Saturn V - Kennedy Space Centre, Florida

[Bernie-the-bolt]

No matter what you expect, this beast is absolutely massive........











If you are planning to go to Florida and get a chance, it's a must

Taken with a 400D + Sigma 10-20, no flash.

Happy Christmas everybody

edited back to the larger size....

Edited by Bernie-the-bolt on Wednesday 24th December 12:53

[Simpo Two]

So are your images!

[Bernie-the-bolt]

Simpo Two said:

So are your images!

They were downsized in Flickr to 677 x 1024.....obviously not small enough though........sorry

[Bernie-the-bolt]

Better now......

[moleamol]

Now they're too small.

[Major Bloodnok]

As a kid I followed the Apollo missions with as much enthusiasm as James Burke himself. I still vividly remember, as a 13-year-old, staying up until 3am to watch Neil Armstrong step onto the moon live. I quite surprised myself, when I went to see the Saturn V in 2005, by getting quite emotional about it - it actually brought a lump to my throat and a little tear to the eye to see this masterpiece of engineering that actually took human beings to the moon.

Also, don't forget that today is the fortieth anniversary of that picture. Surely a candidate for "Most <something> Picture Of All Time"...

[cottonfoo]

Is that the one that they used to keep outside, or a different one? It has been a long time since I was at KSC, 1981, we went to watch the first Shuttle launch which we missed by two days because it was postponed!

[4hero]

Nice shots! It certainly is an impressive beast. I might even visit the US now that Bush is out

[AUDIHenry]

And people say the NAZIs gave us nothing!

[Bernie-the-bolt]

AUDIHenry said:

And people say the NAZIs gave us nothing!

Ahh.....Good 'ol Wernher von Braun and his brains.

Now where would we be without him.....

[Gillet]

Only just seen this - Fantastic Pics. Am reading a great book about the Apollo missions, called Moon Dust, and as i wasn't born till 13 years after the first Moon Landing i can only judge what things looked like by seeing pics like this. Really makes me realise it wasn't just a case of cruising to the moon.

Would love to go and check it out for myself one day.