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V-2 rocket (1944-1952)
Launching man into space
Height: 14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Diameter: 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Mass: Approximately 12.5 metric tons (or 12,500 kilograms)
Stages: 1 -
Jupiter C (1956-1957)
Used to test re-entry vehicles and nose-cone technology
Height: 69.9 feet (21.3 m)
Diameter: 5.8 feet (1.8 m)
Mass: 64,000 pounds (29,000 kg)
Stages: 3 -
Juno I (1958-1959)
Launch payloads into Earth orbit to conduct experiments
Height: 21.2 m (70 ft)
Diameter: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Mass: 29,060 kg (64,070 lb)
Stages: 4 -
Saturn I (1961-1965)
Was mainly a test rocket to gain knowledge for future Saturn Rockets
Height: 180 ft (55 m)
Diameter: 21 ft 8 in (6.60 m)
Mass: 1,124,000 lb (510,000 kg)
Stages: 2 or 3 -
Titan IIIC (1965-1982)
Used for launching satellites and Interplanetary missions
Height: 137 ft (42 m)
Diameter: 10 ft (3.0 m)
Mass: 1,380,510 lb (626,190 kg)
Stages: 2 or 3 -
Saturn V (1967-1973)
Used for Apollo Missions to the Moon
Height: 363.0 ft (110.6 m)
Diameter: 33.0 ft (10.1 m)
Mass: 6,221,000 lb (2,822,000 kg) to 6,537,000 lb (2,965,000 kg)
Stages: 3 -
Delta II (1989-2018)
Used for launching satellites and Interplanetary missions
Height: 38.9 m (128 ft)
Diameter: 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)
Mass: 152,000–286,000 kg (335,000–631,000 lb)
Stages: 2 or 3 -
Atlas V (2002-2023)
Used for launching satellites, cargo resupply to ISS, Interplanetary missions, and some Human spaceflight
Height: 58.3 m (191 ft) with payload fairing
52.4 m (172 ft) with Starliner
Diameter: 3.81 m (12.5 ft)
Mass: 590,000 kg (1,300,000 lb)
Stages: 2 or 3 -
Ares I (2009-2010)
Launching man into space
Height: 94 meters (308 ft)
Diameter: 5.5 meters (18 ft)
Mass: Approximately 1.8 million to 2 million pounds (about 816,000 to 907,000 kilograms)
Stages: 2 -
Falcon 9 (2010- )
Used for launching satellites, cargo resupply to ISS, Interplanetary missions, and Human spaceflight
Height: 70 m (230 ft)
Diameter: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Mass: 544,310 kg (1,210,000 lb)
Stages: 2