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  "Apollo 4 press kit."

  The flrst flight test of the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle is scheduled for launch from the Natlonal Aeronautics and Space Administration's John F, Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than Nov. 7. The mission is designated Apollo 4.
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  "Apollo 6 Pre-Launch Press Conference."

  The press conference was given at Cape Royal News Center in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, April 3, 1968, at 3:30 PM. Participants: William C. Schneider, Apollo Mission Director, NASA; George M. Low, Apollo Spacecraft Manager, NASA; Clifford Charlesworth, Apollo 6 Flight Director, Manned Spacecraft Center, NASA; Dr. Arthur Rudolph, Saturn V Program Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA; Rocco A. Petrone, Apollo 6 Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, NASA; Col. Royce Olson, USAF, Director DOD Manned Spaceflight Support Office, Patrick AFB; Chris Kraft, Director of Flight Operations, Manned Spacecraft Center.
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  "Apollo 9 carries lunar module."

  Press release surrounding the Apollo 9 rocket and its crew prior to launch.
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  "Douglas Aircraft Company Press release."

  Press release covering the static firing of the S-IV rocket for a full seven minutes.
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  "Fact Sheet : IBM Computer Will Direct Saturn Orbital Test Flight."

  Press release regarding a IBM digital computer directing a Saturn 1B orbital mission.
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  "Highlights of General Electric's Participation in the U.S. Missile and Space Program."

  Press release covering the system of functional management in NASA.
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  "Instrument Unit in Crucial Test."

  A three-foot high Instrument tional Business Machines Corporation will be launched into orbit with a huge Saturn second stage
  later this month in a crucial test for the Apollo lunar program.
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  "Instrument Unit to Navigate Saturn IB's First Flight.".

  Within the first 10 minutes of NASA's initial Saturn IB flight, the Instrument Unit (IU), nervecenter of America's mightiest launch vehicle, is designed to make more than 7 million calculations, sample vehicle calculations 100 times a minute, telemeter 3 million numbers back to Earth, and measure the performance of 300 pieces of equipment in the IU, S-IB, and S-IVB stages.
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  "McDonnell Douglas S-IVB rocket for NASA's Saturn launch vehicle."

  Press release detailing how a rocket is the top stage of both the Saturn IB and Saturn V launch vehicles.
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  "Moon-bound"

  Press release describing a photograph of a lunar module.