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Saturn V was announced to be in development
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Saturn V was developed to support the Apollo program for human exploration on The Moon
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(Apollo 4) First unmanned, all-up test flight; complete success.
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(Apollo 6) Second unmanned test flight; J-2 engine problems caused early shutdown of two engines in second stage, and prevented third stage restart.
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(Apollo 8) First manned flight; first translunar injection of Apollo Command/Service Module
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(Apollo 9) Manned low Earth orbit test of complete Apollo spacecraft with LM
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(Apollo 10) Second manned translunar injection of complete Apollo spacecraft with LM
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(Apollo 11) First manned lunar landing, at Sea of Tranquility
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(Apollo 12) Vehicle was struck twice by lightning shortly after liftoff, no serious damage. Precision manned lunar landing, near Surveyor 3 at Ocean of Storms.
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(Apollo 13) Severe pogo oscillations in second stage caused early center engine shutdown; guidance compensated by burning remaining engines longer. Third manned lunar landing mission was aborted by Service Module failure.
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(Apollo 14) Third manned lunar landing, near Fra Mauro, Apollo 13's intended landing site.
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(Apollo 15) Fourth manned lunar landing, at Hadley–Apennine. First extended Apollo mission, carrying lunar orbital Scientific Instrument Module and Lunar Roving Vehicle.
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(Apollo 16) Fifth manned lunar landing, at Descartes Highlands.
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(Apollo 17) Only night launch. Sixth and final manned lunar landing, at Taurus–Littrow.