APOLLO MISSION CONTROL PHOTO PLUS

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First Saturn Flight Booster SA-1

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 61-SA1-2

1961

The first Saturn flight booster (SA-1) shown in the Fabrication and Assembly Division at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre, after assembly was completed. The booster, powered by eight M-1 engines, is scheduled to be launched from the Cape this month carrying two dummy upper stages.

This fine NASA photograph is in very good condition with the purple worm logo and text on the back.

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Apollo Saturn-1 Lift Off Anniversary Edition

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

27 October 1961

NASA No. 81P-131

Special anniversary edition from Marshall Space Flight Center marking the anniversary of the First Saturn Launch.

Issued on 23 October 1981 - Release No. 81P-131 - Original Negative No. M61-2383-15 - October 27, 1961

Taken from the back of the photograph:

Tuesday, October 27, 1981 will mark the 20th Anniversary of the first research and development flight of the Saturn space vehicle. Launched from Cape Canaveral on 27 October 1961 at 9:06 a.m. CST. The flight lasted eight minutes-three-and-six-tenth seconds. The Saturn program was the first major project for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.

This very fine 1981 vintage glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition.

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Apollo LOR Conference

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 62-Apollo-68

11 July 1962

The Lunar Orbit Rendezvous Press Conference, Washington D.C., 11 July 1962. Seated L-R; James Webb, Dr. R. Seamans, Dr. Holmes and Dr. Joseph Shea.

Dr. Brainerd Holmes, Director of NASA's Office of Manned Space Flight, reviews the three originally proposed modes of approach for the project Apollo Lunar Mission, discussing the advantages of each, and explaining why the LOR mode was chosen as prime mode for the future 3 man expedition to the Moon.

In front of Dr. Holmes is a model of the proposed Lunar Excursion Module, in which two astronauts would descend to the Moon's surface, while leaving the remaining astronaut in the orbiting Command-Service Module.

This very fine glossy NASA photograph was printed using the same paper and process as the vintage prints and is in very good condition with the vintage style purple text on the back with no logo.

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Apollo LOR Conference #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 62-Apollo-72

11 July 1962

The Lunar Orbit Rendezvous Press Conference, Washington D.C., 11 July 1962. Dr. Joseph Shea explains the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) concept for a 3 man expedition to the Moon.

You can see Bob Seamans just to the right of the models.

This fine NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition.

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SA-5 Booster Static Test At MSFC

10 x 8 B/W Glossy MSFC Photograph

NASA No. MSFC 63-508-1

1963

The static test tower at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) in Huntsville, Ala., on which all Saturn-I boosters are captive fired. In this view, the booster for SA-5 - the fifth Saturn I launch vehicle - is being tested. This is the first booster of the series to develop 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Note the right side of the 175-foot tower is being modified to accommodate a second Saturn booster.

This very fine NASA glossy photograph is in near mint condition with MSFC's text on the back.

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Lunar Gravity Simulator

75th Anniversary Edition - Issued May 1992

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. L-65-6577

1965

Lunar Training Facility Dedicated During Langley's 75th Anniversary.

Apollo astronauts learned how to walk and jump on the moon at NASA Langley's Lunar Landing Research Facility. This summer, during Langley's 75th anniversary year, the facility will be formally dedicated for its important contributions to landing men on the moon and returning them safely to Earth.

This very fine 1992 glossy NASA photograph is in near mint condition with the purple worm logo and text on the back.

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MSFC Aerial View

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. MSFC-32131

A wonderful aerial view of MSFC looking West over the test area.

This very fine NASA colour photograph is in near mint condition with MSFC's text on the back.

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AS-201 On Pad With Full Moon Overhead

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S66-21307

4 February 1966

A night-time view, with full moon overhead, of the Apollo Spacecraft #009 atop the Saturn IB launch vehicle at Launch Complex 34 at the Cape. The instrumented Apollo Command and Service Modules and a Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA) will be launched on an unmanned sub-orbital mission by the Saturn 1B to check spacecraft, launch vehicle mechanical compatibility and to test the spacecraft heat shield in a high-velocity re-entry mode.

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AS-202 Ready For Launch

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 66-H-1048

21 May 1966

The third unmanned Up-rated Apollo Saturn 1 launch vehicle stands ready to launch.

This fine NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. It is printed using the same printing process and paper as the early vintage photographs.

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Apollo Antenna Test

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S66-24843

14 March 1966

Space-suited Rod Rathowitz, Brown and Root technician, participates in an antenna test in the Anechoic Chamber, Building 14. He is suspended from a Manoeuvrable tower lift.

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Apollo Lunar Module Trainer

10 x 8 Colour Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S67-50575

4 February 1966

A fantastic photograph of two astronauts participating in a test with a Lunar Module trainer in Chamber A of the Space Environment Simulation Laboratory (SESL) at MSC. You can clearly see the second astronaut's face in the LM's upper right window as the first astronaut climbs the up the ladder.

