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Apollo 5 Mission

Apollo 5 was the first unmanned flight of the Apollo Lunar Module, which would later carry astronauts to the lunar surface. It lifted off on January 22, 1968.

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IMAGES (6)

  1. Apollo 12 Crewmembers During Training
    Apollo 12 Crewmembers During Training

    Sun, 4 May 2003

    Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (on left), commander, and Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, are shown in the Apollo Lunar Module Mission Simulator during simulator training at the Kennedy Space Center.

  2. Neil Armstrong Training for Apollo 11
    Neil Armstrong Training for Apollo 11

    Mon, 28 Apr 2003

    Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, participates in simulation training in preparation for the scheduled lunar landing mission. He is in the Apollo Lunar Module Mission SImulator in the Kennedy Space Center's Flight Crew Training Building.

  3. Artist Concept of Final Lunar Descent
    Artist Concept of Final Lunar Descent

    Tue, 22 Apr 2003

    Artist concept of the final descent of the Apollo Lunar Module as it nears the surface of the moon. The Command/Service Module remains in lunar orbit.

  4. Mating of Lunar Module-1 with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter-7
    Mating of Lunar Module-1 with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter-7

    Tue, 22 Apr 2003

    Lunar Module-1 (LM-1)being moved into position for mating with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA)-7 in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Unmanned mission. Mission objectives: Verify operation of Lunar Module ascent and descent propulsion systems. Evaluate Lunar Module staging. Evaluate S-IVB instrument unit performance. All mission objects achieved.

  5. Apollo 5 Launch
    Apollo 5 Launch

    Tue, 22 Apr 2003

    The Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 5:48:09 p.m., January 22, 1968.

VIDEO (2)

  1. Apollo 40 Years: Our Destiny Continues
    Apollo 40 Years: Our Destiny Continues

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    Apollo Lunar Module on the Moon. credit: NASA

  2. Buzz Aldrin Shoots video from the Apollo Lunar Module
    Buzz Aldrin Shoots video from the Apollo Lunar Module

    Thu, 31 Jul 2008

    From the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Buzz Aldrin shoots video of Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins through the tunnel in the Command Module.

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ARTICLES (7)

  1. Eugene Cernan Named 2008 RNASA Space Trophy Winner

    Fri, 22 Feb 2008

    …7. Cernan was lunar module pilot of Apollo 10, the lunar-orbital qualification and verification flight test of the Apollo lunar module . Launching on May 18, Apollo 10 flew to a distance of 285,200 miles from Earth. Thomas P. Stafford (1930 …

  2. Bombardier Aerospace Congratulates Eugene A. Cernan, 2007 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy Winner

    Mon, 17 Dec 2007

    …to walk in space. On his second space flight, in 1969, he was lunar module pilot of Apollo 10, the final test of an Apollo lunar module . During this mission he piloted the Lunar Module to within eight nautical miles of the moon's surface. Cernan's …

  3. Judges From 2006 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge to Return in 2007

    Thu, 11 Oct 2007

    …to Northrop Grumman Corporation -- Former Public Affairs Officer for Grumman Corporation during the production of the Apollo Lunar Module -- Worked with American Airlines during transition into jet era Bill Gaubatz, Co-founder and President, SpaceAvailable …