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F-1 Engine
First complete test run of an F-1 Engine.
1,640,000 pounds of thrust achieved; record thrust for a single chamber. -
Testing Saturn V
Area of land in Mississippi purchased to test Saturn V's first and second stages. -
Apollo 4
Apollo 4 launches with Saturn V; first launch of the Saturn V rocket.
Capsule landed 8 hours 37 minutes after launch in the Pacific Ocean.
10.70 km/s entry velocity to simulate entry from a translunar mission. -
Apollo 6
Apollo 6 launches with Saturn V to further develop launching vehicle.
Landed 9 hours 50 minutes after liftoff. -
Apollo 7
First manned test of Saturn V in Earth orbit. -
Apollo 8
First time orbiting moon.
Took landing-site and landmark photos for future missions.
Astronauts became first people to see the far side of the moon. -
Apollo 9
Manned test of lunar hardware in Earth orbit. -
Apollo 10
Manned test of lunar hardware in lunar orbit; lunar module placed in lunar orbit. -
Apollo 11
Lunar landing on the Sea of Tranquility.
The Eagle returned to the comand module after 21 hours 36 minutes on the lunar surface. -
Apollo 12
Lunar experiments deployed on the moon's surface; landing site: Ocean of Storms. -
Apollo 13
Lunar mission aborted.
Loss of pressure in oxygen tanks required immediate mission abort. -
Apollo 14
Continued lunar experiments. -
Apollo 15
Investigation using lunar rover. -
Apollo 16
Exploration of lunar highlands; landing Site: Descarte. -
Apollo 17
Exploration of Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon; return with largest load of lunar samples. -
Skylab 1
Saturn V used to build Skylav Orbital Workshop.
Fist and only US space station.
Disentigrated on July 11, 1979 upon reentry into the atmosphere. -
F-1 Engines Today
NASA is considering using a modernized example of the F-1 engines to propel the Space Launch System into low Earth orbit.
