Apollo Launch Pad Carpet

The preserved blast shelter could have protected up to 20 members of nasa s crew fleeing from the detonation of the massive saturn v rocket.

Apollo launch pad carpet.

Launchpad 39a at nasa s kennedy space center in florida sent the first astronauts to the moon supported dozens of space shuttle missions and now serves as. Nasa s most historic launchpad. Image of the day for july 16 2009. At 95 meters high it was the tallest structure at lc 34.

Facts about the apollo program launches. Pad abort test 1 les abort test from launch pad with apollo boilerplate bp 6. The former would house the electronic equipment that would connect communication and digital data link transmission lines from the launch control center to the mobile launcher when it was on the pad. 9 9 product ratings launch umbilical tower lut craft model for monogram airfix 144 saturn v pls read.

Aerial view of launch complex 39 showing the launch pads 39b top and 39a bottom. The two story pad terminal connection room and the single story environmental control systems room would be within the western side of the pad. By launching from the east coast of florida nasa took advantage of both geography and physics. The service tower was likewise mounted on rails and it was moved to a position 185 meters west of the pad before launch.

At 95 meters high it was the tallest structure at lc 34. Little joe ii four in flight les abort tests.