Half a century later, there's a Moon rocket behind those same doors It is 50 years since the very last Saturn rocket rolled ...

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 ...

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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.

Consider that 50 years ago this month a 36-story-tall Saturn V rocket weighing as much as 400 ... But the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 reminds us that this laughably ambitious goal has in fact ...

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 ...