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AEDC support to Apollo program

The Saturn V J2 engine being prepared for test at Arnold Engineering Development Complex in support of the Apollo program.
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AEDC support to Apollo program

An early test of a scale model of the Saturn launch configuration is conducted in 1960 in the AEDC Propulsion Wind Tunnel 1-foot transonic test section at Arnold Air Force Base. This test would be one of AEDC’s first efforts in supporting Project Apollo. The Apollo program would eventually put man on the moon for this first time with the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 lunar landing. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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AEDC support to Apollo program

A 1/20 scale model of the Saturn launch vehicle is adjusted by D.W. Radford prior to testing in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base. This particular test examined base heating during the Saturn launch, and the testing resulted in changes to the turbine exhaust ports to reduce base heating. The Saturn V was the launch vehicle used to get crew of the Apollo 11 spaceflight to the moon. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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AEDC support to Apollo program

E.N. Shelton prepares a scale model of the Apollo three-man capsule, with escape tower and jettison rocket attached, for aerodynamic testing in the von Kármán Gas Dynamic Facility 40-inch supersonic wind tunnel in 1962. Later testing established the need for canard control surfaces at the apex of the escape rocket. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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AEDC support to Apollo program

A scale model of the Apollo Command and Services Module is tested in von Kármán Gas Dynamic Facility 50-inch wind tunnel in 1962. This test would one of AEDC’s many efforts supporting Project Apollo. The Apollo program would eventually put man on the moon for this first time with the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 lunar landing. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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