Conclusions
Despite the switch to an alternative plan following the premature shutdown of the first DPS firing, the overall performance of the LM met all of the requirements for manned orbital flight and the planned second test flight was cancelled.
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Orloff, R.W., Harland, D.M. (2006). Apollo 5: Unmanned test of the LM 22 January 1968. In: Apollo. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-37624-0_8
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