After translunar injection (when the third stage of Saturn V reignited to send Apollo 11 toward the Moon), the spacecraft's speed relative to Earth reached 24,200 miles per hour.

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.

The massive Saturn V rocket launched Apollo spacecrafts carrying crews of three astronauts to the moon during late 1960s and early 1970s. It also launched America's first space station − Skylab ...