Rockets are an enduring object of human fascination, and Musk’s Space X is bringing an appropriate sense of brio to one of ...
On November 9, 1967, NASA launched the powerful new Saturn V rocket on its maiden voyage. The Saturn V was 363 feet tall.
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 ...
SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket has the potential to transform the commercial space economy, ensure America’s position as ...
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 ...
SpaceX has posted some incredible images showing the Super Heavy booster's Raptor engines as they powered the Starship rocket ...
The Starship launch system is the biggest and most powerful ever built, with more thrust than the giant Saturn V that ...
NASA has marked the 55th anniversary of Apollo 12 - world's second manned mission to the Moon. Astronauts Charles "Pete" ...
To compare, Saturn V rocket engines fell and sank to the bottom of the ocean after launch. Not reusable, to say the least. And each Saturn V cost up to $189 million to launch in 1969 — $1.23 ...