UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Apollo Saturn V
May 25, 1966
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- A 365-foot tall Apollo Saturn V facilities vehicle is being moved from the Vehicle Assembly building and will be transported to the launch complex. This test vehicle, designated the Apollo Saturn 500 F, will never make the journey to the Moon, however. It is being used to verify launch facilities, train launch crews, and develop test and checkout procedures. The first flight vehicle is scheduled to arrive later this year. Following the procedures which will be used during preparation for the actual lunar launch, the 500 F was assembled on a mobile launcher in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center. A 3,000 ton crawler will move under the mobile launcher, lifting the launcher and the assembled vehicle off its support pedestals. The combined weight of the launcher and space vehicle will be almost 6,000 tons.
Apollo Saturn V
May 25, 1966
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- A 365-foot tall Apollo Saturn V facilities vehicle is being moved from the Vehicle Assembly building and will be transported to the launch complex. This test vehicle, designated the Apollo Saturn 500 F, will never make the journey to the Moon, however. It is being used to verify launch facilities, train launch crews, and develop test and checkout procedures. The first flight vehicle is scheduled to arrive later this year. Following the procedures which will be used during preparation for the actual lunar launch, the 500 F was assembled on a mobile launcher in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center. A 3,000 ton crawler will move under the mobile launcher, lifting the launcher and the assembled vehicle off its support pedestals. The combined weight of the launcher and space vehicle will be almost 6,000 tons.