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Saturn V: NASA’s Most Powerful Rocket Explained
Why Has No Rocket Surpassed Saturn V? Despite advances in technology, no rocket has matched Saturn V’s power and size. But why? Was it too expensive? Too complex? Or was it simply perfect for its time ...
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In-depth Look At An LVCD Board From A Saturn V Rocket
As part of her personal collection she somehow acquired a Launch Vehicle Digital Computer board for a Saturn V rocket ... The image above is a rotating X-ray machine, but it looks like the ...
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50 years ago: Apollo 11 rolls out, NASA…
Fifty years ago today, the massive Saturn V rocket for the Apollo 11 mission that would fulfill President Kennedy’s goal of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth ...
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Skylab at 50 – How the United States...Skylab at 50 – How the United States...Skylab at 50 – How the United States entered the space station...
On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s first space station. Despite a troubled start to its life, Skylab pioneered long-duration spaceflight ...
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SpaceX rockets are burn ing bright red holes in Earth's atmosphere and they're becoming too common for astronomers' comfort
In May 1973, researchers recorded a "large-scale hole" in the ionosphere caused by NASA's launch of the Saturn V Rocket from the ... atmosphere about 185 miles above Earth, exciting mostly oxygen ...
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From launch to lunar landing: Photos show first journey to the moon 50 years ago
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 ...