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V2 Rocket
Function: First large-scale liquid propellant rocket, launched the space race, first long-range ballistic missile
Height: 14 meters
Diameter: 1.6 meters
Mass: About 8428 pounds (8427.9 pounds)
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Juno I
Function: Launching light objects into low Earth orbit
Height: 21.2 meters
Diameter: 1.78 meters
Mass: 64,070 pounds
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Juno II
Function: Used to launch probes and satellites
Height: 24 meters
Diameter: 2.67 meters
Mass: 121,500 pounds
Stages: This had 3 to 4 stages -
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Saturn I
Function: Designed to be the first launch vehicle for up to 20,000 pound payload. Saturn rocket series used liquid hydrogen as fuel for the upper stages
Height: 55 meters
Diameter: 6.60 meters
Mass: 1,124,000 pounds
Stages: 2 -
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Saturn V
Function: Carried humans beyond low Earth orbit and to the Moon!
Height: 110.6 meters
Diameter: 10.1 meters
Mass: Varied between 6,221,000 – 6,537,000 pounds
Stages: 3 -
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Titan IIIE (Titan 3E)
Function: Launched the Voyager probes and Viking probes.
Height: 48.8 meters
Diameter: 3.05 meters
Mass: 1,395,460 pounds
Stages: This had 3 stages, and had an option for a 4th -
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Space Shuttle
Function: This craft allowed for a human crew that allowed for re-entry
Height: 56.1 meters
Diameter: 8.7 meters
Mass: 4,480,000 pounds
Stages: 2 -
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Athena I
Function: Placed a number of satellites in orbit. First orbital launch from Kodiak Island
Height: 18.9 meters
Diameter: 2.36 meters
Mass: 146,200 pounds
Stages: 3 -
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Atlas V
Function: Launched exploration spacecraft and satellites
Height: 52.4 meters to 58.3 meters
Diameter: 3.81 meters
Mass: 1,300,000 pounds
Stages: 2-3 -
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This is an image of the shuttle Atlantis, which was the final launch for the Space Shuttle -
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This is the latest rocket system in use from NASA. It is going to bring humans back to the moon! -
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Space Launch System
Function: It is being used for the ongoing Artemis moon program
Height: Between 98 meters to 111 meters
Diameter: Between 5.1-8.4 meters
Mass: 5,750,000 pounds
Stages: 2
