By the early 1960s, the Russians were leaps and bounds ahead of the United States in ... new manufacturer for rocket engines, and he found one in Nikolai Kuznetsov. In a Saturn V rocket engine ...

On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab ... station to have been operated exclusively by the United States. Skylab’s large size was a result of its use of surplus ...

All told, the United States sent nine expeditions to the moon, six landing on its surface, each traveling on massive 363-feet-tall, three-stage, Saturn V rockets that were modern marvels.

The Space Coast is home to beautiful beaches, amazing landscapes, inspired eats, breathtaking art, shopping, and of course, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Marshall Space Flight Center is celebrating its 65-year legacy of ingenuity and service to the U.S. space program – and the ...

In 1950, they relocated to Huntsville, Alabama, where Wernher von Braun led the team that developed the Saturn V rocket that would ... in Germany and the United States. A private graveside service ...

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 ...