[Apollo 14] THE GIANT SATURN V MOON ROCKET ROLLING OUT TO PAD 39A BEFORE LAUNCH NASA, 9 November...

[Apollo 14] THE GIANT SATURN V MOON ROCKET ROLLING OUT TO PAD 39A BEFORE LAUNCH NASA, 9 November 1970 Printed 1970. Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA 107-KSC-70C-4571]. With NASA caption, Technicolour photo lab quality control stamp and 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the reverse (issued by NASA Kennedy Space Centre, Florida). 20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.) Historical context This striking photograph captures the towering Apollo 14 Saturn V rocket as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Centre in preparation for its historic mission to the Moon. Viewed from a high vantage point near the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the image showcases the sheer scale of the 363-foot (111-meter) rocket—the most powerful ever flown by humans—standing on its massive Mobile Launcher Platform. The Launch Umbilical Tower (LUT), with its intricate network of red service arms, is still attached to the rocket, providing crucial access to the spacecraft and supporting systems before liftoff. The white Launch Escape System (LES) sits prominently atop the Command Module, ready to propel the crew to safety in the event of an emergency during launch. The Apollo 14 mission, crewed by Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, marked NASA's return to lunar exploration following the near-disaster of Apollo 13. With a renewed commitment to precision and safety, the astronauts would soon embark on a journey to Fra Mauro, the intended landing site of Apollo 13, to conduct extended scientific exploration on the Moon's surface. Footnotes: Watch more CLICK HERE : Apollo 14 Mission To Fra Mauro (1971) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing