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Oct. 27, 1961: The first Saturn rocket launches
The rocket’s 1.3 million pounds of thrust carried it 85 miles and helped prove NASA’s design for the lunar program.
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On this day in space! Oct. 27, 1961: NASA launches Saturn I rocket on 1st test flight from Florida to set stage for the mighty Saturn V moon rocket
On Oct. 27, 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I space launch vehicle. Here's why it mattered.
·New York, United States
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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 Braun’s team since 1957, the Saturn I rocket consisted of a booster stage with a liquid oxygen tank at its core,Continue reading "Oct. 27, 1961: The first Saturn rocket launches"
·Chattanooga, United States
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