On February 26, 1966, NASA launched its new Saturn IB rocket on its first test flight. Also known as the Uprated Saturn I, the Saturn IB was built for the Apollo program. With a more powerful upper ...

We all remember Neil Armstrong's famous words as the Apollo 11 astronaut took the first living, breathing human steps on the surface of the Moon. Small steps and giant leaps for man and mankind. But ...

Everybody sings the praises of the Saturn V booster rocket that helped bring American boots onto the surface of the Moon, and rightfully so. But so often lost in translation in telling the story of ...

Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA’s Apollo program, died Tuesday in Houston. He was 90. NASA confirmed Cunningham’s death in a ...

Bellcomm, Inc Technical Library Collection, Accession XXXX-0093, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. The Saturn I (originally called the Saturn C-1) was the first of the Saturn ...

No longer structurally sound, as the rocket demonstrated with a thud, it was not a total loss. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. At ...

It is 50 years since the very last Saturn rocket rolled out from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to launchpad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center.… The super heavy rockets were built and used for ...

"A beacon to travelers along I-65 for many years, this rocket was not built to withstand more than 40 years of continuous exposure to the elements of nature." When you purchase through links on our ...