By the end of April 1961, Kennedy had decided that a lunar landing program was what the country needed urgently.
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A critical problem emerged during the separation and ignition of the third stage approximately five minutes into the flight.
A failure in the electrical system responsible for releasing the locks securing the core stage of the booster to the third stage resulted in only one side of the locks disengaging. Continue reading →
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