In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, attached to the Saturn IV-B stage on Oct. 11, 1968, the Lunar Module Adapter's four panels are retracted to the fully open position. This is where ...

More than 40 years after its mission to the moon was canceled, NASA's last-assembled Saturn V rocket stage was launched on a journey to become a roadside attraction in Mississippi, Space.com reported.

Forty-five years ago Friday (Oct. 16), NASA's last-ever Saturn V rocket stage arrived back at its birthplace. The 138-foot-long (42 m) S-IC first stage, which served as the engine-tipped "business end ...

For a few magic years in the 1960s and 1970s, a powerful rocket hefted humans towards the moon. The Saturn V is probably NASA's most famous rocket, with its iconic 363-foot (110-meter) profile showing ...

A fire broke out inside the former "Mission to Mars" ride at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama on Dec. 26, 2015. A fire broke out at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama on ...

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” ...

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Q. What is the significance of the unique paint scheme used on the Saturn V rocket? What determines where black is used? Why is it seemingly random? A. According to "Stages to Saturn," the official ...

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 ...

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.

It has not flown for more than 40 years, but the Saturn V remains the tallest and heaviest rocket ever operated. It is one of the most commanding vehicles ever made, as it’s still the only form of ...