Saturn I Booster Test Flight Launch

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Title

Saturn I Booster Test Flight Launch

Alternative Title

Saturn I Booster Launch

Subject

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Project Apollo (U.S.)

Description

One of the first three test flights of the Saturn I booster. Here, it is depicted as it has lifted off from Launch Complex 34 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Saturn I was the first heavy-lift dedicated space launcher used in the United States. The Saturn I rocket was designed to launch payloads into low Earth orbit and was the most powerful launch vehicle used by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to date. The rocket was used for testing rocket motor technology, aerodynamics, flight control and mockups (boilerplate) versions of the Apollo Command/Service Modules. Ten Saturn I rockets were flown until the model was replaced by the Saturn IB.

Source

Original black and white photographic print: Leonard Pugh Collection.

Date Created

ca. 1962

Contributor

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print.

Is Part Of

Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

66.2 KB

Medium

1 black and white photographic print

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Leonard Pugh and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

"Saturn I : The Saturn I Rocket." Historic Spacecraft. Accessed June 26, 2015. http://historicspacecraft.com/Rockets_Saturn.html#Saturn_I.

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Original Format

1 black and white photographic print

Citation

“Saturn I Booster Test Flight Launch,” RICHES, accessed December 11, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5912.

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