Rounding out the Apollo 1 crew was Pilot Roger Chaffee, an energetic rookie. The plan was that they would fly a 15-story Saturn IB rocket into Earth orbit in late February for a two-week shakedown ...

The Apollo Saturn V rocket was taller than the Statue of Liberty. Measuring 363 feet in height, ... at least in design, to the module used back on the Apollo 11 mission.

56 years ago, Huntsville-designed Saturn V rocket sent Apollo 10 into space for ‘dress rehearsal’ mission by: Rebecca Teutsch Posted: May 18, 2025 / 08:54 AM CDT ...

The Saturn V was used for the entire Apollo program, culminating in the last mission to the Moon, Apollo 17 in 1972. The big rocket was also used to launch Nasa’s first space station, Skylab, in ...