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"Workers prepare to install the first stage of AS-201’s Saturn-IB on Launch Pad 34 at the Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, now the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station."

Date: August 18, 1965

NASA ID: 107-KSC-65C-5347

#AS-201 #Apollo 2 #Saturn IB #SA-201 #Rocket #NASA #Apollo Program #S-IB #stacking #LC-34 #Kennedy Space Center #KSC #Cape Canaveral #Florida #August #1965 #my post

Twitter is temporary. Tumblr is forever. Have an Apoopy doodle

#WEird twitching noises #Apollo 2 #The Utopia Project #Elpis's doodles

Another Apollo portrait

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It does not seem as if his anxiety levels are ever going to subside, but alcohol does seem like the fastest way to lower his inhibitions—not as if there were any other ways to do so right now. He downs the whiskey in one swift motion, and when he is offered the flask back again he takes a generous swig before capping it and returning it to his inner pocket. Another person handing out drinks passes by them, so he takes the opportunity to return the glass before he takes Apollo’s hand. Hugo looks up at Apollo with a timid smile on his face, knowing that he is as ready as he’ll ever be to dance with him, and if he feels as if his confidence is slipping there’s always some firewhiskey to replenish his needs. “Mr. Koval I’m holding you personally responsible if I do end up embarrassing myself.”

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#dd:closed #c:Apollo Koval #c:Rose Weasley #I hope this is okay #I just thought starting a new thread but continuing with them might be easier in the long run.#Apollo 2 #Rose 6

Splashdown of Apollo AS-201

The spacecraft deployed its parachutes as planned and splashed down in the south Atlantic Ocean 200 miles west of Ascension Island and 46 miles from its intended target. Landing occurred 5,264 miles downrange after a largely successful 37-minute flight.

The Command Module (CM-009) was recovered by USS BOXER (CV-21).

Recovery Patch

Date: February 26, 1966

NASA ID: S66-22372, S66-22139, S66-03016, S66-22142, link, S66-22150

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: UA 539.18

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Mission objectives Apollo AS-201, maiden flight of the Saturn IB

Posted on Flickr by Mike Acs: link

The AS-201 mission, which included instrumented Apollo command and service modules and a spacecraft LEM adapter, to check spacecraft launch vehicle mechanical compatibility and to test the spacecraft heat shield in a high-velocity reentry mode.

The objectives of the mission were to:

Demonstrate the Saturn IB launch vehicle propulsion, guidance and electrical systems.

Demonstrate structural compatibility between the launch vehicle and CSM, ensuring the spacecraft's design loads weren't exceeded.

Demonstrate appropriate separation of all vehicle elements.

Demonstrate the CSM's heat shield, service propulsion system (including in-space restart), CM and SM reaction control systems, environmental control of cabin pressure and temperature, partial communications, stability and control, Earth landing system, and electrical power subsystem.

Evaluate the Emergency Detection System in an open-loop configuration.

Demonstrate the CM heat shield ablator at a 200 BTU/ft2/sec heat transfer rate.

Demonstrate support facilities for launch, mission control, and recovery

"A still from onboard camera footage of the S-IVB stage pulling away from the spent S-IB during the AS-201 flight."

"The first stage worked perfectly, lifting the rocket to 57 kilometers (31 nmi), when the S-IVB took over and lifted the spacecraft to 425 kilometers (229 nmi). The CSM separated and continued upwards to 488 kilometers (263 nmi).

The ground track for the suborbital AS-201 flight.

The CSM then fired its own rocket to accelerate the spacecraft towards Earth. The first burn lasted for 184 seconds. It then fired later for ten seconds. This proved that the engine could restart in space, a crucial part of any crewed flight to the Moon./It entered the atmosphere traveling 8,300 meters per second (27,000 ft/s). It splashed down 37 minutes after launch, 72 kilometers (39 nmi) from the planned touch down point, and was on board the aircraft carrier USS BOXER two hours later."

-Info from Drew Ex Machina: link

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Launch of AS-201, Maiden Flight of the Saturn IB

Lift off of the first Saturn IB from Launch Pad 34, on the uncrewed Apollo Saturn 201 (AS-201).

“The Saturn IB rocket opens up a new era in space exploration as it sends an unmanned Apollo spacecraft on a 40-minute, 5,500-mile ballistic ride from Cape Kennedy to the vicinity of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. Designed to determine if the astronauts can take the tremendous heat generated when their spacecraft returns from the moon and plunges into the Earth’s atmosphere, the test flight, on February 26, was nearly perfect.”