Apollo 5, Lunar Module, 1968
Lunar Module 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. Apollo 5 was the first unmanned flight of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM), which would later carry astronauts to the lunar surface. It lifted off on January 22, 1968. The Apollo 5 mission tested the Lunar Module in a space environment, in particular its descent and ascent engine systems, and its ability to separate the ascent and descent stages. The descent engine would become the first throttle-able rocket engine fired in space. The mission also performed a simulation of a landing abort, in which the ascent stage engine would be fired while still attached to the descent stage. This, referred to by engineers as the "fire in the hole" test, was depicted in the mission's insignia patch.
Size: 3360px × 4200px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: -, 1, 1960s, 5, 7, 1968, 20th, adapter, administration, aeronautics, aerospace, america, american, apollo, century, event, exploration, famous, flight, historic, historical, history, important, lm, lm-1, lm1, lunar, maneuverable, mission, module, nasa, national, notable, program, project, race, research, science, sla, sla-7, sla7, space, spacecraft, spaceflight, spaceship, states, technological, technology, test, united, unmanned, usa
