This week in 1968, Apollo 8, the first crewed Saturn V, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on December 21, 1968. Here, the S-IC stage is being erected for final assembly of the Saturn V launch vehicle in Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center designed, developed and managed the production of the Saturn V rocket that powered the Apollo and Skylab missions.
Today, Marshall is developing NASA's Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever built that will be capable of sending astronauts deeper into space than ever before, including to an asteroid and Mars.
For more fun throwbacks, check out Marshall's History Album by
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