Saturn V Rocket

The launch vehicle that sent humans to the Moon/Everyday Objects

The Saturn V remains the tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status. Standing 110.6 meters tall and weighing 2.97 million kg when fully fueled, it generated 35.1 million newtons of thrust at liftoff — enough to shake buildings 5 km away. It launched all Apollo lunar missions and the Skylab space station between 1967 and 1973. In 13 launches, it never suffered a catastrophic failure, which is a remarkable record for something that is essentially a controlled explosion.