Launched in 1967, it was the rocket that took astronauts to the Moon

363 feet tall — taller than a 30-story building

To this day, it’s the most powerful rocket ever flown by thrust output

Used for every Apollo mission, including Apollo 11, and to launch Skylab

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First launched in 1981, the Shuttle was part spacecraft, part glider, part rocket 🤯

Reusable orbiter with solid boosters

Built the ISS! Launched satellites and serviced Hubble

Flew for 30 years, ending in 2011

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NASA’s newest moon rocket, built for the Artemis program

Taller than the Statue of Liberty

Generates 8.8 million pounds of thrust

First launched in 2022 with Artemis I, will carry astronauts back to the Moon and beyond

Designed to carry the Orion capsule and eventually support Mars missions

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First launched in 2010 from Cape Canaveral, Florida

Launched over 300 times

First landed a booster in 2015 — and has reused some over 20 times

Lands itself on a drone ships “Of Course I Still Love You”, “Of Course I Still Love You” (OCISLY), “Just Read the Instructions” (JRTI) & “A Shortfall of Gravitas” (ASOG)

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In 2020 it launched first NASA astronauts, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, since the Shuttle program ended in 2011

Delivers cargo, satellites, and NASA astronauts to the ISS

Has flown 30+ astronauts from 4 different space agencies

Has launched more than 300 missions

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Built by United Launch Alliance, designed to replace the Atlas V and Delta IV

Uses Blue Origin’s BE-4 engines and a Centaur upper stage

Combines legacy reliability with next-gen performance

Its maiden launch in 2024 carried Astrobotic’s lunar lander Peregrine