1968-01-22 USA Saturn IB AS-204 (Apollo 5)

Apollo 5 (also known as AS-204) was the first unmanned flight of the Apollo lunar module (LM) that was later used to carry astronauts to the lunar surface. It was launched on January 22, 1968, with a Saturn IB rocket on an Earth-orbital flight. Its objectives were to test the lunar module in a space environment, in particular its descent and ascent engine systems, and its ability to separate the ascent and descent stages.