Apollo 17 at Night '73. A well-lit red gantry and blue launch tower flank a white rocket in the center of the scene. Beams of white light shine up on the structures from a diagonal, contrasting with the dark night sky. A body of water in the middleground shines silvery-grey as it reflects the light and structures. In the foreground, a figure and a camera on a tripod are silhouetted against the brightest part of the water. To the left is a bright yellow sign that reads: "CAUTION: DO NOT ENTER ROUGHT AREA INFESTED WITH POISONOUS SNAKES." Writing in the lower left reads: "Eve of launch Apollo 17 on pad." Created by Digitized by Justin Easterday Date Created 01/11/2021 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Art; Space Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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