Apollo 11 Image Gallery
Preparing A Moonship
The assembly and rollout of the Saturn V rocket
that carried man to his first landing on the moon


All photographs on this website are courtesy of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, specifically the
NASA History Office and Kennedy Space Center.

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Workers prepare the S-IC first stage in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
February 21, 1969

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A crane lifts the S-IC first stage in preparation for stacking on a mobile launcher within the VAB's High Bay 1
February 21, 1969

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The S-II second stage is moved into position for mating with the S-IC first stage
March 21, 1969

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The S-IVB third stage is hoisted for for mating to the second stage
March 21, 1969

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The S-IVB third stage is moved into position for mating
March 21, 1969

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Workers prepare the S-IVB for mating of the Instrument Unit (pictured left), which houses the guidance, control and other systems of the Saturn V launch vehicle
March 21, 1969

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Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM-5) is prepared for placement in the spacecraft adapter
April 4, 1969

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The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module (CSM-107) being readied for transfer to the Vehicle Asssembly Building
April 18, 1969

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The Apollo 11 CSM is mated to the spacecraft adapter
April 1969

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The Apollo 11 spacecraft assembly is hoisted for mating to the launch vehicle
May 1, 1969

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Mating of the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the Saturn V launch vehicle
May 1, 1969

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Apollo 11 rolls out of the massive Vehicle Assembly Building
May 20, 1969

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Saturn V SA-506, the space vehicle for the first lunar landing mission, is rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building and down the 3.5 mile crawlerway to Launch Complex 39-A
May 20, 1969

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The Saturn V moves at one mile per hour down the crawlerway toward pad 39-A
May 20, 1969

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Ground-level view of the 363-ft. tall Apollo 11 Saturn V on the crawlerway
May 20, 1969

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Apollo 11 trundles past the parked Mobile Service Structure
May 20, 1969

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The Apollo 11 Saturn V approaches the incline to pad 39-A
May 20, 1969

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The Apollo 11 Saturn V nears the end of its trip to the launchpad
May 20, 1969

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The Mobile Service Structure approaches the Saturn V on pad 39-A
July 1, 1969

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The Mobile Service Structure moves away from Apollo 11 on pad 39-A
July 2, 1969

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A technician works atop the white room, through which the astronauts will enter the spacecraft
July 11, 1969

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Personnel atop the 402-ft. mobile service structure look back at the Apollo 11 spacecraft as the tower is moved away during a countdown demonstration test
July 11, 1969

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The Mobile Service Structure moves down the pad 39-A ramp, leaving the Saturn V alone during a countdown demonstration test
July 11, 1969

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Launch of Apollo 11
July 16, 1969


Updated February 3, 1999
Kipp Teague, Author
John Duncan, Supplemental Scanning
Roger D. Launius, NASA Chief Historian
Steve Garber, NASA History Web Curator