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The Saturn V rocket remains one of NASA's greatest technological achievements—a powerful launch vehicle that finally brought the Moon within reach.

Featured image: Gimbal systems proposed for the F-1, oxygen-kerosene engine with a fueldraulic system. (Source: Hydraulics & Pneumatics, 1963) ...

On November 9, 1967, NASA launched the powerful new Saturn V rocket on its maiden voyage. The Saturn V was 363 feet tall. That's taller than the Statue of Liberty! It was the biggest and most ...

With a dry weight of 5,750,000 pounds (2,608,105.6 kg), SLS is noticeably lighter than the heavyweight Saturn V clocking in at 6,200,000 pounds (2,812,272.7 kg), owing to composite metals not ...

The Saturn V it launched on was SA-512, the twelfth of thirteen Saturn Vs to fly. Apollo 17 was the final lunar landing for NASA's Apollo program. The Saturn V it launched on was SA-512 , the ...

That was the Nova. While the Saturn V produced 7.5 million pounds of launch thrust (the current SLS generates 8.8 million), the Nova would have taken off with an astounding 12 million pounds of ...

The sea within Saturn’s satellite Mimas formed within the last 25 million years, a blink of the eye in geologic terms. Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature.com.

On July 20, 1969, Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins became the first people to land on the moon. When the Saturn V rocket launched with the Apollo 11 capsule ...

The SpaceX Super Heavy booster that will fly to orbit should be completed within weeks. This first booster will have 29 Raptor engines and each engine will have 225 tons of thrust. The regular Super ...

An exhibit that opened in May 2017 at the Museum of Flight spotlights Saturn V booster components that were recovered from the Atlantic Ocean floor by a Jeff Bezos-backed expedition in 2013.