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A total of 24 humans were flown to the Moon in the four years spanning December 1968 through December 1972. No Saturn rocket failed catastrophically in flight, [3] except on the pad during the Apollo 1 test flight, when a fire ignited in the crew module, burning alive and killing all the astronauts. [4]
First Saturn IB launched from LC-39B. Stages 206-210 were produced in 1966/67 then stored at Huntington Beach until 1971. Refurbished and put through a second set of ground testing prior to being shipped to KSC. [1] S-IVB-207 Skylab 3, (crew to Skylab) July 28, 1973 Decayed from low Earth orbit S-IVB-208 Skylab 4, (crew to Skylab) November 16, 1973
The Delta IV Heavy made its debut during a December 2004 demonstration flight from Launch Complex 37. At that time, it was the most powerful rocket launched from Cape Canaveral save the Saturn V ...
As of 2024, the Saturn V remains the only launch vehicle to have carried humans beyond low Earth orbit (LEO). The Saturn V holds the record for the largest payload capacity to low Earth orbit, 311,152 lb (141,136 kg), which included unburned propellant needed to send the Apollo command and service module and Lunar Module to the Moon.
Space Launch Complex 37 [2] [3] (SLC-37), previously Launch Complex 37 (LC-37), is a launch complex on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Construction began in 1959 and the site was accepted by NASA to support the Saturn I program in 1963. [4] The complex consists of two launch pads.
The US conducted the first crewed spaceflight to leave Earth orbit and orbit the Moon on December 21, 1968, with the Apollo 8 space mission. Later they succeeded in achieving President Kennedy's goal on July 20, 1969, with the landing of Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to set foot on the Moon.
A SpaceX rocket launch is on the horizon — and parts of the Treasure Coast may get a nice view of it. SpaceX is potentially targeting Thursday, Nov. 21, to launch a batch of Starlink internet ...
The Saturn INT-21 was a study for an American orbital launch vehicle of the 1970s. [1] It was derived from the Saturn V rocket used for the Apollo program , using its first and second stages and capable of placing 115,900 kg (255,500 lb) to LEO , but lacking the third stage. [ 2 ]