Once the Apollo 11 crew reached the Moon's gravity, the speed increased to 5,600 mph. While the Saturn V's top speed is indeed incredible, the Apollo 10 actually set the bar just months before, in ...

The Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space vehicle with crew members Eugene Cernan, John Young and Thomas Stafford on board is launched from Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy ...

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Marcus’s smooth prose takes us quickly through the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. A schematic depicts the internal construction of the massive Saturn V rocket, with the first engine ...

In order to see how Saturn V rockets would hold up to the stresses of life in Florida, engineers gave the rockets a good shake By Owen Bellwood January 2, 2025 8:00 am EST CinePost via YouTube ...

Apollo 11's Saturn V rocket needed a lot of power to launch into orbit and reach the Moon. Here's what engines the spacecraft used to accomplish its mission.

Since the 1960s, computers have been essential tools for space travel. The enormous Saturn V rockets that carried astronauts to the moon used an automatic launch sequence to guide the spacecraft into ...

Calculating liftoff Since the 1960s, computers have been essential tools for space travel. The enormous Saturn V rockets that carried astronauts to the moon used an automatic launch sequence to guide ...

Calculating liftoff Since the 1960s, computers have been essential tools for space travel. The enormous Saturn V rockets that carried astronauts to the moon used an automatic launch sequence to guide ...

A real schematic of a rocket engine used by NASA's Apollo program (left), and one imagined by Midjourney's image-generating software (right). "What are those bellows for at the bottom?" ...