On Aug. 1, 1968, NASA cancelled the production of its Saturn V rocket. The giant rocket was the only launch vehicle to have ever carried astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit, and it was the largest, most ...

The capsule: The Orion capsule atop SLS can hold four crew members compared to the Apollo capsule’s three. It has the familiar cone shape as previous capsules, but inside are what NASA says are ...

The Saturn V rocket was part of the technology that made the Apollo mission successful and played a pivotal role in launching Apollo 11 to the Moon in 1969, marking a turning point in human history.

Editor’s note: This article about Cape Canaveral, The Kennedy Space Center, and the space program is part of WRAL TechWire’s weeklong contribution to the Triangle’s “Lift Off NC: Apollo + Beyond” ...

For fans of authentic models of real-life objects, you don't get much better than Lego NASA Apollo Saturn V. A 1:110 scale model of the real thing, this rocket is a meter in length, making it an ...

In this video, we focus on the Saturn V rocket, which successfully launched the Apollo spacecraft into orbit. Notably, there ...

It's April 27, 1969, and we are just three weeks away from the May launch of Apollo 10 -- the last dress rehearsal before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin attempt to land on the moon this summer. So, it ...

The Saturn V rocket built by Werhner von Braun’s rocket team needs no more honors, but it’s getting a big one this week on America’s front yard - the National Mall in Washington. To honor the Apollo ...

More than 40 years in the making, the Saturn V rocket was born of the worst war in history—but came of age as humanity's crowning engineering achievement when it launched the first men who would walk ...

Photo: 59 Productions via Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Next week the world will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s Moon landing. A number of special events are planned across ...