Why Has No Rocket Surpassed Saturn V? Despite advances in technology, no rocket has matched Saturn V’s power and size. But why? Was it too expensive? Too complex? Or was it simply perfect for its time ...

Because of this, he sought a new manufacturer for rocket engines, and he found one in Nikolai Kuznetsov. In a Saturn V rocket engine, liquid oxygen and kerosene fuel are pumped separately into the ...

engines and spacecraft?" said Angélique Roché, a journalist and content creator, who led the live countdown. "Excitement is in the air and, as you can see, so is the Saturn V rocket that took Am ...

As part of her personal collection she somehow acquired a Launch Vehicle Digital Computer board for a Saturn V rocket. This particular unit was never used. But it would have been had the Apollo ...

But the twentieth-century saw a technological explosion of new rocket-propulsion systems ... missiles and launch vehicles, and rocket engines from small thrusters to a gigantic F-1 motor from the ...

Saturn V SA-513, the rocket tasked with deploying Skylab, would have an eventful climb toward orbit. Liftoff occurred at 1:30:00 p.m. EDT (17:30:00 UTC) on May 14, 1973, with the five F-1 engines ...

Also known as the Fiat S76, the engine was a 28.5-liter inline-four cylinder that produced nearly 300 horsepower and set a new ... rocket. NASA used five F-1s for the six 363-foot Saturn V launch ...

SpaceX's Starship launcher spun out of control minutes after liftoff Thursday, showering fiery debris over the Bahamas and dealing another setback to Elon Musk's rocket program after a failure under ...