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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Saturn IB | Apollo 5
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
The Apollo 5 mission tested the Lunar Module in a space environment, in particular its descent and ascent engine systems, and its ability to separate the ascent and descent stages. The descent engine would become the first throttleable rocket engine fired in space.
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
A flight sequence has not been published for this mission.