The Saturn V

No real need. As technology progressed, satellites have gotten smaller and required smaller rockets.

Falcon Heavy and BFR will be taking up the next generation of space stations and interplanetary travel vehicles.

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Because we haven't needed to develop a fake technology race to bankrupt the Russians since then. Saturn V was an empty shell that couldn't get past orbit.

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Flat earth and all.

All I know if that I would have loved to have seen a Saturn V launch. My old man remembers when they tested all five engines at once at Stennis. You could hear them and they would rattle the windows all the way to Abita Springs.

And the falcon heavy cannot put a manned lunar mission into escape velocity. However that’s the mission of the SLS or the SpaceX BFR

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the Saturn V

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I had a Saturn ion once

The Saturn V complex at KSC is really impressive to see. It’s amazing how massive it is.

There's video that shows the incredible power and noise of the Saturn V, but I would have loved to experience it IRL

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There's video that shows the incredible power and noise of the Saturn V, but I would have loved to experience it IRL

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Saturn V: S-IC

Saturn V S1C first stage test stand firing sequences with Dolby 5 1 sound

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Because we haven't needed to develop a fake technology race to bankrupt the Russians since then. Saturn V was an empty shell that couldn't get past orbit.

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Someone has been watching Interstellar a bit much, certainly only takes one number to measure your arse.

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I’m in Houston visiting family and we took the Johnson Space Center tour where you get to see the Saturn V. Massive is an understatement, especially those 5 hulking engines on the back of it. I would have loved to see that thing in action. 30 bucks to get in but money well spent if we get serious about space exploration again.

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I've toured Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers years ago, so I might have them mixed up. I seem to remember Johnson having all five stages laid out horizontally outside the building. Kennedy had them inside a building and you had to take a bus to get there (and out to the launch pads).

This was not too long after From The Earth To The Moon came out. Late '90s or so. Or maybe it was after Apollo 13 came out. I can't remember. But there was an audio recording playing in the bus with Tom Hank as the narrator. Jim Lovell made a few comments as a "real" astronaut, but turned us back over to "the guy with the Hollywood voice". It was pretty amusing.

Did it cost $30 a head to get in Johnson? I don't remember paying an admission charge. I guess they're getting their budget cut just like all the state and national parks.