Astronomy on MSN

Oct. 27, 1961: The first Saturn rocket launches

Five months after President John F. Kennedy promised that America would put a man on the Moon, NASA successfully showed that they had a rocket to get them there. Under development with Wernher von ...
Islands.com on MSN

This Southern American Attraction Unexpectedly Ranks Among The World's Best To Visit

This family-friendly attraction in a popular Southern U.S. state was ranked the No. 3 best thing to do in the world and the ...
ABC News

Saturn V projected on Washington Monument to commemorate 50th anniversary of first moon landing

The first moon landing will be displayed on screens nearby. Houston, we have a celebration. To honor the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum ...
PRIMETIMER

How NASA’s bold first step launched today in 1961 marked the start of the rocket era that led to the Moon

NASA’s first Saturn I rocket launched on October 27, 1961, demonstrating heavy-lift capabilities and initiating the Saturn program that ultimately enabled crewed Apollo missions to the Moon.
Paige Minds The Gap on MSN

Comparison: Kennedy Space Center vs. the U.S. Space & Rocket Center

If you’re looking at visiting space centers in the US, you might find yourself wondering: What’s the difference? Today I’m ...
Arizona Daily Star

Saturn V, Apollo's thunderous rocket, would be a spacefaring dinosaur today

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 ...
Yahoo

The Fantastic Four meets Saturn V: 'First Steps' trailer launched at rocket center

Disney's Marvel Studios launched its highly anticipated first look at "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" on Tuesday (Feb. 4), by broadcasting live from a site that is well-suited to fit into the 1960's ...
insider.si.edu

Rocket, Second Stage, S-II-F/D Dynamic Test Vehicle, Saturn V

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the second, or S-II-F/D, or ...
The National Interest

Saturn V Rocket

Here’s What You Need to Know: Logistics were about a third of the cost of the Saturn V program, so any delivery improvement in speed or reliability was imperative. It was... Here’s What You Need To ...
Jalopnik

NASA Shook Apollo Rockets To Check They Could Survive Florida's Hurricane Season

The race to land man on the moon in the 1960s was a wild time for engineers, who were working at the edge of what was possible to try and fly a rocket the size of a 25-story building to our nearest ...
insider.si.edu

Model Kit, Rocket, Saturn V

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This unassembled plastic model kit ...