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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Saturn_VSaturn V - Wikipedia

    The Saturn V [f] 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 powered by liquid fuel.

  2. www.nasa.gov › what-was-the-saturn-v-grades-5-8What Was the Saturn V? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

    Sep 17, 2010 · 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.

  3. www.space.com › saturn-v-rocket-guide-apolloSaturn V: The mighty U.S. moon rocket | Space

    Apr 29, 2022 · The Saturn V, pronounced Saturn five, was a heavy lift vehicle that was at the time the most powerful rocket ever to successfully take flight. Not only would this stunning piece of human...

  4. www.nasa.gov › 50-years-ago-the-first-flight-of-the-saturn-v50 years ago: The First Flight of the Saturn V - NASA

    Nov 8, 2017 · 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. For the mission known as Apollo 4, the 363-foot tall Saturn 5 had rolled out to Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on August 26, 1967.

  5. solarsystem.nasa.gov › news › 234What Was the Saturn V? – NASA Solar System Exploration

    Sep 17, 2010 · The Saturn V rocket was 111 meters (363 feet) tall, about the height of a 36-story-tall building, and 18 meters (60 feet) taller than the Statue of Liberty. Fully fueled for liftoff, the Saturn V weighed 2.8 million kilograms (6.2 million pounds), the weight of about 400 elephants.

  6. airandspace.si.edu › stories › editorialLooking Closer at the Saturn V - National Air and Space Museum

    Jul 20, 2018 · The crewed Apollo missions were each launched aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle. (The “V” comes from the five F-1 engines that powered the first stage of the rocket.) At that time, the Saturn V was the United States’ largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built.

  7. www.nasa.gov › history › 55-years-ago-apollo-4-the-first55 Years Ago: Apollo 4, the First Flight of the Saturn V - NASA

    Nov 9, 2022 · On Nov. 9, 1967, with the Space Age barely 10 years old, NASA took one giant leap forward: the first flight of the Saturn V Moon rocket. For the mission known as Apollo 4, the 363-foot tall Saturn V had rolled out to Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Aug. 26, 1967.