OTD In Space - February 26: 1st Launch of Saturn 1B Rocket

On February 26, 1966, NASA launched its new Saturn IB rocket on its first test flight. Also known as the Uprated Saturn I, the Saturn IB was built for the Apollo program. With a more powerful upper ...
Space Coast Daily

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Apollo-Saturn IB (AS-201) Launches from Cape Kennedy in 1966

On, NASA reached a pivotal milestone in America’s race to the Moon with the first launch of an Apollo-Saturn IB rocket, known as AS-201, from Cape Kennedy—today’s Cape Canaveral.

How do you move a big rocket like Artemis? NASA's crawler-transporter

Rockets like Artemis II are big and heavy. Here's how specialized crawler transporters safely move them from assembly bays to ...
Gizmodo

Remembering Saturn V, the Rocket That Took Us to the Moon

Also taken at Stennis in 1967, this image shows the Saturn V first stage being hoisted onto the B-2 test stand. The first stage ran on 203,400 gallons of kerosene and liquid oxygen, the latter ...