“The effort to prepare the Apollo Saturn V space vehicle for launch has been paralleled by the effort to prepare a massive complex of new mission support ground facilities.”
The Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle made a manned journey to the Moon possible. This film gives us a detailed look at the Saturn V rocket and launch complex and previews the upcoming Apollo 4 mission: the maiden unmanned, Saturn V mission. This film does a remarkable job explaining the problems with early vehicles and modules and the steps taken to fix them. It is in this vein—apparently still reeling from the AS-204 disaster 10 months prior to this report—that the Manned Spacecraft Center also recaps design changes made to the Apollo spacecraft to address any lingering concerns about the crew’s safety.
Date Released: 1968
File #: MSC-68-455
Produced By: NASA/MSC
Program Duration: 17:44
Media: 16mm Film
Reel Length: 685 ft
Audio: Optical, Variable Area
Film Stock: Ektachrome
Film Stock Edge Code Date: 1966