AEDC support to Apollo program
The importance of test before flight was on display at Arnold Air Force Base in 1964 when a nozzle proposed for the Apollo service module’s rocket engine crumpled shortly after ignition when tested under simulated high-altitude conditions in the Rocket Test Facility J-3 test cell. The engine before collapse is shown on the left, and the crumpled engine is shown on the right. Test data helped in the development of nozzles which withstood test firings. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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