Space Rocket History #150 – Apollo 6: Pogo and the Tang Ceremony

The success of Apollo 4 gave good reason to believe that the Saturn V could be trusted to propel men into space. But NASA pushed on with its plans for a second unmanned booster flight, primarily to give the Pad 39 launch team another rehearsal before sending men into deep space on the Saturn V.  The mission was called Apollo 6…

Apollo 6 patch

Apollo 6 patch

Lunar Test Article

Lunar Test Article

Apollo 6 launch

Apollo 6 launch

Exhaust plume of Apollo 6

Exhaust plume of Apollo 6

Interstage falling away

Interstage falling away

Apollo 6 splashdown and recovery

Apollo 6 splashdown and recovery

4 thoughts on “Space Rocket History #150 – Apollo 6: Pogo and the Tang Ceremony

  1. Great 150th episode Mike. We can’t get Tang in Australia so I made do with an orange juice (probably from California anyway). The stupendous noise of the Saturn V at lift off was nearly celebration enough! Can’t wait for episode 200 🙂