Summary This is an APS (Auxiliary Propulsion System) attitude control rocket motor for the third stage (S-IV) of the Saturn V launch vehicle that took astronauts to the Moon in Project Apollo. The ...

This is the liquid propellant Lunar Module Ascent Engine. It was one of the most important in the manned Project Apollo missions since it was used to lift up the ascent stage of the Lunar Excursion ...

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He along with his Apollo 9 crewmates — James McDivitt and David Scott — were very familiar with the Apollo 1 astronauts and were the backup crew until about three months prior to the accident.