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Apollo 4 Launch
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Apollo 4 Launch |
| Full Description |
On November 9, 1967, Apollo 4, the first test flight of the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle, was launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39. This was an unmanned test flight intended to prove that the complex Saturn V rocket could perform its requirements. All three stages separated successfully and their engines performed as planned. The third stage also restarted in orbit, which was a requirement for lunar missions. At the end of the flight, the unmanned Apollo spacecraft reentered and proved that it could survive the intense heat generated during a high-speed return from the moon. |
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11/9/1967 |
| NASA Center |
Marshall Space Flight Center |
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Apollo 4 liftoff
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Apollo 4 liftoff |
| Full Description |
The Apollo 4 unmanned mission lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. This would be the first flight for the enormous Saturn V rocket that would eventually take humans to the Moon. |
| Date |
11/09/1967 |
| NASA Center |
Johnson Space Center |
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Early morning view of Apollo
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Early morning view of Apollo 4 unmanned spacecraft on launch pad |
| Description |
Early morning view of Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned, earth-orbital space mission ready for launch, with a full moon in the upper left part of the image. The 363-foot tall Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle was launched at 7:00:01 AM (EST), November 9, 1967. |
| Date Taken |
1967-11-09 |
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