AS-203
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AS-203 was an uncrewed flight of the Saturn IB rocket on July 5, 1966. It carried no command and service module, as its purpose was to verify the design of the S-IVB rocket stage restart capability th
Launch of AS-203, Cape Kennedy.
AS-202
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AS-202 was the second uncrewed, suborbital test flight of a production Block I Apollo command and service module launched with the Saturn IB launch vehicle. It was launched on August 25, 1966, and was
AS-203
…restart. In order to keep residual propellants in the tanks on orbit, there would be no command and service module payload as there was on AS-201 and AS-202, with an aerodynamic nose cone in the place of the payload. Also, the full load of liquid oxygen oxidizer was shorted slightly so that the amount of…
Launch of AS-202
AS-202 CM-011 exhibited on USS Hornet
AS-202 CM-011 interior