NASA launched the final un-crewed test flight of its Saturn V rocket. The Apollo 6 mission demonstrated that the Saturn V rocket and the Apollo spacecraft were ready to send astronauts into space. On ...

Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a ...

Few things arouse more pride in American history and culture than the Apollo space program ... low orbit (311,152 pounds), and is the only launch vehicle to carry humans beyond Earth’s orbit.