As soon as the morning of 29 August, the largest rocket to ever fly will lift off from Nasa’s launch complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The Artemis I mission, the first flight of Nasa’s ...

The Saturn V rocket was part of the technology that made the Apollo mission successful and played a pivotal role in launching Apollo 11 to the Moon in 1969, marking a turning point in human history.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Nine Saturn V rockets moved astronauts to the moon between 1969 and 1972, but there were three ...

The Saturn V did not cruise to the Moon at a single speed, it accelerated through distinct phases, briefly peaking at a blistering velocity during the burn that hurled Apollo spacecraft out of Earth ...

Fifty-five years ago Saturday, humanity made its first visit to the lunar surface with Apollo 11. Lifting off atop the gigantic Saturn V rocket on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission forever changed ...

The Saturn V rocket built by Werhner von Braun’s rocket team needs no more honors, but it’s getting a big one this week on America’s front yard - the National Mall in Washington. To honor the Apollo ...

The Apollo 11 astronauts used advanced technology to land on the Moon. The Saturn V rocket was the largest rocket ever at that point — although SpaceX's Starship topped it when it took flight in 2024.

It's April 27, 1969, and we are just three weeks away from the May launch of Apollo 10 -- the last dress rehearsal before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin attempt to land on the moon this summer. So, it ...