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Saturn Apollo Program
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This photograph shows the Saturn-I first stage (S-1 stage) being transported to the test stand for a static test firing at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Soon after NASA began operations in October 1958, it was evident that sending people and substantial equipment beyond the Earth's gravitational field would require launch vehicles with weight-lifting capabilities far beyond any developed to that time. In early 1959, NASA accepted the proposal of Dr.
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Credit lineSaturn Apollo Program. NASA/MSFC, 1960-01-01. Public domain. ID: 6029131.
