A Saturn V rocket launches from Pad 39A on the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon. NASA The first astronauts to launch from LC-39A were the Apollo 8 crew, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders ...

The Apollo Saturn V's Instrument Unit serves as the brain of the launch vehicle, measuring 22 feet in diameter and 3 feet ...

NASA's Saturn V moon rocket which launched the Apollo missions would be slightly shorter than Starship. Saturn V stood at 363 feet tall. Meanwhile, NASA's upcoming Space Launch System (SLS), which ...

With the historic first international space docking mission only six months away, preparations on the ground for the ...

Following the historic year of 1969 that saw two successful Moon landings, 1970 opened on a more sober note. Ever-tightening ...

On the day of launch, Apollo 11 will have a multi-hour launch window, allowing for a potential recycle of the Saturn V countdown to realign the launch time for later in the day and allow launch ...

With the historic first international space docking mission only six months away, preparations on the ground for the ...

On this date, Jan. 4, 1970, NASA officially canceled the Apollo 20 mission and transferred the Saturn V rocket that would have sent astronauts to the moon to the Skylab mission. NASA, in a ...

The Apollo 11 astronauts used advanced technology ... sending a spacecraft 250,000 miles to reach the Moon. As of 2024, the Saturn V remains the only launch vehicle to carry people outside of ...

SpaceX is preparing for a groundbreaking Starship test flight, aiming to deploy 10 model Starlink satellites in space. This ...

New Glenn rocket by Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is 320 feet tall. If launch is successful it will be ...

Update: This story has been updated to reflect a move in the launch date. Currently listed as launching no earlier than 1 a.m. Friday per the Space Coast Office of Tourism, Blue Origin's brand new ...