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November 29, 2012 — Vol. 5, Issue 11

This Month in NASA History

Apollo 4’s Eight-Hour Mission


Forty-five years ago, the unpiloted Apollo 4 spacecraft flew atop a Saturn V rocket to prove NASA could safely reach the moon.

Six years ago, ASK the Academy shared the story of Apollo 4 and its implications for the Apollo program. This year, we’d like to share with you a slideshow highlighting key events.


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