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Preparing a Moonship
Preparing a Moonship
From the Apollo 11 Image Gallery: The assembly and rollout of the Saturn V rocket that carried astronauts to their first landing on the Moon (Source)
BELOW - left to right:
1. 69-H-365 Workers prepare the S-IC first stage in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center 21 February 1969
2. 69-HC-307 A crane lifts the S-IC first stage in preparation for stacking on a mobile launcher within the VAB's High Bay 1- 21 February 1969
3. 69-HC-340 The S-II second stage is moved into position for mating with the S-IC first stage 21 March 1969
4. 69-HC-341 The S-IVB third stage is hoisted for for mating to the second stage 21 March 1969
5. 69-HC-342 The S-IVB third stage is moved into position for mating 21 March 1969
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6. 69-HC-339 Workers prepare the S-IVB for mating of the Instrument Unit (pictured left), which houses the guidance, control and other systems of the Saturn V launch vehicle 21 March 1969
7. KSC-69P-0245 Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM-5) is prepared for placement in the spacecraft adapter 4 April 1969
8. 69-HC-371 The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module (CSM-107) being readied for transfer to the Vehicle Asssembly Building 18 April 1969
9. 69-HC-439 The Apollo 11 CSM is mated to the spacecraft adapter April 1969
10. 69-HC-441 The Apollo 11 spacecraft assembly is hoisted for mating to the launch vehicle 1 May 1969
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11. KSC-69PC-249 Apollo 11 rolls out of the massive Vehicle Assembly Building 20 May 1969
12. 69-HC-620 Saturn V SA-506, the space vehicle for the first lunar landing mission, is rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building and down the 5 km crawlerway to Launch Complex 39-A - 20 May 1969
13. 69-H-910 The Saturn V moves at 0.6 km/h down the crawlerway toward pad 39-A - 20 May 1969
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14. 69-HC-617 Ground-level view of the 111 metre tall Apollo 11 Saturn V on the crawlerway 20 May 1969
15. 69-HC-616 Apollo 11 trundles past the parked Mobile Service Structure 20 May 1969
16. KSC-69P-0397 The Apollo 11 Saturn V approaches the incline to pad 39-A 20 May 1969
17. 69-H-1096 The Apollo 11 Saturn V nears the end of its trip to the launchpad 20 May 1969
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18. 69-H-1050 The Mobile Service Structure approaches the Saturn V on pad 39-A 1 July 1969
19. KSC-69P-0551 The Mobile Service Structure moves away from Apollo 11 on pad 39-A 2 July 1969
20. 69-HC-717 A technician works atop the white room, through which the astronauts will enter the spacecraft 11 July 1969
21. 69-HC-718 Personnel atop the 122 metre mobile service structure look back at the Apollo 11 spacecraft as the tower is moved away during a countdown demonstration test 11 July 1969
