Cost comparison in todays dollars STS vs. Saturn V
Apr 11, 2011 · A Saturn V launch definitely costs more in constant dollars. However the Saturn lifts about 5x the useful payload, so even if the Saturn cost 5x as much per launch, the cost …
Fins on the Saturn Rockets - NASASpaceFlight.com
Apr 5, 2020 · The fins on the first Saturn I boosters always looked *way* too big, though (as far as aesthetics are concerned, anyway). Especially with the S-IV stage being so much slimmer, at …
Why can't we build the Saturn V again? - NASASpaceFlight.com
Jul 2, 2022 · We have the detailed design of Saturn V and Apollo, and also the lander ...although Saturn V could be re-designed (re-invented) to better serve the new mission, Apollo and the …
We Can’t Rebuild Saturn V, But… - forum.nasaspaceflight.com
Mar 18, 2025 · Saturn V could be used for more than flags and footprints, certainly in theory. After all, logically, a long-term exploration vehicle should have e more capacity than the Flags & …
Reusable Saturn V - NASASpaceFlight.com
Apr 15, 2015 · The Saturn V rocket saw many improvements over its lifetime. If it remained in service after Apollo and Skylab as a heavy lift vehicle, who knows what it could have evolved …
Power for Apollo: Saturn V - NASASpaceFlight.com
Sep 23, 2016 · The Saturn V (spoken as "Saturn five") was an American human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA between 1966 and 1973. The three-stage liquid-fueled launch vehicle …
Book recommendation on Saturn V rocket
May 28, 2017 · "Saturn" book's subtitle is actually "The complete manufacturing and test records plus supplemental material". * pages 13-86 describe various subsystems of the rocket, with …
How NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin's Monster Rockets Compare
Dec 9, 2017 · Here’s how America’s monster rockets of the future measure up to NASA’s moon rocket Saturn V - 363 feet tall Falcon Heavy - 229 feet tall BFR - 348 feet tall SLS - 365 feet …
Why was the Saturn V painted white? - NASASpaceFlight.com
Jan 21, 2010 · The same goes for the Delta IV. I am sure Boeing could paint it that classic Delta rocket blue, but instead they leave it natural foam. So what was the reason for painting the …
Looking on Detail Information on Saturn V
May 26, 2017 · Is there any information about mass of the internal Isolation in Saturn V tanks ? also a correct mass of the four fins on S-IC ? I'm study for Alternate History stories, the option …