On February 26, 1966, NASA launched its new Saturn IB rocket on its first test flight. More Space History 👉https://trib.al/2NfVNMO Also known as the Uprated Saturn I, the Saturn IB was built for the Apollo program. With a more powerful upper stage, it was designed to carry the Apollo Command/Service Module and Lunar Module into low-Earth orbit. NASA used the Saturn IB for flight tests early on in the Apollo program, but this type of rocket never actually launched astronauts to the moon. For tha