Saturn V: The Rocket That Took NASA to the Moon | Apollo Program Deep Dive

The Saturn V rocket was the most powerful launch vehicle ever successfully flown — the machine that carried NASA’s Apollo astronauts to the Moon.Standing more than three hundred sixty feet tall and producing seven and a half million pounds of thrust, the Saturn V remains one of the greatest engineering achievements in human history. Built during the height of the space race, this three-stage rocket launched every crewed Apollo Moon mission, including the historic flight of Apollo Eleven.In this episode of Orbital Briefing, we take a deep dive into the rocket that made the Moon landing possible. Learn how the Saturn V worked, how its massive F-one engines generated unprecedented power, and how NASA engineers and more than four hundred thousand people helped build the machine that carried humans beyond Earth orbit for the first time.If you love NASA history, the Apollo program, rockets, and human space exploration, this episode is for you.This episode is sponsored by the book:The American Spaceplane: A Story of Ambition, Risk, and ReinventionA deep exploration of the Space Shuttle program — the engineering, politics, triumphs, and tragedies behind America’s reusable spaceplane.Learn more here:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQS1VG8XHosted by Ron WalkerA production of RetroJet StudiosNext episode: Deke Slayton — The Mercury Seven astronaut who helped choose the crews that went to the Moon.