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Which rocket helped land the first astronauts on the Moon in 1969?

The Saturn V, the giant Apollo moon rocket.

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  1. Saturn V ✔
  2. Atlas
  3. Titan II

Why: Von Braun's team at Marshall led development of the Saturn V for Apollo. It launched Apollo 11, which landed the first people on the Moon in July 1969.

Huh, didn't know that: Von Braun was asked to lead the rocket effort after President Kennedy called for a Moon landing within the decade.

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How do astronauts get to a lunar party? They take a Saturn V and moon walk in.
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Answer: Saturn V. Von Braun's team at Marshall led development of the Saturn V for Apollo. It launched Apollo 11, which landed the first people on the Moon in July 1969.

  1. NASA Science, Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/wernher-von-braun
    The Saturn V, developed by MSFC, won the race with the Soviet Union to put the first men on the Moon in 1969.
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