{"id":181,"date":"2023-01-14T15:01:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T15:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/?page_id=181"},"modified":"2023-02-04T16:42:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T16:42:06","slug":"saturn-v-rocket","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/index.php\/the-apollo-program-technology\/saturn-v-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"The Saturn V Rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Saturn V rocket was a type of rocket developed by NASA in the 1960s as part of the Apollo program. It was designed to launch spacecraft and astronauts into Earth orbit and beyond, with the goal of landing humans on the Moon. The Saturn V was the most powerful rocket ever built, and it remains the tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever to have flown successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" data-id=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apollo8-Ap8-KSC-68PC-147-1024x803.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apollo8-Ap8-KSC-68PC-147-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apollo8-Ap8-KSC-68PC-147-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apollo8-Ap8-KSC-68PC-147-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apollo8-Ap8-KSC-68PC-147.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"813\" data-id=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apollo_16_lift-off-1024x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apollo_16_lift-off-1024x813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apollo_16_lift-off-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apollo_16_lift-off-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apollo_16_lift-off.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Saturn V rocket was composed of three stages. The first stage, known as the S-IC, was powered by five F-1 engines and burned kerosene and liquid oxygen. The second stage, known as the S-II, was powered by five J-2 engines and burned liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The third stage, known as the S-IVB, was powered by a single J-2 engine and also burned liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ap10-KSC-69PC-110.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ap10-KSC-69PC-110.jpg 965w, https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ap10-KSC-69PC-110-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ap10-KSC-69PC-110-768x611.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Saturn V rocket was used to launch a total of 13 spacecraft, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/index.php\/the-apollo-missions\/the-apollo-8-mission\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"92\">Apollo 8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/index.php\/the-apollo-missions\/the-apollo-11-mission\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"169\">Apollo 11<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/index.php\/the-apollo-missions\/the-apollo-13-mission\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"279\">Apollo 13<\/a> missions. It was retired from service in 1973, after <a href=\"https:\/\/apollospaceprogram.com\/index.php\/the-apollo-missions\/the-apollo-17-mission\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"307\">the last manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saturn V rocket was a type of rocket developed by NASA in the 1960s as part of the Apollo program. It was designed to launch spacecraft and astronauts into Earth orbit and beyond, with the goal of landing humans on the Moon. 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