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What Was The Top Speed Of The Saturn V Rocket As It Propelled The Astronauts To The Moon?

The Saturn V rocket was part of the technology that made the Apollo mission successful and played a pivotal role in launching Apollo 11 to the Moon in 1969, marking a turning point in human history.
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56 years ago, Huntsville-designed Saturn V rocket sent Apollo 10 into space for ‘dress rehearsal’ mission

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. (WHNT) — 56 years ago today, the Apollo 10 “dress rehearsal” mission launched into space to set up the Apollo 11 moon landing mission a month later. Apollo 10 launched from Cape ...
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Rocket, Third Stage, S-IVB-D Dynamic Test Vehicle, Saturn V

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the S-IVB-D, or third stage ...
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World’s most powerful rocket explained: How Starship will take humans to Moon and Mars

Historically, the Saturn V remains the benchmark of human spaceflight. It’s 7.6 million pounds of thrust and 140-ton LEO ...
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U.S. Space & Rocket Center likely to oversee construction of new welcome center rocket

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is the best candidate to oversee the construction of a replacement rocket at the Alabama welcome center on Interstate 65 in Ardmore, according to a state lawmaker.