The company’s model rockets range in size from six inches to two feet tall. Some are replicas of iconic vehicles like the space shuttle and Apollo 11’s Saturn V. Estes manufactures the ...

On Jan. 13, 1975, inside the cavernous VAB, workers stacked the Saturn IB rocket's first stage onto Mobile Launcher-1 (ML-1), modified from its use to launch Saturn V rockets during the Apollo program ...

Regardless of whether you're looking to treat yourself, buy for the budding space enthusiast in your life or you know someone who needs new kit ... Estes Saturn V Model Rocket: $61 at amazon.com ...

Blue Origin’s webcast last showed the booster at an altitude of about 84,000 feet. New Glenn is the size of a 30-story skyscraper at 322 feet tall, nearly as tall as the Saturn V rockets that carried ...

Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph (about 40,000 kilometers per hour) to escape Earth? – Bo H., age 10, Durham, New Hampshire There’s a reason why a rocket has to go so fast to escape Earth.

Blue Origin launched its towering New Glenn rocket for the first time on Thursday, in a crucial milestone for Jeff Bezos' space company. New Glenn thundered off the launchpad in the early morning ...