The largest and most powerful rocket to successfully lift off was the Saturn V, which flew men and equipment to the Moon as part of Project Apollo in the 1960s and 1970s.

To get the Saturn V into orbit and carry humanity to the surface of the moon, the five engines of the first two stages of the rocket used liquid hydrogen fuel to blast off with 34.5 million ...

The Saturn V rocket engines may have launched the first men to the moon Once restored%2C the engines are expected to be displayed at museums in Washington%2C D.C.%2C and Seattle PORT CANAVERAL, Fla.

It was the largest, most powerful rocket ever built and, having served as the launch platform for the Apollo manned moon mission, probably qualifies as the most famous rocket as well. The Saturn V ...

Thrust test of the F-1 engine, five of which deliver the 7.5 million pounds of thrust necessary for the Saturn V rocket. A whole new engine would have to be developed: the F-1.

November 9, 1967, T-minus 8.9 seconds: Thousands of gallons of kerosene and liquid oxygen begin coursing through the giant center F1 rocket engine: The Saturn V’s ignition sequence has begun ...

Although they stood up to the immense thrust needed to launch the mighty Saturn V rocket toward the moon, it turns out that the mammoth F-1 engines that powered the booster's first two-and-a-half ...

Scientists disproved a myth claiming the Saturn V rocket tested on the Apollo 4 mission in 1967 was loud enough to melt concrete. ... Per Gee, 170 dB is equivalent to 10 aircraft engines, ...