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Firing Room layout & assignments before AS-501
Firing room rack/console assignments prior to the first Saturn V launch. These assignments changed even before the AS-501 launch. Click on the photo to clarify and enlarge.
AS-501 CDDT, Dr. Von Braun in the firing room
Names, left to right; Bob Bruner, IBM, Ray Roberts, Paul Donnelly, Dr Von Braun (hard hat)
Spaceport News Article
Click on the below underlined title to read a pdf copy of the July 6, 1967 Spaceport News about Saturn V launch preparations at LC-39
Spaceport News Vol.6, No.14 Jul.6, 1967
Apollo 4, AS-501, Launch Vehicle Operations (LVO) Team Lists
This is the LVO Apollo 4, AS-501, team list from vintage lists. These are the people listed as point of contact for that launch. The remainder of LVO also worked on the launch of AS-501, the first Saturn V. For the complete list of LVO people from the organization chart, click here.
LV-GDC
Lealman
Jaehne
Blocker
Moser
Davis
Branson
Wheeler
Jollay
Jewell
Kelly
Haynes
Hensley
Rouse
Bryan
Terry
Walker
Mellott
Penovich
Harper
Chambers
Ball
LaPorte
LV-INS
Edwards
Coopedge
Olufs
Perry
Raley
Fitzgerald
Jorolan
Conaway
Edwards
LV-MEC
Pickett
Corn
Rhodes
Ward
Dickinson
Scoville
de la Rosa
Robinson
Adams
Grumblatt
Humphrey
Newall
Marsh
Makoney
Schmid
Fannin
LV-TOM
Youmans
Kelly
Carlson
Childs
Sestile
Copeland
Bentti
Baltar
Pugh
Roberts
LV/LO
Petrone
Gruene
Rigell
LV-CAP
Paul
Medlock
Thompson
Prince
Dickison
Worked the IBM Integration and Networks stations during the launch. Apollo/Saturn program was some of the hardest work and MOST fun of my young career!
Have the cover sheet of the launch procedure signed by my team members along with Dr. Von Braun and other NASA leads.