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What was the purpose of the Saturn V?
The Saturn V was a rocket NASA built to send people to the moon. (The V in the name is the Roman numeral five.) The Saturn V was a type of rocket called a Heavy Lift Vehicle. That means it was very powerful.
What happened to the Apollo 11 Saturn V?
The massive Saturn V propelled the Apollo astronauts to the Moon and later lofted the Skylab Space Station into orbit around Earth.
Did any Saturn V fail?
Throughout its stellar 13-flight career, between November 1967 and May 1973, the mighty Saturn V—which still retains a place as the largest and most powerful rocket ever to reach operational service—never once failed to complete its assigned mission.
What was the purpose of the Apollo 8 mission?
Mission Overview Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to successfully orbit the Moon and return to Earth. The Apollo 8 crew were also the first to witness and photograph an Earthrise.
What was the goal of Apollo 9?
Mission Objective The primary objective of Apollo 9 was an Earth-orbital engineering test of the first crewed lunar module, or LM. Other prime objectives included an overall checkout of launch vehicle and spacecraft systems, the crew, and procedures.
How did the Saturn V rocket impact the Apollo program?
On Apollo 10, the Saturn V launched the lunar lander to the Moon. The crew tested the lander in space but did not land it on the Moon. In 1969, Apollo 11 was the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon. Saturn V rockets also made it possible for astronauts to land on the Moon on Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
Why did the Saturn IB need all of its propellant?
The S-IVB on the Saturn IB needed all of its propellant to achieve Earth orbit. The Saturn IB launched two uncrewed CSM suborbital flights to a height of 162km, one uncrewed LM orbital flight, and the first crewed CSM orbital mission (first planned as Apollo 1, later flown as Apollo 7 ).
How many Apollo missions did the Saturn IB launch?
The Saturn IB launched two uncrewed CSM suborbital flights to a height of 162km, one uncrewed LM orbital flight, and the first crewed CSM orbital mission (first planned as Apollo 1, later flown as Apollo 7 ). It also launched one orbital mission, AS-203, without a payload so the S-IVB would have residual liquid hydrogen fuel.
What is the difference between the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets?
The only major difference was that the S-IVB on the Saturn V burned only part of its propellant to achieve Earth orbit, so it could be restarted for trans-lunar injection. The S-IVB on the Saturn IB needed all of its propellant to achieve Earth orbit.