Floodlights illuminate view of SkyLab 3 vehicle at Pad B, Launch Complex 39

S73-32568 (20 July 1973) --- Floodlights illuminate this nighttime view of the SkyLab 3/Saturn 1B space vehicle at Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, during prelaunch preparations. The reflection is the water adds to the scene. In addition to the Command/Service Module and its launch escapte system, the SkyLab 3 space vehicle consists of the Saturn 1B first (S-1B) stage and the Saturn 1B second (S-IVB) stage. The crew for the scheduled 59-day SkyLab 3 mission in Earth orbit will be astronauts Alan L. Bean, Owen K. Garriott and Jack R. Lousma. SkyLab 3 was launched on July 28, 1973. Photo credit: NASA