Apollo 11 took-off from the Kennedy Space ... Twelve minutes after take-off the rocket entered orbit around the Earth. Approximately 2.5 hours later the engine of the 3rd stage booster was fired ...

How Did the Spacecraft Get to the Moon? Astronauts got to the moon by traveling on a giant rocket (Saturn V) that launched ...

The documentary tells the story of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, who died after a fire erupted in their spacecraft on the launch pad.

Engineers at NASA spent years developing the Saturn V rocket to take man to the surface of the ... but without the engines ...

The first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11 ... of their Saturn V rocket on May 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong, front, waves as the crew heads to the van that will take them to the rocket for ...

A giant Saturn V rocket will fire Apollo 11 and her ... To them, Saturn V will appear to take off in silence. Apollo 11’s crew enjoy a traditional astronaut breakfast of steak and eggs.

"Once the last golf ball was hit on the last Apollo ... rocket and uncrewed lunar module called Orion sent around the moon and back to Earth again. Artemis II, due to launch in 2026, will take ...