In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the Lunar Module “Spider,” remains attached to the Saturn IVB stage in earth orbit prior to docking with Apollo 9’s Command/Service Module, ...

The S-IVB rocket stage played several important roles in NASA's 1960s and 1970s manned space programs. The 58.4-foot-long, 21.7-foot-wide stage, which comprised a single restartable J-2 rocket engine, ...

More than four decades ago, part of the Saturn V rocket that sent astronaut Neil Armstrong to the moon was tested in the Sacramento area. “When we were doing it, you would hear a big roar,” said Don ...

After a push from newly inaugurated President Lyndon B. Johnson, NASA launched the Saturn-Apollo Applications Program Office in August 1965. The goals of program were as scientifically rigorous as ...

Click to open image viewer. This is the S-IVB-D, or third stage of the Dynamic Test version of the Saturn V. This stage of the rocket was not meant to fly but was used for ground tests pior to the ...

Apollo astronauts reached speeds exceeding 24,000 miles per hour on their way to the Moon, driven by a rocket that remains the most powerful ever flown. The Saturn V, standing 363 feet tall and ...

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