The Saturn V had to power a crew of astronauts into Earth orbit to position them for the subsequent launch of the Lunar Module to the moon. This required a complicated launch sequence carried out ...

We got to see the 500F facility bird [a dummy Saturn V used for testing] go out to the pad, to try all of the swing arms [on the launch structure] to make sure everything fit. They actually fueled ...

And although this particular Rocketdyne F-1 engine never left Earth, it helped make possible the Saturn V launch that would carry astronauts to the moon. The engine, donated by Rocketdyne to the ...