Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

A look at the interior of the Apollo 15 Lunar Module (LM) and its instruments. #lunarmodule #apollo15 #apollo #nasa #boneyardsafari

A look at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 4 Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501 unmanned, earth-orbital space mission being readied for launch, Nov. 1967. #apollo4 #saturnv #apollo #nasa #boneyardsafari

On March 28th 1963 a Saturn I (SA-4) lifted off from Kennedy Space Center launch Complex 34. The typical height of a Block I vehicle was approximately 163 feet and had only one live stage. It consisted of eight tanks, each 70 inches in diameter, clustered around a central tank, 105 inches in diameter. Four of the external tanks were fuel tanks for the RP-1 (kerosene) fuel. The other four, spaced alternately with the fuel tanks, were liquid oxygen tanks as was the large center

Here is a diagram of the Lunar Module with a few of the components. #lunarmodule #apollo #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a diagram of the details of the instrument unit on the Saturn V. #apollo #saturnv #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Buzz Aldrin exiting the Lunar Module during Apollo 11, the hatch was square in to accommodate the Portable Life Support System (PLSS). It was not just an oxygen tank, it was a fully integrated, wearable spacecraft that provided a pressurized, breathable atmosphere, removed waste, and regulated temperature. #apollo #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The lunar module design underwent gradual evolution from the first configuration proposed by Grumman in 1962. This model is the 1964 version. The configuration of the initial vehicle used with the Lunar Landing Research Facility (LLRF) was changed in 1967 to more accurately reflect the standing position of the astronauts, cockpit arrangement, instrumentation, controls and field of view. #lunarmodule #apollo #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a cutaway of the Lunar Module Descent Stage, landing legs are in transport configuration to fit aboard Apollo. #lunarmodule #apollo #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

This cutaway drawing illustrates major Skylab components in launch configuration on top of the Saturn V. In an early effort to extend the use of Apollo for further applications. #skylap #apollo #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A look back at a NASA Langley research pilot flying a tethered lunar lander in a test conducted in the Lunar Landing Research Facility (LLRF) in 1967. #apollo #lunarlander #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari