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The Saturn V is a retired American super heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by NASA under the Apollo program for human exploration of the Moon. The rocket was human-rated, had three stages, and was liquid-fueled. Thirteen Saturn V vehicles were launched, from 1967 to 1973, all from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, nine of which launched 24 astronauts toward the Moon from Apollo 8 to Apollo 17. Its final launch was Skylab, the first American space station, converted from its own third stage. The Saturn V was the first launch vehicle to carry humans beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), with the only other to do so being the Space Launch System (SLS) for the Artemis II lunar flyby in 2026. The Saturn V holds the record for the largest payload capacity to low Earth orbit, 140,000 kg (310,000 lb), which included the S-IVB third stage with remaining propellant to send the Apollo command and service module and Lunar Module to the Moon. At 34.5 meganewtons, it is the fourth most powerful rocket by thrust at launch and the second most powerful to carry humans, after SLS at 39 meganewtons. The largest production model of the Saturn family of rockets, the Saturn V was designed at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The program was managed by American George Mueller; technical design was led by scientists relocated from Nazi Germany, most notably Wernher von Braun, as well as Kurt Debus and Arthur Rudolph. This group had developed the first US launch vehicles, the Redstone rocket family, under the Army Ballistic Missile Agency. All engines were built by Rocketdyne. Boeing built the kerolox S-IC first stage powered by five F-1 engines; these remain the most powerful single chamber liquid-fuelled engines ever built. North American Aviation the hydrolox S-II second stage, and Douglas Aircraft Company the hydrolox S-IVB third stage, powered by five and one J-2 engines respectively. IBM and MSFC designed the rocket's instrument unit. The rocket first launched in the November 1967 Apollo 4 test flight. Two unused Saturn Vs were built, originally designated for Apollo 19 and 20; three ground test articles were also built. Unrealized follow-on concepts included the Saturn II, Saturn MLV, and Saturn V ELV vehicles, which could include UA120 solid rocket boosters, the Saturn C-5N using a NERVA nuclear thermal rocket third stage, and the Saturn-Shuttle. Further flights were proposed for the Skylab B space station, Voyager Mars orbiters and landers, Prospector lunar rover, and a manned Venus flyby.

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• Saturn V: The Rocket That Took Us to the Moon | Airfix

  [1:01] place 130 tons into Earth orbit or 50 tons around the weight of four school buses on a trajectory to the moon. The [1:09] Saturn 5 was developed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. It was the largest of the Saturn family of rockets following the smaller Saturn 1 and [1:17] Saturn 1B which had been used for missions into Earth orbit. But to achieve President John F. [1:23] Kennedy's goal for landing a man on the moon before the decade was out, NASA needed something vastly more powerful. And Saturn 5 was the answer. [1:33] The Apollo Saturn 5, America's largest space vehicle, is being developed for extensive man space missions, including [...] ### Transcript [0:00] [Music] [0:06] 10 9 ignition sequence start. 6 5 4 3 2 [0:15] 1 zero. All engine running. [0:24] The Saturn 5 was the most powerful rocket ever built. the machine that carried humanity to the moon and beyond. [0:31] It stood 363 feet tall, that's taller than the 36story building, and 60 ft higher than the Statue of Liberty. Fully [0:38] fueled, it weighed a massive 6.2 million pound. That's the equivalent of about 400 elephants. [0:44] At liftoff, its five F1 engines produce 7.6 million pounds of thrust, generating more power than 85 Hoover dams combined. [0:52] A car that gets 30 m to the gallon could drive around the Earth 800 times with the fuel used for a single Saturn 5 lunar mission. This immense rocket could [...] [8:30] The rocket's legacy continues today and it remains the most powerful rocket ever flown successfully, inspiring modern heavy lift vehicles like NASA's space launch system and SpaceX Starship. [8:43] More than 50 years after it first flew, Saturn 5 still stands as one of humanity's greatest achievements. It carried us to the moon, expanded our [8:50] presence in space, and showed what could be accomplished when science, engineering, and ambition came together. [9:00] From Apollo to Skylab, it was the rocket that made history. [9:10] [Music]

