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NASA launches first test flight of Saturn I rocket from Florida in 1961

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On this day in space! Oct. 27, 1961: NASA launches Saturn I rocket on 1st test flight from Florida to set stage for the mighty Saturn V moon rocket
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On Oct. 27, 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I space launch vehicle from Florida, setting the stage for the Saturn V moon rocket, according to Space.com.

Later: Britain launched its first satellite, Prospero, on a Black Arrow rocket in 1971 · NASA's Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Gaspra on its way to Jupiter, October 29, 1991 · NASA's Lunar Landing Research Vehicle Takes Its First Test Flight in 1964 · Soviet Union launches Mars 1 spacecraft on flyby mission to the Red Planet

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    Space.com reports that on Oct. 27, 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I space launch vehicle.

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