Click to open image viewer. This is the S-IVB-D, or third stage of the Dynamic Test version of the Saturn V. This stage of the rocket was not meant to fly but was used for ground tests pior to the ...
Apollo astronauts reached speeds exceeding 24,000 miles per hour on their way to the Moon, driven by a rocket that remains the most powerful ever flown. The Saturn V, standing 363 feet tall and ...
One of the test stands was last used as a drop tower for microgravity testing. ULA's Delta IV Heavy rocket will conduct a final, classified mission on Thursday after a notable 20-year career. The ...
As the Saturn 5 lifted off its Cape Kennedy launching pad with dramatic precision last week, ground controllers had visions of a repeat of last November’s near-perfect maiden flight of the giant ...
Click to open image viewer. This is the second, or S-II-F/D, or Facilities Checkout/Dynamic Test Stage, of the Saturn V launch vehicle. This stage of the rocket was not meant to fly but was used for ...