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First edition color two-sheet set of the Apollo Mission Chart (AMC) for the uncrewed Apollo 6 mission, 41.25 x 13.5, dated February 1968, scale 1:40,000,000 at the equator. The charts contain the three orbits of the Apollo 6 mission (AS-502), which was the third and final uncrewed flight in the United States' Apollo Program and the second test of the Saturn V launch vehicle. The chart features a variety of ground track symbols, tracking station symbols, and tracking limit symbols. Lithographed by ACIC 2-66 and prepared under the direction of the Department of Defense by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center. Rolled and in overall fine condition.
An unmanned test of the Saturn V and Apollo Command/Service Module, Apollo 6 was the final unmanned Apollo test mission and launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 on April 4, 1968. Despite engine failures at multiple stages, the test provided NASA with enough confidence to pursue manned flight with Apollo 7.
