Mounting of propellant tanks during assembly of SA-1 first stage booster, 1960.

Partially-assembled first stage of SA-1 awaits propellant tank installation, 1960

First Saturn flight booster (SA-1) in fabrication and assembly division at NASA's Marshall Space Fli…

First Saturn C-1 launch vehicle undergoes shake and vibration tests in dynamic test stand at NASA's …

Static firing test of first stage Saturn launch vehicle, 1961.

310-ft. Saturn launch service stand and blockhouse at "Complex 34", 1961.

Static firing of Saturn test booster rocket, 1961.

First Saturn C-1 (SA-1) at Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. March 1, 1961.

Saturn C-1 dwarfs Juno II and Mercury-Redstone rockets in foreground, Marshall Space Flight Center, …

Shakedown cruise of Saturn booster barge "Palaemon" on Tennessee River, March 24, 1961.

First Saturn booster rocket is lowered into dynamic test stand at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Cente…

First Saturn booster is unloaded above Wheeler Dam on Tennessee River to begin one-mile overland tre…

First Saturn booster during assembly, September 5, 1961.

First SA-1 being hoisted in Complex 34 gantry at at Cape Canaveral, 1961.

First SA-1 being hoisted in Complex 34 gantry at Cape Canaveral, 1961.

First SA-1 stands waiting for dummy second stage to be mated at at Cape Canaveral, Florida. 1961

First Saturn SA-1 at "Complex 34" (note rain cover around first stage) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. 1…

The first Saturn C-1 "SA-1" stands ready on "complex 34" for launching at at Cape Canaveral, Florida…

First launch of the SA-1 rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida on October 27, 1961.10:06 a.m.

SA-2 at Complex 34, SA-2 was the second flight for the Saturn rocket "Saturn-Apollo 2" and the first…

SA-2 rocket on Complex 34 at night, this was the first time lights were used for illumination of the…

SA-2 at Complex 34, SA-2 was the second flight for the Saturn rocket "Saturn-Apollo 2" and the first…

President John F. Kennedy, V.P. Johnson and other officials attend an Apollo briefing at Cape Canave…

SA-3 stands ready for launch at Complex 34, For SA-3, the major difference from SA-1 and  SA-2 was…