a10_v_c_o_AKP (69-HC-559, 107-KSC-69PC-211)
“The Apollo 10 Saturn V space vehicle rushes skyward from the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B today at the start of the lunar orbit mission. The 363-foot-high space vehicle generated a liftoff thrust of 7.7 million pounds.”
“Rushes”??? Not yet…later. First time I’ve ever read that verbiage. At least it’s not “blasts off” and even reveals a noble albeit mediocre attempt at dramatic flair.
This is by far the best image - in a physical photograph of this event - that I’ve come across.
[And to be clear, I'm not boasting, it's a fact. Nearly all others I've seen, to include my others, are as I describe...IMHO.]
Although the launch was indeed under cloudy/overcast conditions, to me it also seemed that nearly all period/vintage “A KODAK PAPER” (and non-water marked prints) of this were really yellowed, along with a low contrast, dull, dingy appearance. This one breaks the mold.
a10_v_c_o_AKP (69-HC-559, 107-KSC-69PC-211)
“The Apollo 10 Saturn V space vehicle rushes skyward from the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B today at the start of the lunar orbit mission. The 363-foot-high space vehicle generated a liftoff thrust of 7.7 million pounds.”
“Rushes”??? Not yet…later. First time I’ve ever read that verbiage. At least it’s not “blasts off” and even reveals a noble albeit mediocre attempt at dramatic flair.
This is by far the best image - in a physical photograph of this event - that I’ve come across.
[And to be clear, I'm not boasting, it's a fact. Nearly all others I've seen, to include my others, are as I describe...IMHO.]
Although the launch was indeed under cloudy/overcast conditions, to me it also seemed that nearly all period/vintage “A KODAK PAPER” (and non-water marked prints) of this were really yellowed, along with a low contrast, dull, dingy appearance. This one breaks the mold.