There are two photos from pad 39A after the first Saturn V launch in 1967. The Saturn V damaged the launch pad during its launches and set fires on the launch tower. The Saturn V has half of the power ...

As soon as the morning of 29 August, the largest rocket to ever fly will lift off from Nasa’s launch complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The Artemis I mission, the first flight of Nasa’s ...

“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard,” President John Kennedy said famously in a 1962 speech. A bold goal, and a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When NASA’s Saturn V rocket launched humans to the moon a half ...

The Saturn V moon rocket launched in 1967 as part of the Apollo 4 mission. Photo: NASA On November 9, 1967, a 363-foot-tall (111-meter) Saturn V rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, ...

On November 9, 1967, NASA launched the powerful new Saturn V rocket on its maiden voyage. The Saturn V was 363 feet tall. That's taller than the Statue of Liberty! It was the biggest and most powerful ...

The capsule: The Orion capsule atop SLS can hold four crew members compared to the Apollo capsule’s three. It has the familiar cone shape as previous capsules, but inside are what NASA says are ...

It doesn't matter how many people NASA's Space Launch System rocket eventually lands on the Moon. No matter whether it's 15 percent as estimated, 20, or even 30 percent more powerful than the Saturn V ...