NASA’s first Saturn I rocket launched on October 27, 1961, demonstrating heavy-lift capabilities and initiating the Saturn program that ultimately enabled crewed Apollo missions to the Moon.
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Oct. 27, 1961: The first Saturn rocket launches
Five months after President John F. Kennedy promised that America would put a man on the Moon, NASA successfully showed that they had a rocket to get them there. Under development with Wernher von ...
On October 27, 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I space launch vehicle. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com The Saturn I was the United States' first heavy-lift ...
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