The Saturn moon rocket was so named because Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun, and the Saturn was Wernher von Braun ’s 6th rocket design. It’s a long story, and may appear to wander. But I’ll explain. Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) was a brilliant - genius - German engineer and technical manager. read more
Designed to fly three Apollo astronauts to the moon and back, the Saturn V made its first unmanned test flight in 1967. A total of 13 Saturn V rockets were launched from 1967 until 1973, carrying Apollo missions as well as the Skylab space station. Every part of the giant rocket is used and then discarded during a mission. read more