On Aug. 1, 1968, NASA cancelled the production of its Saturn V rocket. The giant rocket was the only launch vehicle to have ever carried astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit, and it was the largest, most ...

The Saturn V rocket was part of the technology that made the Apollo mission successful and played a pivotal role in launching Apollo 11 to the Moon in 1969, marking a turning point in human history.

Saturn V performed its first flight on November 9, 1967, as pictured here. Apollo 4 was a full-scale demonstration mission, but without a crew. NASA had hoped to launch the rocket earlier in the year, ...

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 ...

On Dec. 21, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 mission launched to the moon. Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo ...

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 ...

The film chronicles the significant milestones in manned space flight from late 1961 to the end of 1962, highlighting the successful launch of the Saturn vehicle, the establishment of NASA's Office of ...

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 ...

For fans of authentic models of real-life objects, you don't get much better than Lego NASA Apollo Saturn V. A 1:110 scale model of the real thing, this rocket is a meter in length, making it an ...

The first-ever rollouts of the Saturn V and SLS occurred 56 years apart. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "It was a sight unseen ...