Apollo 17 0.1 Prelaunch part 4

Apollo 17 0.1 Prelaunch part 4
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[edit] Rollout: August 28, 1972

The stacked vehicle emerged from the assembly building at sunrise on 28 August. Although another Saturn V would make the slow journey for Skylab, area residents reacted as if this were the last one. Five thousand spectators watched Apollo 17 creep toward pad A. The astronauts joined the Bendix crew aboard the crawler for part of the trip.

Gene Cernan at the Apollo 17 roll-out. He is wearing a white knit shirt with the dark collar and is facing the camera.
Gene Cernan at the Apollo 17 roll-out. He is wearing a white knit shirt with the dark collar and is facing the camera.
Apollo 17 roll-out from the roof of the VAB.
Apollo 17 roll-out from the roof of the VAB.
Apollo 17 space vehicle rolls out from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39A.
Apollo 17 space vehicle rolls out from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39A.
Ground-level view of the Apollo 17 space vehicle leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower were moved from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the pad atop a crawler-transporter.
Ground-level view of the Apollo 17 space vehicle leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower were moved from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the pad atop a crawler-transporter.
The Apollo 17 crew share a light moment before they board the crawler-transporter to ride with their Saturn V space vehicle to it final launch position 3.5 miles down the crawler-way track.
The Apollo 17 crew share a light moment before they board the crawler-transporter to ride with their Saturn V space vehicle to it final launch position 3.5 miles down the crawler-way track.
Ron Evans (left), Gene Cernan, and Jack Schmitt next to the transporter on rollout day.
Ron Evans (left), Gene Cernan, and Jack Schmitt next to the transporter on rollout day.
The Apollo 17 crew are seen hitching a ride on the crawler-transporter on Roll Out day. The crew rode with their Saturn V space vehicle for part of the 3.5 miles of special built crawler-way track to the space craft's final launch position.
The Apollo 17 crew are seen hitching a ride on the crawler-transporter on Roll Out day. The crew rode with their Saturn V space vehicle for part of the 3.5 miles of special built crawler-way track to the space craft's final launch position.
Apollo 17 Saturn V on the crawlerway.
Apollo 17 Saturn V on the crawlerway.
The Apollo 17 Saturn V being transported on the crawlerway.
The Apollo 17 Saturn V being transported on the crawlerway.
Apollo 17 Saturn V climbs the ramp to pad 39A.
Apollo 17 Saturn V climbs the ramp to pad 39A.
Apollo 17 Saturn V on the Pad.
Apollo 17 Saturn V on the Pad.
LUT and Apollo 17.
LUT and Apollo 17.
Ground-level view of the Apollo 17 Saturn V on Pad 39-A with the Moon visible just to the left of the vehicle about half way up.
Ground-level view of the Apollo 17 Saturn V on Pad 39-A with the Moon visible just to the left of the vehicle about half way up.
Apollo 17 Saturn V on the Pad.
Apollo 17 Saturn V on the Pad.
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