3 ms·
> People forget there was an entire series leading up to the Saturn V Well, sooorta. The Saturn V was the third in that series, after the Saturn I and Saturn I
by DuskStar 7y ago
> People forget there was an entire series leading up to the Saturn V
Well, sooorta. The Saturn V was the third in that series, after the Saturn I and Saturn IB. [0] While there were proposed intermediate Saturns (and ones past V, too) only two first stages were developed, and the V was the only launcher to fly with the F-1 engine.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(rocket_family) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(rocket_family)