Lift-off 5, Tower Cleared

Title

Lift-off 5, Tower Cleared

Subject

Launch

Description

A color photograph with a wise shot of the Apollo 15 lift-off. The Saturn V has just cleared the top of the support structure. "The tower is clear!"

Creator

NASA

Source

Apollo 15 Map and Image Library

Date

July 26, 1971

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap15fj/01launch_to_earth_orbit.html

Identifier

Primary Sources

Coverage

Launch

UUID

8ca5aeae-e576-4fed-b762-6bdf78e60493

Original Format

Still image, color. Film camera.

Physical Dimensions

2748 x 2214

Timestamp

00:00:12

Image URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/ap15-KSC-71PC-686HR.jpg

Source URL

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/images15.html

Location of subject

Cape Canaveral

NASA Image ID

ap15-KSC-71PC-686

Collection

Innovation

Citation

NASA, “Lift-off 5, Tower Cleared,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 31, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/73.

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