but its primary purpose will be to host the gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, a Saturn-V-sized monster that will send American astronauts to the Moon again. The first unpiloted test ...
As part of her personal collection she somehow acquired a Launch Vehicle Digital Computer board for a Saturn V rocket. This particular unit was never used. But it would have been had the Apollo ...
"My point here is that the VAB was designed to support frequent flights of Saturn V-class vehicles. NASA is currently using it to fly one SLS rocket every few years. Von Braun’s and (original KS ...
For comparison: NASA's iconic Saturn V moon rocket, which launched the Apollo missions more than half a century ago, produced about 7.5 million pounds of thrust. But the SLS will lose its crown ...