Saturn V

The Saturn V S-IC stage had five F-1 engines, hydraulically controlled, each with a thrust of 1.5 million lb., generating a total thrust of 7.5 million pounds. Learn more in this article.

The welds had to pass a rigorous inspection to “man-rate” the Saturn V vehicle for human-crewed flights. The job became known for a maddening cycle of “cut-and-try” operations.

How do you start the Saturn V rocket engine? Find out in this article. You will be amazed.

Have you ever wanted to know why the interstage rings of the Saturn V are corrugated? Find out in this short article about Saturn V’s grooved rings.

The Saturn V rocket was developed and used for wind tunnel testing by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The wind tunnel testing was carried out in the rocket’s development stage to recognize and measure its integrity in the launch environment. The Mighty Saturn V Rocket Wind Tunnel Test The

One fundamental key to the Saturn V’s rocket’s “power,” was the tremendous jump in specific impulse performance of the upper stage J-2 engines. Read on.