To achieve this, the Saturn V was outfitted with several engines, each providing thrust for one of the rocket's three stages. As each stage burned through its fuel, it was dropped and left to ...

For the first N-1 launch, the rocket was powered by 30 of these closed-cycle engines, each running at about 1/6 of the thrust of a Saturn V engine. Whether you’re shaking or nodding your head at ...

the Saturn V rocket stood at an impressive 363 feet tall, equivalent to a 36-story building. During liftoff, it generated 7.6 million pounds of thrust, surpassing the power of 85 Hoover Dams.

Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin pose in front of their Saturn V rocket on May 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong, front, waves as the crew heads to the van that will take them to the rocket for launch at the ...