Saturn V
Three-stage launch vehicle used in Apollo and Skylab projects (1967-1973). Developed under the direction of Wernher von Braun and Arthur Rudolph at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
| S.N. | Mission | Launch date | Description | SA-501 | Apollo 4 | 11-09-1967 | R&D, launch vehicle & SC develop. Saturn vehicle performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA-502 | Apollo 6 | 04-04-1968 | R&D, demo of S-IC/S-II & S-IVB separation |
| SA-503 | Apollo 8 | 12-21-1968 | Operational, first manned lunar orbital mission |
| SA-504 | Apollo 9 | 03-03-1969 | First manned CSM/ LM oper. demo lunar orbit rendezvous in Earth orbit |
| SA-505 | Apollo 10 | 05-18-1969 | First manned CSM/LM oper. in & lunar environment |
| SA-506 | Apollo 11 | 07-16-1969 | First manned lunar landing mission development EASEP |
| SA-507 | Apollo 12 | 11-04-1969 | Second manned lunar landing mission deploy ALSEP. Surveyor III investigation |
| SA-508 | Apollo 13 | 04-11-1970 | Mission aborted due to failure of SM oxygen & storage sys. S-IVB impact on moon |
| SA-509 | Apollo 14 | 01-31-1971 | Third manned lunar landing, deploy ALSEP lunar surface stay 33.5 hrs |
| SA-510 | Apollo 15 | 07-26-1971 | Fourth manned lunar landing, deploy ALSEP 3 traverses with LRV |
| SA-511 | Apollo 16 | 04-16-1972 | Fifth manned lunar landing deploy ALSEP-UV camera 3 traverses with LRV |
| SA-512 | Apollo 17 | 12-06-1972 | Sixth manned lunar landing 3 traverses with LRV |
| SA-513 | Skylab 1 | 05-14-1973 | Unmanned. Launch placed Skylab in Earth orbit |