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The Apollo LM first flew in earth orbit on the Apollo 9 mission in March 1969. Its first test flight was only 4 months before the Apollo 11 mission landed one
by vibrolax 10y ago
The Apollo LM first flew in earth orbit on the Apollo 9 mission in March 1969. Its first test flight was only 4 months before the Apollo 11 mission landed one on the moon! And the first all-up Saturn V flew unmanned in November 1967. The incentives and funding were there very rapid development.
- achamayou 10y agoIts first complete test flight, but there were years of development and testing of mockups and subsystems before. A quick check also reveals that the LM carried in excess of 10 tons of fuel, when Dragon carries less than 1.5.