a(S-IC-D)_v_bw_o_n (NASA - Michoud photo, no. 6018-2)
“Thrust structure for the Saturn V moon rocket first stage (S-IC) is lowered into its vertical assembly position, as assembly of the first S-IC stage began this week at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Michoud Operations. The 33-foot-diameter, 90,000-pound corrugated tail section, built by the Boeing Company’s Launch Systems Branch, will support the booster’s five, 1.5-million-pound-thrust engines. Assembled on top of the thrust structure will be the fuel tank, intertank structure, liquid oxygen tank and forward skirt assembly.”
Hand-highlighted areas are due to this photo having been used for news/press release purposes, and I'm assuming the crude printing techniques of the time required the highlighting to provide definition and delineation within the photo.
Per Wikipedia:
“S-IC-D was the first to be built by Boeing at the Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans using the tooling that had been developed in Huntsville.”
Per the Saturn Illustrated Chronology (for 1965):
“Technicians at Michoud on March 24 installed the S-IC-D thrust structure in the Vertical Assembly Building.”
“On October 13 the S-IC-D arrived at MSFC's Saturn V dock after leaving Michoud dock aboard the barge Poseidon October 6, the Poseidon's first trip.”
For 1966:
“Saturn V milestones on January 13 involved the first stage and instrument unit. The S-IC-D booster went into the dynamic test stand at MSFC on this date...”
And for 1967:
“The S-IC-D stage arrived at MTF from Huntsville on April 23. Workmen at MTF placed the stage in storage pending its use in the early fall.”
a(S-IC-D)_v_bw_o_n (NASA - Michoud photo, no. 6018-2)
“Thrust structure for the Saturn V moon rocket first stage (S-IC) is lowered into its vertical assembly position, as assembly of the first S-IC stage began this week at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Michoud Operations. The 33-foot-diameter, 90,000-pound corrugated tail section, built by the Boeing Company’s Launch Systems Branch, will support the booster’s five, 1.5-million-pound-thrust engines. Assembled on top of the thrust structure will be the fuel tank, intertank structure, liquid oxygen tank and forward skirt assembly.”
Hand-highlighted areas are due to this photo having been used for news/press release purposes, and I'm assuming the crude printing techniques of the time required the highlighting to provide definition and delineation within the photo.
Per Wikipedia:
“S-IC-D was the first to be built by Boeing at the Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans using the tooling that had been developed in Huntsville.”
Per the Saturn Illustrated Chronology (for 1965):
“Technicians at Michoud on March 24 installed the S-IC-D thrust structure in the Vertical Assembly Building.”
“On October 13 the S-IC-D arrived at MSFC's Saturn V dock after leaving Michoud dock aboard the barge Poseidon October 6, the Poseidon's first trip.”
For 1966:
“Saturn V milestones on January 13 involved the first stage and instrument unit. The S-IC-D booster went into the dynamic test stand at MSFC on this date...”
And for 1967:
“The S-IC-D stage arrived at MTF from Huntsville on April 23. Workmen at MTF placed the stage in storage pending its use in the early fall.”