Apollo 5
Apollo 5 was the first uncrewed orbital flight test of the Apollo Lunar Module. It exercised LM-1's descent and ascent propulsion, staging, structure, guidance, and an abort-profile sequence in Earth orbit, providing the first spaceflight validation of the spacecraft intended to carry astronauts to and from the lunar surface.
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Identity
- Aliases
- AS-204LM-1Apollo Lunar Module-1
- Name
- Apollo 5
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Apollo 5 was the first uncrewed orbital flight test of the Apollo Lunar Module. It exercised LM-1's descent and ascent propulsion, staging, structure, guidance, and an abort-profile sequence in Earth orbit, providing the first spaceflight validation of the spacecraft intended to carry astronauts to and from the lunar surface.
- Destination
- Earth orbit for the first uncrewed flight of the Apollo Lunar Module, testing its descent and ascent propulsion systems and abort staging
- End Date
- 1968-01-23
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Saturn IB placed LM-1 and its S-IVB stage into orbit. Although flight software ended the first descent-engine firing early, controllers executed an alternate sequence that demonstrated throttling, ascent-stage separation, and ascent-engine operation; NASA assessed the lunar-module test as a complete success.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1968-01-22
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-5/
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 18:29:13 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 00:47:58 UTC
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- Apollo 5 AS-204 LM-1 Apollo Lunar Module-1
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