On February 26, 1966, NASA launched its new Saturn IB rocket on its first test flight. More Space History 👉https://trib.al/2NfVNMO Also known as the Uprated Saturn I, the Saturn IB was built for the Apollo program. With a more powerful upper stage, it was designed to carry the Apollo Command/Service Module and Lunar Module into low-Earth orbit. NASA used the Saturn IB for flight tests early on in the Apollo program, but this type of rocket never actually launched astronauts to the moon. For tha

5.1K views · 1.7K reactions | Disclaimer: The footage is mostly early Saturn I and Saturn IB footage for funsies. This is such an interesting history but just not the kind of thing I want to do a deep dive longer video on right now. So enjoy this really dense short! #author #history #space #nasa #apollo | Amy Shira Teitel | Facebook