This week in 1964, SA-7 launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Saturn I, Block II rocket demonstrated vehicle and spacecraft compatibility and tested the launch escape system. The S-IV upper stage of the rocket consisted of a cluster of six RL-10 engines, which employed liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants to produce a combined thrust of 90,000 pounds. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center designed, developed, and managed the production of the Saturn family of rockets that took astronauts to the Moon. Today, Marshall is playing a vital role in the Artemis program by developing the Space Launch System, the backbone of NASA’s exploration plans and the only rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon and Mars. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage. (NASA)