Saturn V

December 25th 2012

A 1/109 Scale Model of the Saturn V Rocket, Made of Gingerbread

It’s a rocket. Made of cookies. Gingerbread engineer Matt Baker sent io9 this incredible picture of his 1/109 scale model of the Saturn V rocket (here you can see a side-by-side comparison — click to enlarge). “I’m a big NASA fan,” he explained via email. “Now if I could just find some tiny gingernauts.” Even…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 25

January 13th 2012

Even at Minifig Scale, This LEGO Saturn V Rocket Is Ginormous

Standing 5.76 meters (roughly 19 feet) tall and composed of nearly 120,000 bricks this recreation of the Apollo 11 mission’s Saturn V rocket is as mammoth as it is detailed. LEGO Certified Professional Ryan “The BrickMan” McNaught included every detail, down the to the LEGO NASA Astrovan used to shuttle the astronauts across the tarmac.…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Tarantola Jan 13

January 12th 2012

Man builds 19-foot-tall model of Apollo 11 out of 120,000 LEGO bricks

Every now and again the internet has the capacity to blow our dinky craniums to smithereens — this happens to be one of those moments. Some unplaceable Herculean conviction drove LEGO architect Ryan McNaught to build a 5.76-meter-tall recreation of the Saturn V rocket used for Apollo 11 out of 120,000 plastic bricks. According to…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 12

September 14th 2011

NASA has unveiled the rocket that will take us to Mars

Say hello to NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) — it’s about to become the largest, most powerful space rocket we’ve ever built. The Agency announced a design for the rocket earlier today, saying it will be a “safe, affordable and sustainable means of reaching beyond our current limits and opening up new discoveries from the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Sep 14

December 26th 2010

Cosmic Bathroom Reading

Want to fly a Saturn V rocket? Easy! Just pick up one of these bad boys and get learnin’. Having an actual Saturn V rocket, launch pad and government clearance for such things also helps immensely. [Reddit]

Tech News Jack Loftus Dec 26

April 28th 2010

A Fascinating View on the Apollo 11 Launch

This is something that not many people have seen: A close up of the fiery engines of the Saturn V rocket starting up July 16, 1969. The eight apocalyptical minutes in HD are simply awesome. Even more so with Mark Gray’s narration, the executive producer for Spacecraft Films, which made the transfer from the 500-frames-per-second…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 28

July 19th 2009

Blastabulous Video of the World’s Largest Saturn V Model Launch

We covered the 36-foot Saturn V model launch back in April, but that video was pretty bad. This one—clear as restored Moon landing footage—is thrilling, specially for its deafening noise. Yet another way to celebrate Apollo 11. https://gizmodo.com/shots-of-the-36-foot-saturn-v-model-launch-thats-a-big-5227636

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 19

April 25th 2009

Shots of the 36-Foot Saturn V Model Launch: That’s a Big Rocket

Readers Ben Kennedy and Mike Liszka sent shots of today’s launch of the monstrous Saturn V model rocket. “Model rocket” doesn’t really convey the enormity of this thing, check out the gallery and video below. https://gizmodo.com/largest-scale-model-rocket-in-history-blasts-off-on-apr-5219723 [Thanks, Ben and Mike!]

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Apr 25

December 25th 2008

The Apollo 8 Original Press Kit

Used to a thousand inane press kits announcing useless pieces of junk, I wish it was 1968. Then, I could have received this Apollo 8 Press Kit, detailing the first manned mission to the Moon. Forty years ago the crew of the Apollo 8 was-right now-on their trip back to Earth after the successful mission…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Dec 25

A 1/109 Scale Model of the Saturn V Rocket, Made of Gingerbread

Even at Minifig Scale, This LEGO Saturn V Rocket Is Ginormous

Man builds 19-foot-tall model of Apollo 11 out of 120,000 LEGO bricks

NASA has unveiled the rocket that will take us to Mars

Cosmic Bathroom Reading

A Fascinating View on the Apollo 11 Launch

Blastabulous Video of the World’s Largest Saturn V Model Launch

Shots of the 36-Foot Saturn V Model Launch: That’s a Big Rocket

The Apollo 8 Original Press Kit

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