OTD in Space – March 28: Last Test Flight of NASA's Saturn 1 Rocket Booster

On March 28, 1963 NASA launched the first stage booster of its new Saturn 1 rocket on a fourth and final test flight. [‘On ...
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How the Apollo spacecraft launched to the moon

In this video, we focus on the Saturn V rocket, which launched the Apollo spacecraft into orbit. Notably, there were 13 ...
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Heat Shield, Fragment, Ablated, Apollo

Click to open image viewer. To protect the Apollo Command Module from the extreme heat of reentry, NASA chose an ablative heat shield composed of a brazed steel honeycomb substructure, a fiberglass ...