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On October 27, 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I space launch vehicle. Space History Archives👉https://space-com.visitlink.me/zSATi4 The Saturn I was the United States' first heavy-lift rocket designed to launch big payloads beyond low Earth orbit. This was also the first test flight of any rocket in the Saturn family of rockets, which includes the Saturn V that was used to launch astronauts to the moon during the Apollo program. The Saturn I was enormous compared to