Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Apollo 10 Launch
Full Description:
The fifth launch of the Saturn V launch vehicle (SA-505), the Apollo 10 mission with astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, and Eugene A. Cernan, occurred on May 18, 1969. The crew performed the first lunar orbit rendezvous, and the lunar landing mission profile was performed except for powered descent, landing, and ascent of the Lunar Module. The mission objectives were to rehearse all the steps and reproduce all the events of the Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission, with the exception of the lunar touchdown, stay, and liftoff.
Date of Image:
1969-05-18
Category:
Saturn Apollo Program
term:
Launch
term:
Saturn V
term:
Apollo 10
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_what:
Apollo 11
facet_what:
Apollo 10
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
May 18, 1969
facet_when_year:
1969
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
6975432
NIX #:
MSFC-6975432
MSFC Negative Number:
6975432
UID:
SPD-MARSH-6975432
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