Apollo 4 (November 9, 1967), also known as SA-501, was the uncrewed first test flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle, the rocket that eventually took astronauts to the Moon.

55 Years Ago: Apollo 4, the First Flight Saturn V, Rolls Out to the Launch…

On Nov. 9, 1967, with the Space Age barely 10 years old, NASA took one giant leap forward: the first flight of the Saturn V Moon rocket. For the mission known as Apollo 4, the 363-foot tall Saturn V had rolled out to Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Aug. 26, 1967.

The Apollo 4 space mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida in 1967. The uncrewed flight reached an altitude of 11, 234 miles. The mission tested the Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle as well as the Command and Service Module CM 017.

6 days ago · The unmanned Saturn/Apollo 4 (AS-501) mission was the first all-up test of the three stage Saturn V rocket. It carried a payload of an Apollo Command and Service Module (CSM) into Earth orbit.

Apollo 4 was the first unmanned test flight mission of the Saturn V launch vehicle. This was the rocket used in the Apollo program to send the first men to the Moon. The rocket was launched on November 9, 1967 from the Kennedy Space Center .

Apollo 4 launched on November 9, 1967, about nine months after the Apollo 1 fire. The fire led NASA to eliminate the manned Block I Command Module missions, but of course it still had several flight-ready CSMs on hand, and NASA used two of them them for unmanned missions.

May 9, 2024 · The unmanned Saturn/Apollo 4 (AS-501) mission was the first all-up test of the three stage Saturn V rocket. It carried a payload of an Apollo Command and Service Module (CSM) into Earth orbit. The mission was designed to test all aspects of the Saturn V launch vehicle and also returned pictures of Earth taken by the automatic Command Module ...

Space mission Apollo 4, also known as Apollo-Saturn 501 (AS-501) was an unmanned flight which orbited three times and lasted for about eight and a half hours. It was launched on November 9, 1967 from the John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Nov 9, 2017 · The Apollo 4 mission lifted off on time at 7:00 a.m. EST on Nov. 9, 1967. The launch created one of the loudest-ever human-made sounds, rattling windows at the Launch Control Center and Press Site three miles away. The flight was a major milestone in NASA’s efforts to land humans on the Moon.