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Originally Posted by 450knotOffice
Saturn 5 rocket. The most powerful rocket EVER built!! 360 feet high. Stage one with its five engines developed 7-1/2 MILLION pounds of thrust (about 30 747's at full power)! All of this to launch three men and 102,000 pounds to the moon. I was blown away as a kid when this was going on, and I'm blown away now.   |
You should come visit us here in Houston, I'll take you to see the last remaining one, up close at the museum
It's hard to fathom how freaking BIG that thing was until you spend 5 minutes walking the length of it...and then see where 3 frail human beings sat on the end of that REALLY BIG BOMB.