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Ref : S10313
Theme :
Testings - Satellites - Probes - Rockets (2314 images)
Title : An aerial view of early construction of Launch Pad 39A
Caption :
(11/02/1965) -- An aerial view of early construction of Launch Pad 39A, looking southwest. Pad 39A is one of two launch sites for the Apollo Saturn V Moon rocket. Each site is an eight-sided polygon and 3,000 feet across. The pad is 390 feet by 325 feet reinforced concrete hardstand standing 48 feet above sea level. The flame trench in the center holds a 700,000-pound flame deflector during launch operations.
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