a_v_bw_o_n (NASA-MTO (MTF) photo, no. '65-516, APR 5 1965)
A beautiful 1965 NASA-MTO photo of construction of the A2 Test Stand.
Since one or two (maybe) of you are wondering “What is “MTO?”, the following is the naming history of this facility:
- Mississippi Test Operations (MTO), as of 18 December 1961
- Mississippi Test Facility (MTF), as of 1 July 1965
- National Space Technology Laboratories (NSTL), as of 14 June 1974
- John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC), as of 20 May 1988.
The amount of detail/resolution within the image is seriously impressive, revealed by my generous 1200 dpi scan of it. Although there is greater than expected peripheral waviness due to the military-grade adhesive used to affix the caption on the verso, it doesn't detract from the photograph:
The referenced caption. The careless & glaringly erroneous nature of the mislabeling leads me to believe it to be of NASA origination.
Regardless, it was obviously meant for an internal audience:
“No. 7 you might want to use this sketch of the Saturn V which shows where the S-II and S-IC boosters fit into the picture.”
Interesting:
www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public...
www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/about/history/chronology.html
I cite the following only because it features the photo:
a_v_bw_o_n (NASA-MTO (MTF) photo, no. '65-516, APR 5 1965)
A beautiful 1965 NASA-MTO photo of construction of the A2 Test Stand.
Since one or two (maybe) of you are wondering “What is “MTO?”, the following is the naming history of this facility:
- Mississippi Test Operations (MTO), as of 18 December 1961
- Mississippi Test Facility (MTF), as of 1 July 1965
- National Space Technology Laboratories (NSTL), as of 14 June 1974
- John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC), as of 20 May 1988.
The amount of detail/resolution within the image is seriously impressive, revealed by my generous 1200 dpi scan of it. Although there is greater than expected peripheral waviness due to the military-grade adhesive used to affix the caption on the verso, it doesn't detract from the photograph:
The referenced caption. The careless & glaringly erroneous nature of the mislabeling leads me to believe it to be of NASA origination.
Regardless, it was obviously meant for an internal audience:
“No. 7 you might want to use this sketch of the Saturn V which shows where the S-II and S-IC boosters fit into the picture.”
Interesting:
www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public...
www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis/about/history/chronology.html
I cite the following only because it features the photo: