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Apollo 8 CSM ready to mate with SLA
Apollo 8 CSM ready to mate with SLA
Acquired from Apollo Mission Control (Jerome Bascom-Pipp)
Acquired from Apollo Mission Control (Jerome Bascom-Pipp)
Date acquired 25th January 2023
Date acquired 25th January 2023
Collection number TSM 159
Collection number TSM 159
An image taken =of the CSM ready to be mated to the SLA in the VAB
An image taken =of the CSM ready to be mated to the SLA in the VAB
Allthough the back of the image states that this is Apollo 9 it is in fact Apollo 8. The image has erroneously been marked up by NASA.
Allthough the back of the image states that this is Apollo 9 it is in fact Apollo 8. The image has erroneously been marked up by NASA.
This information was supplied by Ed Hengveld, Noted space historian and artist.
This information was supplied by Ed Hengveld, Noted space historian and artist.
I had posted the picture on Facebook, Ed pointed out the mistake and this is his explanation
I had posted the picture on Facebook, Ed pointed out the mistake and this is his explanation
This is actually Apollo 8, although the photo has a 1969 number from NASA Headquarters (69-H-72). Photo 108-KSC-68-11161 in the National Archives is almost identical to this one and is part of a series taken on October 4, 1968, as the Apollo 8 CSM had the SPS nozzle installed and was mated with the Spacecraft LM Adapter (SLA) in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB) at KSC
This is actually Apollo 8, although the photo has a 1969 number from NASA Headquarters (69-H-72). Photo 108-KSC-68-11161 in the National Archives is almost identical to this one and is part of a series taken on October 4, 1968, as the Apollo 8 CSM had the SPS nozzle installed and was mated with the Spacecraft LM Adapter (SLA) in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building (MSOB) at KSC
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