Rumbling to the pad
This aerial view shows a Saturn V rocket en route to Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. This exercise, performed on May 25, 1966, was strictly a demonstration, as this test vehicle never partook in a Moon mission. The rocket transporter moved at speeds less than one mile per hour, carrying the 12.8-million-pound rocket to the launch pad. A similar process is still used today for NASA’s SLS, the heir apparent to Saturn V.
