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 ...
Fifty-five years ago Saturday, humanity made its first visit to the lunar surface with Apollo 11. Lifting off atop the gigantic Saturn V rocket on July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission forever changed ...
The world had watched, spellbound, as Apollo 11 made mankind’s first landing on the moon in July 1969. Fewer people paid attention when NASA sent its second mission to the moon four months later: ...
The Apollo 11 astronauts used advanced technology to land on the Moon. The Saturn V rocket was the largest rocket ever at that point — although SpaceX's Starship topped it when it took flight in 2024.
Being first is often best. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 and “One small step for man…” are each deservedly seared into our collective consciousness. The first time that human beings landed on ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Saturn V Rocket, which carried astronauts to the Moon, used its own inertial guidance system, separate from the guidance systems on the ...
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex plans to reopen its Apollo/Saturn V Center to the public later this month. The center and its exhibits, which have been closed since last ...
Since the last manned lunar mission, Apollo 17 in 1972, mankind has taken one giant leap backward. Neither the United States nor any other country currently has the means to send a manned mission to ...
ULA's Delta IV Heavy rocket will conduct a final, classified mission on Thursday after a notable 20-year career. The Saturn V rocket remains one of NASA's greatest technological achievements—a ...
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 ...