a08_v_c_o_AKP (unnumbered, S-69-15558 near eq)
“Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968 and sent the first humans out of Earth's orbit. It carried Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders on the first launch of a Saturn V with a crew onboard on a mission to orbit the Moon 10 times before returning to Earth on December 27.”
The above is associated with NASA photo S-69-15558, a near equivalent image.
~7.675 x 10”, likely trimmed. Despite some varied minor flaws resulting from improper handling & minimal care, the photograph has retained nice gloss & detail.
The two diagonal lines to the left of the Saturn V are not photo emulsion artifacts, flaws or scratches, since they show up in other photographs of this and other Saturn V launches. I suppose they’re guy wires of some sort, supported by the one near the lower left being dark, in effect ‘silhouetted’ against the brighter billowing exhaust gases behind it, while the lighter one – which looks like it leads up to the crew access arm level – is due to it being illuminated by the F-1 engine plumes below.
a08_v_c_o_AKP (unnumbered, S-69-15558 near eq)
“Apollo 8 launched on December 21, 1968 and sent the first humans out of Earth's orbit. It carried Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders on the first launch of a Saturn V with a crew onboard on a mission to orbit the Moon 10 times before returning to Earth on December 27.”
The above is associated with NASA photo S-69-15558, a near equivalent image.
~7.675 x 10”, likely trimmed. Despite some varied minor flaws resulting from improper handling & minimal care, the photograph has retained nice gloss & detail.
The two diagonal lines to the left of the Saturn V are not photo emulsion artifacts, flaws or scratches, since they show up in other photographs of this and other Saturn V launches. I suppose they’re guy wires of some sort, supported by the one near the lower left being dark, in effect ‘silhouetted’ against the brighter billowing exhaust gases behind it, while the lighter one – which looks like it leads up to the crew access arm level – is due to it being illuminated by the F-1 engine plumes below.