Apollo 5
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Apollo 5 was an uncrewed 1968 NASA mission that conducted the first orbital test of the Apollo Lunar Module in Earth orbit.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo program mission
ⓘ
orbital test flight ⓘ uncrewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| agencyAdministratorAtTime | James E. Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | uncrewed ⓘ |
| followedBy | Apollo 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchComplex | LC-37B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1968-01-22 ⓘ |
| launchMassCategory | medium-lift Saturn IB mission ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 37B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSiteRegion | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn IB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| LMAscentEngineTested | true ⓘ |
| LMConfiguration | lunar module without landing legs deployed ⓘ |
| LMDescentEngineTested | true ⓘ |
| LMManufacturer | Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LMSerialNumber | LM-1 ⓘ |
| LMStagingTested | true ⓘ |
| missionDuration | about 11 hours ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | validated Lunar Module propulsion system in space ⓘ |
| missionType | uncrewed Earth-orbit test of Lunar Module ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first flight test of Apollo Lunar Module in space
ⓘ
first orbital test of a crewed-program lunar lander ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | development of Apollo Lunar Module ⓘ |
| precededBy | Apollo 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | first orbital test of Apollo Lunar Module ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
Apollo Lunar Module-1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LM-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Apollo Lunar Module Block I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Apollo Lunar Module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| success | true ⓘ |
| worldFirst | first orbital flight of a dedicated lunar lander ⓘ |
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