To achieve this, the Saturn V was outfitted with several engines, each providing thrust for one of the rocket's three stages. As each stage burned through its fuel, it was dropped and left to ...

For the first time since its founding, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Blue Origin had reached orbit. The long-awaited ...

For the first N-1 launch, the rocket was powered by 30 of these closed-cycle engines, each running at about 1/6 of the thrust of a Saturn V engine. Whether you’re shaking or nodding your head at ...

The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world ...

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 ...

On July 16, 1969, a Saturn V rocket sent Apollo 11 and three American astronauts ... So what happens when the propellant runs out? The thrust stops, and gravity slows the rocket down until it ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Engineers at NASA spent years developing the Saturn V rocket to take man to the surface of the moon. Rocket scientists spent around five years ...