• Saturn V - Wikipedia

  The Saturn V is a retired American super heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by NASA under the Apollo program for human exploration of the Moon. The rocket was human-rated, had three stages, and was liquid-fueled. Thirteen Saturn V vehicles were launched, from 1967 to 1973, all from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, nine of which launched 24 astronauts toward the Moon from Apollo 8 to Apollo 17. Its final launch was Skylab, the first American space station, converted from its own third stage. [...] Tools Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item Appearance This is a good article. Click here for more information. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American super heavy-lift expendable rocket This article is about the rocket. For Saturn's moon, see Rhea (moon) "Rhea (moon)"). "Saturn 5" redirects here; not to be confused with Saturn 5 (song) "Saturn 5 (song)"). Saturn V [...] of all three stages. By testing all components at once, far fewer test flights would be required before a crewed launch. The C-5 was confirmed as NASA's choice for the Apollo program in mid-1962, and was named the Saturn V in February 1963. In the same month, the C designations were dropped; the C-1 became the Saturn I and C-1B became Saturn IB. By November 1962, NASA had switched to and confirmed a lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR) method for a lunar mission. The outside contractors that were chosen for the construction were: Boeing (S-IC), North American Aviation (S-II), Douglas Aircraft (S-IVB), and IBM (S-IU).

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  Saturn 5 It was the most powerful rocket that had ever flown successfully,the Saturn V was launched 13 times,without any loss of crew or payload

• The Saturn V Rocket

  Contact Press Room Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter LinkedIn LinkedIn YouTube YouTube Instagram Instagram Cradle of Aviation Museum ### Saturn V Rocket In November 1967, with the Space Age barely 10 years old, NASA was about to take one giant leap forward: the first flight of the Saturn 5 Moon rocket. Launch of Apollo 4 atop the first Saturn 5 Moon rocket. Launch of Apollo 4 atop the first Saturn 5 Moon rocket. The Saturn V was a rocket NASA built to send people to the moon. A Heavy Lift Vehicle, it was the most powerful rocket that had ever flown successfully. The Saturn V was used in the Apollo program in the 1960s and 1970s and was also used to launch the Skylab space station. [...] The Saturn V was developed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama and was one of three types of Saturn rockets NASA built. Two smaller rockets, the Saturn I (1) and IB (1b), were used to launch humans into Earth orbit. The Saturn V sent them beyond Earth orbit to the moon. The first Saturn V was launched in 1967 with Apollo 4. Apollo 6 followed in 1968. Both of these rockets were launched without crews. These launches tested the Saturn V rocket.

• What Was the Saturn V? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

  This article is for students grades5-8. The Saturn V was a rocket NASA built to send people to the moon. (The V in the name is the Roman numeral five.) The Saturn V was a type of rocket called a Heavy Lift Vehicle. That means it was very powerful. It was the most powerful rocket that had ever flown successfully. The Saturn V was used in the Apollo program in the 1960s and 1970s. It also was used to launch the Skylab space station. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Words to Know thrust: the forward or upward force produced by the engines of a plane or rocket [...] ## What Is the History of the Saturn V? The Saturn V was developed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. It was one of three types of Saturn rockets NASA built. Two smaller rockets, the Saturn I (1) and IB (1b), were used to launch humans into Earth orbit. The Saturn V sent them beyond Earth orbit to the moon. The first Saturn V was launched in 1967. It was called Apollo 4. Apollo 6 followed in 1968. Both of these rockets were launched without crews. These launches tested the Saturn V rocket. [...] The Saturn V that launched the Skylab space station only had two stages. The Saturn V rockets used for the Apollo missions had three stages. Each stage would burn its engines until it was out of fuel and would then separate from the rocket. The engines on the next stage would fire, and the rocket would continue into space. The first stage had the most powerful engines, since it had the challenging task of lifting the fully fueled rocket off the ground. The first stage lifted the rocket to an altitude of about 68 kilometers (42 miles). The second stage carried it from there almost into orbit. The third stage placed the Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit and pushed it toward the moon. The first two stages fell into the ocean after separation. The third stage either stayed in space or hit