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Early morning view on November 9, 1967 of Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing Apollo 4 Saturn V (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) prior to launch later that day. This was the first launch of the Saturn V. Date: Taken on 9 November 1967: Source: High-resolution image from Apollo Image Archive: Author: NASA: Other versions
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.
Description: The Saturn V was the launch vehicle for all twelve Apollo missions and also the sole Skylab mission. This is the third stage of one of only three complete Saturn V rockets to exist and which consists of the following components:- 1st stage ‘S-IC-14’ from SA-514, which was planned to fly on Apollo 19. 2nd stage ‘S-II-15’ from SA-515, which was planned to fly on Apollo 20 ...
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Original Reason This is an amazingly iconic image of the world's first lunar mission and the crowning moment of the Space Race.The presence of the flag with the Apollo 11/Saturn V at the very moment the vessel reaches Max Q makes it a one-of-a-kind snapshot of a defining moment in American history, never to be seen again and impossible to duplicate.
The Saturn family of American rockets was developed by a team of former German rocket engineers and scientists led by Wernher von Braun to launch heavy payloads to Earth orbit and beyond. The Saturn family used liquid hydrogen as fuel in the upper stages .
Apollo 9 (March 3–13, 1969) was the third human spaceflight in NASA's Apollo program.Flown in low Earth orbit, it was the second crewed Apollo mission that the United States launched via a Saturn V rocket, and was the first flight of the full Apollo spacecraft: the command and service module (CSM) with the Lunar Module (LM).