Liftoff of Apollo 5
The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) uncrewed space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m. (EST), January 22, 1968. The Lunar Module-1 payload was boosted into Earth orbit by a launch vehicle composed of a Saturn IB first stage and a Saturn S-IVB second stage. The Apollo lunar module's first flight test was called a complete success. Ascent and descent propulsion systems and the ability to abort a lunar landing and return to orbit were demonstrated.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S68-19460
Date: January 22, 1968
Liftoff of Apollo 5
The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) uncrewed space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m. (EST), January 22, 1968. The Lunar Module-1 payload was boosted into Earth orbit by a launch vehicle composed of a Saturn IB first stage and a Saturn S-IVB second stage. The Apollo lunar module's first flight test was called a complete success. Ascent and descent propulsion systems and the ability to abort a lunar landing and return to orbit were demonstrated.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S68-19460
Date: January 22, 1968