AS-101 was the sixth flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle, which carried the first boilerplate Apollo spacecraft into low Earth orbit. The test took place on May 28, 1964, lasting for four orbits. Th
AS-101 (SA-6)
George Mueller, Wernher von Braun, and Eberhard Rees (MSFC Director for Research and Development) watch the AS-101 launch from the firing room.
The Apollo spacecraft was composed of three parts designed to accomplish the American Apollo program's goal of landing astronauts on the Moon by the end of the 1960s and returning them safely to Earth
AS-101
…AS-101 (Apollo Saturn-101) (also designated SA-6) was the sixth flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle, which carried the first boilerplate Apollo spacecraft into low Earth orbit. The test took place on May 28, 1964, lasting for four orbits (about six hours). The spacecraft and its upper stage completed a…
Complete Apollo spacecraft stack: launch escape system, command module, service module, Lunar Module, and spacecraft–LM adapter
The Apollo 17 CSM seen in lunar orbit from the ascent stage of the Lunar Module
Apollo Command Module and its position on top of Saturn V