At one point a four-engine version, the Saturn IV, had been considered, but in the complicated tradeoffs that led to the final design of NASA’s moon rocket, the “V” variant won out.

Before Saturn V made its debut on the launch pad in 1966, NASA had something entirely different on the drawing board - something bigger.

NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building: this giant rocket garage helped take America to the moon and stands poised to do so again.

The Saturn V rocket was able to attain 24,791 miles per hour with Apollo 10, setting the record for the fastest reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceX tests its Starship rocket in a dramatic engine burn, setting the stage for a launch more powerful than NASA's mega moon rocket.

By this stage, plans for crewed missions aboard the Saturn I had been abandoned, with the rocket’s payload capacity limiting what could be carried aboard an operational spacecraft – and ...

The deteriorating Saturn 1B rocket stood at the welcome center on Interstate 65 for more than 40 years.

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is the best candidate to oversee the construction of a replacement rocket at the Alabama welcome center on Interstate 65 in Ardmore, according to a state lawmaker.

The Saturn V carried man to the moon and remains the most powerful rocket to successfully launch to orbit. It captures the imagination -- but sometimes, it might capture a bit too much imagination ...

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is set to supersede the Saturn V as the most powerful launch vehicle ever blasted into space. The Artemis 1 mission is set to launch to the moon.