Saturn V (Stage III) Launch Vehicle and Apollo Modules
Title
Saturn V (Stage III) Launch Vehicle and Apollo Modules
Subject
Description
Once the S-IVB-510 (Saturn V, a launch vehicle) stage placed the spacecraft on a trajectory to the moon, the spacecraft-lunar module adapter panels would blossom outward 45 degrees (later they were discarded by explosion). The Apollo command and service modules would separate from the stage, pull away, turn around, dock with the lunar module, and then pull the Lunar Model away from the stage.
It was launched on July 26, 1971, and landed on the Lunar surface on July 29, 1971, where it remains today.
It was launched on July 26, 1971, and landed on the Lunar surface on July 29, 1971, where it remains today.
Creator
NASA
Publisher
NASA
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Type
Identifier
UUID
473c832d-7aeb-470e-9792-1e083875826e
Original Format
Technical Sketch
Image URL
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4205/images/c132.gif
Source URL
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4205/ch5-3.html
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Citation
NASA, “Saturn V (Stage III) Launch Vehicle and Apollo Modules,” The Apollo 15 Learning Hub, accessed May 9, 2025, https://apollo15hub.org/items/show/217.