Apollo 5

Apollo 5 Mission Patch

Apollo 5 was the first flight test of the Lunar Module.

This flight tested the propulsion components of the LM for both the ascent and descent modules, including the "fire in the hole" landing abort senario, and tested the spacecraft's structure and mechanical systems.

References

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1968-007A

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