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Topic: Photo of the week 750 (March 9, 2019)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-09-2019 02:53 AM
   
 Half a century ago this week, the Apollo 9 mission was still in progress when the Saturn 5 launcher for Apollo 10 was rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. Apollo 10 would be launched in May for a final rehearsal and if all went well, Apollo 11 would make the first attempt at a lunar landing two months after that. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-09-2019 04:43 AM
I wish I'd been taking the photo!  |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 03-09-2019 05:00 AM
Photo No. 750! Many congratulations, Ed. Such a milestone my friend. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-09-2019 05:09 AM
Thanks Colin. On to number 1,000! |
Kite
Member Posts: 831
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 03-09-2019 05:33 AM
That's good news Ed. Thanks for all your efforts on our behalf. Very much appreciated. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 03-09-2019 05:44 AM
What was the small platform for on the side of the VAB between the High Bay doors?In Apollo 8 rollout photos, a wire/cable can be seen going from inside the VAB at that platform level to somewhere on the ground (out-of-frame at right), as queried in another thread. Had that wire/cable been there during the Apollo 10 rollout (it wasn't), it would have gotten in the way. The wire/cable can be seen behind the Apollo 8 vehicle in rollout photo S68-49471.
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18blue78
Member Posts: 126
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 03-11-2019 06:26 AM
Ed, your description gives a sense to the pace and urgency at Kennedy 50 years ago. A mission in orbit and another rolling out preparing to go.Thank you for bring this history to life. |
JimSchultze
Member Posts: 17
From: Omaha, NE, USA
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 03-11-2019 02:21 PM
Everything at KSC was certainly happening at a frenetic pace at this time in 1969. Man, I'd like to re-live that year... |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 03-23-2019 02:36 PM
Just imagine if they had and did helicopter tours during that time? That would of have been great! |
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