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OTD In Space – February 26: 1st Launch Of Saturn 1B Rocket
On February 26, 1966, NASA launched its new Saturn IB rocket on its first test flight. Also known as the Uprated Saturn I, the Saturn IB was built for the Apollo program. With a more powerful ...
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50 years ago the last Saturn rocket rolled out of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building
Half a century later, there's a Moon rocket behind those same doors It is 50 years since the very last Saturn rocket rolled out from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to launchpad 39B at the ...