From this: November 1972 Saturn V NASA/JSC To that: February 2022 Starship SpaceX https://t.co/LXNVk4SB3M pic.twitter.com/rlEkbdN2HA — Jamie Groh, M. Ed. (@AlteredJamie) February 10, 2022

Let's see: a single Saturn V could place a command module & a lunar lander in low lunar orbit, put 2 people on the lunar surface, and then bring them home with lots of Moon rocks. And it did all of this half a century ago. A single @NASA_SLS cannot do this. #Apollo50 #Artemis https://t.co/QUpR3mm9NS — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) July 19, 2019

In announcing delegate counts Jeff Sessions mentions that Alabama is "home Of the Saturn V rocket that sent us to the Moon" #RNCinCLE — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) July 19, 2016

Rocket companies hope to repurpose Saturn 5 engines, Spaceflight Now “Dynetics and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne announced Wednesday they are teaming up to resurrect the Saturn 5 rocket’s mighty F-1 engine to power NASA’s planned heavy-lift launch vehicle, saying the Apollo-era engine will offer significantly more performance than solid-fueled boosters currently under development.” NASA Will Explore F-1 Upgrade For Heavy Lifter, Aviation Week “The powerful rocket engine developed in the […]

Shots fired into the Davidson Center at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville Times “Someone fired three shots into the Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center at about 10 a.m., but no one was injured, space center officials said. The shots, which appear to have come from somewhere along Interstate 565, police said, put a hole in the Saturn V rocket on display […]

Keith’s note: Contrary to what some websites are reporting (including this one) NASA PAO says that the white/black coloration of the SLS stages that evokes memories of the Saturn V is there for the same reason: to aid in tracking during ascent. There will be no spray-on foam on the first (or second stage ) as was the case with the Space Shuttle and Ares V – hence no orange […]