Remembering Saturn V, the Rocket That Took Us to the Moon

First stage gets a lift

Also taken at Stennis in 1967, this image shows the Saturn V first stage being hoisted onto the B-2 test stand. The first stage ran on 203,400 gallons of kerosene and liquid oxygen, the latter enabling combustion.

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The Best Tech and Gear for Back to School 2026

Whether your budget is $10 or $1,300, we've got tech and gear recommendations that will make the new semester more productive and entertaining.

Other Gadgets Raymond Wong, Kyle Barr, James Pero, and Matt Wille Aug 20

A solar panel extends from the side of Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft in orbit in this image captured by one of LINK’s cameras July 9, 2026. An identical panel stretches from the spacecraft’s other side, and the entire array spans about 20 feet (6 meters). LINK will use the array to power systems as it attempts to boost the altitude of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory this summer.

NASA’s Swift Is Doomed to a Fiery Death After Rescue Mission Fails

A mission designed to reboost the observatory has suffered fatal issues of its own.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Aug 20

A NASA-Funded Project Could Send Swarms of Aerobots to Explore the Underground Caves of Titan

The ion-powered robots would be able to access the methane-carved caves of Saturn's largest moon.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Aug 17

Researchers Built a Coin-Sized Device That Can Hack a Boeing 737’s Electronics

The under-$100 device shows how hackers with brief physical access to an aircraft could pose a serious cybersecurity risk.

Transportation Bruce Gil Aug 14

Spacecraft Sent to Rescue NASA Telescope Is Having Its Own Issues

Katalyst's Link spacecraft is tumbling in orbit, which is a troubling sign for a rescue mission.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Jul 29

The north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by NASA’s Juno

NASA Detects Intense Heat Beneath Io, Jupiter’s Most Volcanic Moon

The heat could be rising from cooling lava flows beneath a layer of solidified crust.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Jul 27