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 ...

SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket screamed past the Texas skies only ... To put that in perspective, the Saturn V rockets that launched the Apollo missions could only carry 50 tons to the moon.

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 ...