▁was ▁used ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁un mann ed , ▁Earth ▁orb ital ▁first ▁test ▁flight ▁of ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁L un ar ▁Module , ▁Apol lo ▁ 5 , ▁from ▁L C - 3 7 ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁After ▁significant ▁safety ▁improvements ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁Command ▁Module , ▁Apol lo ▁ 7 ▁was ▁launched ▁from ▁L C - 3 4 ▁to ▁ful fill ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 ' s ▁mission , ▁using ▁Sat urn ▁IB ▁AS - 2 0 5 ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁NASA ▁de activ ated ▁both ▁L C - 3 4 ▁and ▁L C - 3 7 . ▁It ▁briefly ▁considered ▁react iv ating ▁both ▁for ▁Apol lo ▁App lications ▁Program ▁launch es ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Apol lo , ▁but ▁instead ▁modified ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁Space ▁Center ▁launch ▁complex ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁Sat urn ▁IB ▁for ▁the ▁Sk yl ab ▁and ▁Apol lo - So y uz ▁Test ▁Project ▁launch es . ▁The ▁L C - 3 4 ▁service ▁structure ▁and ▁um bil ical ▁tower ▁were ▁raz ed , ▁leaving ▁only ▁the ▁concrete ▁launch ▁ped est al ▁as ▁a ▁monument ▁to ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁ 1 ▁crew . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁L C - 3 7 ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁service ▁D elta ▁IV ▁launch ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁activity ▁The ▁Air ▁Force ▁chose ▁to