#saturn 5

[spaceexp]

Super-heavy rockets comparison.

[apollomission8]

The crew of Apollo 8 on the way to board their ship –December 21, 1968

[science70]

"Photoreport 6 - Apollo 15", Countdown #40, 20 November 1971.

[chernobog13]

How we got to the moon 55 years ago.

[fandomate]

[histonics]

[dequalized]

A Saturn 5 third stage (S-IVB), as used during the Apollo-missions, being prepped for integration. The Saturn rocket consisted of a 3-stage launching system. While the first and second stage of the launch vehicle dropped back to Earth after launch, the third stage (S-IVB) was used to propel the docked Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module from Earth orbit into a lunar trajectory. The spent rocket booster then separated from the Command Module and later impacted the moon.

Photo by NASA.

[blasteffect]

Apollo 11: First Men on the Moon !

Apollo 11 was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2:32 PM GMT+1! 

The historic launch of the Apollo 11 mission carried three astronauts toward the moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC as millions of people around the world followed their steps on television.