[APOLLO 11] SATURN V PREPARING FOR LIFTOFF. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 16 JULY 1969.

The Vintage NASA Photo Collection of Philip Kulpa

[APOLLO 11] 

SATURN V PREPARING FOR LIFTOFF. 16 JULY 1969.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic color photograph, 10 by 7 7/8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark to verso. NASA image ID “NASA S-69-38658” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning, old tape to verso.

A high-angle view of Pad A, Launch Complex 39, at Kennedy Space Centre, showing the 363-feet-tall Apollo 11 space vehicle (Spacecraft 107, Lunar Module 5, and Saturn 506) on the launch pad. The present image was captured during Apollo 11 Countdown Demonstration Test activity.