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Apollo Engineering Design Review

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-67-28586

16 March 1967

Mr R. L. Bond, chairman of Apollo Task Force, briefs NASA and NAA personnel on EVA Spacecraft external provisions - handheld and 'golden slipper' concepts - during preliminary design review. On top of the Command Module Mock-Up is a Lunar Module Interface mock-up shown in docked position. In the background, at right, is an interface mock-up of the launch pad swing-arm adapter.

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Apollo Engineering Design Review #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-67-28585

16 March 1967

View of interior side of unitized crew access hatch mock-up - with scientific airlock - shown during preliminary engineering design review. Seen, in lower left corner of hatch, is the crank handle for the locking and opening mechanism.

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Apollo Docking View

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-68-50870

1968

An engineering set up illustrating the probe portion of the docking system of the Apollo Spacecraft. During docking manoeuvres the docking probe on the Command Module engages the cone shaped drogue of the Lunar Module. The primary docking structure is the tunnel through which the astronauts transfer from one module to the other. This tunnel is partly in the nose of the CM and partly in the top of the LM. Following CSM/LM docking the drogue and probe are removed to open the passageway between the modules.

This very fine colour NASA photograph is in near mint condition with the black logo and text on the back.

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Apollo Docking View #2

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-68-50869

1968

An engineering set up illustrating the docking system of the Apollo Spacecraft. During docking manoeuvres the docking probe on the Command Module engages the cone shaped drogue of the Lunar Module. The primary docking structure is the tunnel through which the astronauts transfer from one module to the other. This tunnel is partly in the nose of the CM and partly in the top of the LM. Following CSM/LM docking the drogue and probe are removed to open the passageway between the modules.

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Anders & Borman LTA-1 System Test

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-68-26201

5 March 1968

Astronauts A. Anders (left) and F. Borman are seen as they prepare to enter LTA-1 in ENI room in the Final Assembly Area at Grumman Aircraft in Bethpage, N.Y. They will be conducting a Lunar Module Systems Test and Crew Compartment Stowage Review on LM-4 noted as Lunar Module Test Article LTA-1.

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Apollo Spacecraft 2TV-1

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S68-34803

23 May 1968

View of the Apollo Spacecraft 2TV-1 inside Chamber A, Space Environment Simulation Laboratory, Manned Spacecraft Centre (MSC), prior to manned thermal-vacuum testing.

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Apollo Facilities Verification Spacecraft

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. 68-H-769

23 August 1968

A fantastic detailed view inside the VAB as an Apollo Facilities Verification Spacecraft is hoisted onto the Saturn 503 launch vehicle in High Bay #1. The verification spacecraft will be used for testing purposes and will later be replaced by the Apollo flight spacecraft 103 that is undergoing checkout in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building for the Apollo 8 Mission.

This very fine 1970's glossy NASA photograph was printed using the same paper and process as the vintage prints and is in near mint condition with the vintage style purple logo and text on the back.

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Apollo 8 Moon Over MSC View

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S68-34803

24 December 1968

A shining and far-distant Moon symbolically looks down on a busy, well-lighted Mission Control Centre (MCC) on Christmas Eve. At the moment this picture was taken, a live telecast was being received on MCC television monitors from the Apollo 8 spacecraft which was orbiting the Moon some 238,857 miles away. An Apollo 8 TV camera was photographing the lunar surface from an altitude of only 60 nautical miles.

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Apollo 13 Jim Lovell In The LLTV

10 x 8 Colour NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-70-30534

9 March 1970

A Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV), piloted by Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., sets down on the runway at the conclusion of a test flight at Ellington Air Force Base. A hovering helicopter watches the LLTV landing. Lovell used the LLTV to practice lunar landing techniques in preparation for his scheduled Apollo 13 mission.

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Apollo 13 Jim Lovell In The LLTV

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-70-30534

9 March 1970

This fine NASA photograph is in near mint condition with the purple worm logo and text on the back.

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Apollo Landing Sites Map

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-70-50761

September 1970

This map prepared by Mapping Sciences Laboratory, Science & Applications Directorate at the Manned Spacecraft Centre, shows the projected Apollo landing sites. Apollo 11 completed a successful lunar landing mission in the Sea of Tranquillity in July 1969. Apollo 12 completed a successful lunar landing mission in the Ocean of Storms in November 1969.

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Apollo Landing Sites Map #2

10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph

NASA No. S-72-32719

March 1972

With four of the six planned lunar missions completed, this chart has been prepared to show the various areas of the lunar "nearside" to be visited by astronauts representing the NASA Apollo program. Apollo's 11, 12, 14 and 15 are shown at their respective landing points. The planned Apollo 16 and 17 landing sites are also depicted on the map.

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Saturn Apollo 1 (SA-1 or C-1)

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

20 September 1961

The mighty Saturn Space Vehicle, the largest US rocket ever developed to date. The first SA-1 stage consists of a cluster of eight liquid-fuel engines, totaling 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Second and third stages will be dummies for this first R&D launch. This will be the first attempt to launch Saturn, a booster test and guidance control mission. It will be programmed to go to approx. 100 miles altitude and about 200 miles down range. The SA-1 booster will not be recovered as later version will be. Around the base of the first stage, drapes a rain cover to protect moisture from getting into fuel tanks.

