Apollo
Mobile Launcher with Launch Umbilical Tower and "Milk Stool" at
KSC, circa 1982
These pictures are of the
Apollo Launch Umbilical Tower "Bone yard" in a back lot in the
industrial area of KSC, this is where the last complete Apollo-Saturn LUT
is stored. It was cut into sections when the complete structure was deemed
to be a safety risk. There were three original towers, the other two were converted
to become part of the Space Shuttle Fixed Service Structures at pads 39 A
& B
30'
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60'
Level staircase section
80'
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Level emergency exit route sign
200'
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From
320' Level
340'
Level section, with hammerhead crane, in the Apollo Saturn Center at KSC
Panorama
of the Apollo Launch Umbilical Tower "Bone yard"
Swing
Arm #1
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Arm #3
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Arm #3
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Arm #4
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Arm #5
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Arm #6
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Arm #7
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Arm #8
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Arm #9
Swing
Arm #9 Whiteroom (NASA image)This
Whiteroom is no longer at KSC, it was taken and restored for use in the
HBO mini series "From The Earth to the Moon". It is unclear
where it now resides.
