at the Kennedy Space Center's Pad 34.
APOLLO 7 - PRELAUNCH - COMMAND SERVICE MODULE (CSM)-101 SHORT STACK - ...
S68-42513 (5 Aug. 1968) --- Apollo Spacecraft 101 Command/Service Modules being moved into position for mating with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA)-5 in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operat... More
Wernher von Braun and Walter M. Schirra, Jr.
Dr. von Braun, Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), greets Commander of Apollo 7 mission, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., during the mission briefing at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The Apollo 7 mission,... More
APOLLO VII - LAUNCH - KSC, NASA Apollo program
S68-48662 (11 Oct. 1968) --- The Apollo 7/Saturn IB space vehicle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 at 11:03 a.m. (EDT), Oct. 11, 1968. Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) is the fi... More
LAUNCH - APOLLO VII - KSC, NASA Apollo program
S68-48666 (11 Oct. 1968) --- The Apollo 7/Saturn IB space vehicle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 at 11:03 a.m. (EDT), Oct. 11, 1968. Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) is the fi... More
APOLLO VII - CREW - LAUNCH - KSC
S68-48788 (11 Oct. 1968) --- The Apollo 7/Saturn IB space vehicle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 at 11:03 a.m. (EDT), Oct. 11, 1968. Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) is the fi... More
Apollo 8 prime crew seen during water egress training in Gulf of Mexic...
S68-53217 (19 Oct. 1968) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., command module pilot of the Apollo 8 prime crew, in special net being hoisted up to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during water egress training in the ... More
Apollo 8 prime crew seen during water egress training in Gulf of Mexic...
S68-53223 (19 Oct. 1968) --- The prime crew of the Apollo 8 mission in life raft awaiting pickup by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. They had just egressed Apollo ... More
Navy frogmen attach flotation collar to Apollo 7 command module
U.S. Navy frogmen attach a flotation collar to the Apollo 7 command module during recovery operations in the Atlantic. The Apollo 7 spacecraft splashed down at 7:11 a.m., October 22, 1968, approximately 200 nau... More
Astronaut Walter Schirra egresses spacecraft during recovery operation...
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Apollo 7 commander, egresses the spacecraft during recovery operations in the Atlantic. He is assisted by a member of the U.S. Navy frogman team. The Apollo 7 spacecraft splash... More
Apollo 8 prime crew seen inside Apollo Boilerplate during water egress
S68-52941 (25 Oct. 1968) --- The Apollo 8 prime crew is seen inside Apollo Boilerplate 1102A during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. From the foreground are astronauts Frank Borman, commander; James... More
Apollo 8 prime crew seen inside Apollo Boilerplate during water egress
S68-53015 (25 Oct. 1968) --- Astronauts William A. Anders, James A. Lovell Jr., and Frank Borman, (left to right) are seen inside Apollo Boilerplate 1102A during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Bo... More
Apollo spacecraft Command/Service Module and Lunar Module 3 arrive at ...
Apollo Spacecraft 104 Command/Service Module and Lunar Module 3 arrive at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for mating atop the Saturn 504 launch vehicle. The Saturn 504 stack is out of view. The Saturn V fir... More
View of the Saturn V third stage from which the Apollo 8 has separated
AS08-16-2582 (21 Dec. 1968) --- This is a photograph taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking back at the Saturn V third (S-IVB) stage from which the spacecraft had just separated following trans-lunar inject... More
Launch of Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission
S68-56001 (21 Dec. 1968) --- The Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, at 7:51 a.m. (EST), Dec. 21, 1968. The crew of the Apollo 8 l... More
View of the Saturn V third stage from which the Apollo 8 has separated
AS08-16-2584 (21 Dec. 1968) --- This is a photograph taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft looking back at the Saturn V third (S-IVB) stage from which the spacecraft had just separated following trans-lunar inject... More
View of the earth transmitted during live televition transmission Apol...
S68-55816 (24 Dec. 1968) --- This is how the surface of the moon looked from an altitude of approximately 60 miles as photographed by a television camera aboard the Apollo 8 spacecraft. This is Apollo 8's third... More
U.S. Navy frogmen participate in Apollo 8 recovery
S69-15732 (27 Dec. 1968) --- A U.S. Navy frogman team participates in the Apollo 8 recovery operations. The Apollo crew, astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell Jr., and William A. Anders, were recovered by he... More
Early moments of the Apollo 11 launch
Description: S69-39958 (16 JULY 1969) --- A 70mm Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System (ALOTS) camera, mounted in a pod on a cargo door of a U.S. Air Force EC-135N aircraft, photographed this event in th... More
Skylab. NASA Skylab space station
This cutaway drawing illustrates major Skylab components in launch configuration on top of the Saturn V. In an early effort to extend the use of Apollo for further applications, NASA established the Apollo Appl... More
Apollo Capsule/Lunar Lander: The goal of Project Apollo was to land m...
Apollo Capsule/Lunar Lander: The goal of Project Apollo was to land man on the moon and return them safely to the Earth. The Apollo spacecraft consisted of a command module serving as the crew’s quarters and ... More
Interior view of KSC's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
S69-19190 (31 Jan. 1969) --- Interior view of the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building showing Apollo Spacecraft 106/Command/Service Module being moved to integrated work stand number on... More
Interior view of KSC's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
S69-19197 (1969) --- Interior view of the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB) showing Apollo Spacecraft 106 Command and Service Modules (CSM) being moved to integrated work... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An overhead crane lifts the Saturn V fir...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An overhead crane lifts the Saturn V first stage for the Apollo 11 mission from the transfer aisle floor in preparation for stacking on a mobile launcher within the Vehicle Assembl... More
Nighttime view of Apollo 9 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 39
S69-25879 (23 Feb. 1969) --- Nighttime view of the 363-feet-high Apollo 9 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, during preparations for the scheduled 10-day Earth-orbital space missio... More
View of White Room atop Pad A during Apollo 9 Countdown Demonstration ...
S69-25884 (23 Feb. 1969) --- Interior view of the white room atop Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, during Apollo 9 Countdown Demonstration Test activity. Standing next to spacecraft hatch is astr... More
Apollo 9 Mission image - Command Module
High Oblique photograph (taken over New Mexico) of the Apollo 9 Command/Service Modules taken from the Lunar Module,"Spider",on the fifth day of the Apollo 9 earth-orbital mission. Docking mechanism is visible ... More