This fine vintage NASA lithograph is in very good condition.

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Apollo Saturn 1 Ignition

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

NASA No. LOC 61C1633

27 October 1961

The mighty Saturn Space Vehicle, the largest US rocket ever developed to date. The first SA-1 stage consists of a cluster of eight liquid-fuel engines, totalling 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Second and third stages will be dummies for this first R&D launch. This will be the first attempt to launch Saturn, a booster test and guidance control mission. It will be programmed to go to approx. 100 miles altitude and about 200 miles down range. The SA-1 booster will not be recovered as later version will be. Around the base of the first stage, drapes a rain cover to protect moisture from getting into fuel tanks.

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Apollo Saturn 1 Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

27 October 1961

This fine vintage colour NASA lithograph is in very good condition.

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Apollo Saturn 1 Clears The Tower

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

NASA No. LOC 61C1634

27 October 1961

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Saturn SA-2 Ignition

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

NASA No. LOC 62PC-39

24 April 1962

Second suborbital test of Saturn I. The Saturn SA-2 first stage booster was launched successfully from the Cape. The rocket was blown up intentionally and on schedule about 2.5 minutes after lift-off at an altitude of 65 miles, dumping the water ballast from the dummy second and third stages into the upper atmosphere. The experiment, Project High-water, produced a massive ice cloud and lightning-like effects. The eight clustered H-1 engines in the first stage produced 1.3 million pounds of thrust and the maximum speed attained by the booster was 3,750 miles per hour. Modifications to decrease the slight fuel sloshing encountered near the end of the previous flight test were successful.

This very fine vintage colour NASA lithograph is in near mint condition.

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Saturn SA-2 Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

NASA No. LOC 62PC-34

24 April 1962

This fine vintage colour NASA lithograph is in very good condition.

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Saturn SA-3 Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

NASA No. LOC 62PC-121

16 November 1963

Third suborbital test of Saturn I. Saturn-Apollo 3 (Saturn C-1, later called Saturn I) was launched from the Atlantic Missile Range. Upper stages of the launch vehicle were filled with 23000 gallons of water to simulate the weight of live stages. At its peak altitude of 167 kilometres (104 miles), four minutes 53 seconds after launch, the rocket was detonated by explosives upon command from earth. The water was released into the ionosphere, forming a massive cloud of ice particles several miles in diameter. By this experiment, known as "Project Highwater," scientists had hoped to obtain data on atmospheric physics, but poor telemetry made the results questionable. The flight was the third straight success for the Saturn C-1 and the first with maximum fuel on board.

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Atlas Agena B And Ranger II

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

NASA No. LOC 62PC-48

23 April 1962

Ranger IV was launched 23 April 1962 from Launch Complex 12 onboard the Atlas Agena B 133D (AA4) / Agena B 6004.

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Atlas Centaur F-1 Lift Off

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

8 May 1962

The first Atlas Centaur (F-1) lifts off from the Cape on May 8, 1962.

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Delta With Tiros Onboard

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

NASA No. LOC 62PC-54

1962

Delta Launch Vehicle with Tiros Payload.

This very fine vintage colour NASA lithograph is in near mint condition.

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Saturn 2nd Stage

10 x 8 Colour NASA Lithograph

6 very nice views of the mighty Saturn V and its second stage movements. With a very detailed description on the back.

This fine vintage colour NASA lithograph is in very good condition.

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10 x 8 Official NASA Lithograph

5 views in this fine vintage litho

Launch of the Mercury Atlas for the Mercury Program, Gemini Titan II for the Gemini Program and the Saturn SA-5 for the Apollo Program.

Portrait of Astronaut Groups 1, 2 and 3

The original seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in April 1959, are seated (left to right): L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, M. Scott Carpenter, Water M. Schirra Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton.

The second group of NASA astronauts, which were named in September, 1962, are standing (left to right): Edward H. White II, James A. McDivitt, John W. Young, Elliot M. See Jr., Charles Conrad Jr., Frank Borman, Neil A. Armstrong, Thomas P. Stafford, and James A. Lovell Jr.

Astronaut Group Three announced on October 18, 1963. They are (seated, left to right) Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., William A. Anders, Charles A. Bassett II, Alan L. Bean, Eugene A. Cernan, and Roger B. Chaffee. Standing (left to right) are Michael Collins, R. Walter Cunningham, Don F. Eisele, Theodore C. Freeman, Richard F. Gordon Jr., Russell L. Schweickart, David R. Scott and Clifton C. Williams Jr.

This fine vintage NASA lithograph is in very good condition.

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Manned Spacecraft Centre

10 x 8 Official NASA Lithograph

Aerial view of MSC noting the 4 areas shown. Mission Control Centre, Space Environment Lab, Flight Accelerator and Anechoic Chamber. Has a detailed description of each area on the back.

This fine vintage NASA lithograph is in very good condition.

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