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 ...

The Apollo Saturn V's Instrument Unit serves as the brain of the launch vehicle, measuring 22 feet in diameter and 3 feet high. It contains essential electronic and electrical equipment for ...

Early plans imagined a booster even larger than the Apollo Saturn V turned out to be. The question was where to fire such a monster; an accident could unleash the force of a small nuclear weapon.

Fifty years ago today, the massive Saturn V rocket for the Apollo 11 mission that would fulfill President Kennedy’s goal of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth ...

Among the space artifacts on display were the aforementioned Saturn V 500-D, a prototype used to fit-check ground support equipment; "Casper," the Apollo 16 command module that carried the ...

Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket comes in at a towering 320 feet tall — which is equivalent to a 32-story skyscraper. Still, it's overshadowed by SpaceX's Starship, which current launches from ...

While it might not be as exciting as the Saturn V rocket itself, the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) was one of the most important developments of the entire Apollo program. While comically ...

A Saturn V rocket left over from the cancellation of the last three planned lunar Apollo missions would be used to place it into orbit. Alongside the lunar program, NASA had planned the Apollo ...

Apollo 14, the third U.S. mission to land on the moon, blasted off using a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff. The LCC is located 3.5 miles from the launch pad. The Saturn V rocket climbs into orbit.

The mission involved two separate Saturn V launches: one typical Apollo launch with three astronauts and one uncrewed launch carrying the base. Two astronauts would descend to the Moon’s surface ...

Image caption, Introducing the Apollo 11 Crew: Neil Armstrong (commander), Buzz Aldrin (lunar module pilot), and Michael Collins (command module pilot). A giant Saturn V rocket will fire Apollo 11 ...