Apollo 7 <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/S-IVB" class="mw-redirect" title="S-IVB">S-IVB</a> rocket stage in Earth orbit on <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/October_11" title="October 11">October 11</a>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/1968" title="1968">1968</a>. The photograph was taken as the crew practices rendezvous techniques that would be needed for the later lunar flights.
<p>Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island, Florida, can be seen beyond the left side of the lower end of the S-IVB. The mission was launched from Pad 34 at Cape Canaveral. 
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The S-IVB stage was used as a second stage for <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saturn_IB&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Saturn IB (page does not exist)">Saturn IB</a> launches and as the third stage for <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Saturn_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturn V">Saturn V</a> launches. On Saturn V flights the four Spacecraft/LM Adapter panels would be jettisoned to allow access to the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lunar_Module&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Lunar Module (page does not exist)">Lunar Module</a>.
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1968-10-11
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