Saturn V Story
When President Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s, no rocket existed with the power to rise to the challenge. To win the space race, the US would need to establish a multibillion-dollar program. This is the story of the most powerful machine ever built, the men and women who believed it could fly, and a nation who watched on with hope, together.
When President Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s, no rocket existed with the power to rise to the challenge. To win the space race, the US would need to establish a multibillion-dollar program. This is the story of the most powerful machine ever built, the men and women who believed it could fly, and a nation who watched on with hope, together.
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