Megaprojects Saturn V: NASA’s Most Powerful Rocket Explained Posted: March 5, 2025 | Last updated: March 5, 2025 Why Has No Rocket Surpassed Saturn V? Despite advances in technology, no rocket ...

The “V” stood for the five giant F-1 rocket engines—still the most powerful ever built—clustered at the bottom of the Saturn V’s first stage. At one point a four-engine version ...

In a Saturn V rocket engine, liquid oxygen and kerosene ... It would be twice as big as the NK-33, with five times the thrust of a jumbo jet. The RD-180 was not a slam dunk design, however.

Saturn V SA-513, the rocket tasked with deploying Skylab, would have an eventful climb toward orbit. Liftoff occurred at 1:30:00 p.m. EDT (17:30:00 UTC) on May 14, 1973, with the five F-1 engines ...

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! — There's a weird, disappearing dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus — Life on Enceladus? Europe eyes ...