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Apollo 5 Launch
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Apollo 5 Launch |
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1968-01-22 |
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The Saturn IB launch vehicle (SA204) for the Apollo 5 mission lifted off on January 22, 1968. The unmarned Apollo 5 mission verified the ascent and descent stage propulsion systems, including restart and throttle operations of the Lunar Module. |
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Saturn IB AS-204
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Saturn IB AS-204 |
| Date of Image |
1968-01-01 |
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AS-204, the fourth Saturn IB launch vehicle, developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), awaits its January 22, 1968 liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida for the unmarned Apollo 5 mission. Primary mission objectives included the verification of the Apollo Lunar Module's (LM) ascent and descent propulsion systems and an evaluation of the S-IVB stage instrument unit performance. In all, nine Saturn IB flights were made, ending with the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in July 1975. |
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Assembling 204LM-1 at Kenned
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Assembling 204LM-1 at Kennedy Space Center |
| Date of Image |
1967-11-01 |
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Workmen at the Kennedy Space Center position the nose cone for the 204LM-1, an unmanned Apollo mission that tested the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) in Earth orbit. Also known as Apollo 5, the spacecraft was launched on the fourth Saturn IBC launch vehicle. Developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) as an interim vehicle in MSFC's "building block" approach to the Saturn rocket development, the Saturn IBC utilized Saturn I technology to further develop and refine a larger booster and the Apollo spacecraft capabilities required for the manned lunar missions. |
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Assembling 204LM-1 at Kenned
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Assembling 204LM-1 at Kennedy Space Center |
| Date of Image |
1967-11-01 |
| Full Description |
Workmen at the Kennedy Space Center position the nose cone for the 204LM-1, an unmanned Apollo mission that tested the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) in Earth orbit. Also known as Apollo 5, the spacecraft was launched on the fourth Saturn IBC launch vehicle. Developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) as an interim vehicle in MSFC's "building block" approach to the Saturn rocket development, the Saturn IBC utilized Saturn I technology to further develop and refine a larger booster and the Apollo spacecraft capabilities required for the manned lunar missions. |
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Assembling 204LM-1 at Kenned
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Assembling 204LM-1 at Kennedy Space Center |
| Date of Image |
1967-11-01 |
| Full Description |
Workmen at the Kennedy Space Center hoist the Saturn Lunar Module (LM) Adapter into position during assembly of the 204LM-1, an unmanned Apollo mission that tested the Apollo Lunar Module in Earth orbit. Also known as Apollo 5, the spacecraft was launched on the fourth Saturn IB launch vehicle. Developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) as an interim vehicle in MSFC's "building block" approach to the Saturn rocket development, the Saturn IB utilized Saturn I technology to further develop and refine a larger booster and the Apollo spacecraft capabilities required for the manned lunar missions. |
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Mating of Lunar Module-1 wit
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Mating of Lunar Module-1 with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter-7 |
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Lunar Module-1 (LM-1)being moved into position for mating with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA)-7 in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. LM-1 and SLA-7 are scheduled to be flown on the Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission. |
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11.22.1967 |
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Apollo 5 liftoff
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Apollo 5 liftoff |
| Description |
The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m., January 22, 1968. |
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01.22.1968 |
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Apollo 5 liftoff
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Apollo 5 liftoff |
| Description |
The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m., January 22, 1968. |
| Date |
01.22.1968 |
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Apollo 5 liftoff
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Apollo 5 liftoff |
| Description |
The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m., January 22, 1968. |
| Date |
01.22.1968 |
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Crew members for first manne
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Crew members for first manned Apollo flight at unmanned mission launch |
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Two prime crew members of the first manned Apollo space flight were present at Cape Kennedy for the launch of the Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission. On left is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., and on right is Astronaut R. Walter Cunningham. In background is the Apollo 5 stack at Launch Complex 37 ready for launch. |
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01.22.1968 |
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Dr. Gilruth and Dr. Kraft in
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Dr. Gilruth and Dr. Kraft in Mission Control Center during Apollo 5 launch |
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Dr. Rober R. Gilruth (right), Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) Director, sits with Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr., MSC Director of Flight Operations, at his flight operations director console in the Mission Control Center, bldg 30, during the Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission launch. |
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01.22.1968 |
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Apollo 5 liftoff
| Title |
Apollo 5 liftoff |
| Description |
The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m., January 22, 1968. |
| Date Taken |
1968-01-22 |
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Apollo 5 liftoff
| Title |
Apollo 5 liftoff |
| Description |
The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m., January 22, 1968. |
| Date Taken |
1968-01-22 |
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Crew members for first manne
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| Title |
Crew members for first manned Apollo flight at unmanned mission launch |
| Description |
Two prime crew members of the first manned Apollo space flight were present at Cape Kennedy for the launch of the Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission. On left is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., and on right is Astronaut R. Walter Cunningham. In background is the Apollo 5 stack at Launch Complex 37 ready for launch. |
| Date Taken |
1968-01-22 |
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Apollo 5 liftoff
| Title |
Apollo 5 liftoff |
| Description |
The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m., January 22, 1968. |
| Date Taken |
1968-01-22 |
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Mating of Lunar Module-1 wit
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| Title |
Mating of Lunar Module-1 with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter-7 |
| Description |
Lunar Module-1 (LM-1)being moved into position for mating with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA)-7 in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. LM-1 and SLA-7 are scheduled to be flown on the Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission. |
| Date Taken |
1967-11-22 |
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Dr. Gilruth and Dr. Kraft in
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Dr. Gilruth and Dr. Kraft in Mission Control Center during Apollo 5 launch |
| Description |
Dr. Rober R. Gilruth (right), Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) Director, sits with Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr., MSC Director of Flight Operations, at his flight operations director console in the Mission Control Center, bldg 30, during the Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission launch. |
| Date Taken |
1968-01-22 |
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