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 ...

During the Apollo program, the Saturn V rocket had a mass ratio of 23. This means that a fully-fueled Saturn V rocket was 23 times more massive than when all its fuel was used up. Now, there have ...

Thirty-three Raptor engines propelled the 404-foot-tall (123.1-meter) rocket through a clear afternoon sky with more than twice the power of NASA's Saturn V rocket, the workhorse of the Apollo ...