A Saturn V rocket launches from Pad 39A on the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon. NASA The first astronauts to launch from LC-39A were the Apollo 8 crew, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders ...

Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket comes in at a towering 320 feet tall — which is equivalent to a 32-story skyscraper. Still, it's overshadowed by SpaceX's Starship, which current launches from ...

For the first time since its founding, nearly a quarter of a century ago, Blue Origin had reached orbit. The long-awaited ...

To compare, Saturn V rocket engines fell and sank to the ... Because this is the Falcon Heavy's first-ever commercial launch. It's carrying a communications satellite for the Saudi Arabian company ...

The first manned mission to the moon ... The LCC is located 3.5 miles from the launch pad. The Saturn V rocket climbs into orbit.

The first launch hasn’t yet been officially scheduled ... which is about half the thrust that was produced by the Saturn V rocket of the Apollo era. Limp wrote that the seven BE-4 engines ...

Stacking began on 21 February 1969 when the S-IC first stage was lifted ... Apollo 11 will have a multi-hour launch window, allowing for a potential recycle of the Saturn V countdown to realign ...

Beachside spectators have monitored the rocket and Launch Complex 36 pre-launch activities on the horizon for weeks, including a Dec. 27 hot-fire test.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (GeekWire Photo ... which is about half the thrust that was generated by the Saturn V moon rockets of the Apollo era.