Apollo program. The Saturn IB S-IVB-209 stage was successfully static-fired for a mainstage duration of 465 seconds in the Beta I test stand at Douglas Aircraft's Sacramento Test Operations facility on 20 June 1966. The S-IVB stage was developed under the direction of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and was powered by one J-2 engine capable of producing 225,000 lbs of thrust. Here, S-IVB-506, used on Apollo 11, is hoisted in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for mating with the S-II, or second, stage of the Saturn V rocket An optimised NASA image: Credit: NASA

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