On March 24, 1975, the last in a long line of super successful Saturn rockets rolled out from the vehicle assembly building ...
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 ...
A visit to Kennedy Space Center was a highlight of a month-long trip to the US, and to meet Hernández in person was a sweet ...
Based on NASA’s optimism about its future in the mid-sixties, it was overbuilt, with four vertical bays, each one of which could contain a Saturn V. There were to be three launch pads ...
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 ...
It was 7 a.m., and I was sitting on top of my coworker's shoulders, trying to retrieve a teddy bear that someone had thrown into the rafter holding the second stage of the Saturn V rocket.