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 ...

There are two photos from pad 39A after the first Saturn V launch in 1967. The Saturn V damaged the launch pad during its launches and set fires on the launch tower. The Saturn V has half of the power ...

The Saturn V rocket remains one of NASA's greatest technological achievements—a powerful launch vehicle that finally brought the Moon within reach. Reading time 1 minute “We choose to go to the Moon ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When NASA’s Saturn V rocket launched humans to the moon a half ...

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 powerful ...

Not since the Apollo program of the late 1960s and into the 1970s have we seen a more powerful rocket than the classic Saturn V launch vehicle. The work of many, coming together with the development ...

The capsule: The Orion capsule atop SLS can hold four crew members compared to the Apollo capsule’s three. It has the familiar cone shape as previous capsules, but inside are what NASA says are ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...