The Saturn V rocket was the largest rocket ... V components were clear of the second stage, the third stage took over for the final push toward the Moon. The Third And Final Stage Just Had One ...

The Saturn V rocket that launched the first humans to the Moon also didn't explode during liftoff in July ... But SpaceX has taken a strikingly different approach for its reusable, two-stage rockets.

On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn ... Saturn V rocket, which had powered previous Apollo missions on their journeys to the Moon. For the Skylab mission, the rocket flew in a two-stage ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! — There's a weird, disappearing dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus — Life on Enceladus? Europe eyes ...

putting the rocket on the planned trajectory. A second one-minute firing was carried out 36 minutes after launch to put the upper stage and its payloads on course for the moon. Given the on-time ...

pose with a model of the moon in 1969. 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 ...