![This Month in NASA History: Apollo 4’s Eight-Hour Mission](https://appel.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/apollo4.jpg)
Vol. 5, Issue 11
Forty-five years ago, the unpiloted Apollo 4 spacecraft flew atop a Saturn V rocket to prove NASA could safely reach the moon.
Six years ago, ASK the Academy shared the story of Apollo 4 and its implications for the Apollo program. This year, we’d like to share with you a slideshow highlighting key events.