Mission: Apollo 5

Taken/released on:

Assembling 204LM-1 at KSC

Workmen at the Kennedy Space Center hoist the Saturn Lunar Module (LM) Adapter into position during assembly of the 204LM-1, an unmanned Apollo mission that would test the Apollo Lunar Module in Earth orbit. Also known as Apollo 5, the spacecraft would be launched on the fourth Saturn IB launch vehicle. Developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) as an interim vehicle in MSFC’s “building block” approach to the Saturn rocket development, the Saturn IB utilized Saturn I technology to further develop and refine a larger booster and the Apollo spacecraft capabilities required for the manned lunar missions. (Source: MSFC)

High-Res
(3251 Kbytes - 2347×3000 pixels)
Large-size file for the best quality. Should take long time on slow connections