{"id":30833,"date":"2022-04-04T12:35:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T12:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=106420"},"modified":"2022-04-04T12:49:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T12:49:10","slug":"best-saturn-v-rocket-models","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/best-saturn-v-rocket-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Saturn V rocket models"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Iain Todd\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 04 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The Saturn V rocket is one of the most iconic rockets in spaceflight history.<\/p>\n

Developed by NASA at its Marshall Flight Center in Alabama, USA, the Saturn V<\/a> is the rocket that took human beings to the Moon.<\/p>\n

The Saturn V was first launched in 1967 during the uncrewed Apollo 4 mission. Its first crewed launch came in 1968 with Apollo 8<\/a>, the mission that sent human beings around the Moon and back.<\/p>\n

And, of course, the Saturn V made possible the historic Apollo 11<\/a> moonlanding, enabling the USA to overtake the Soviet Union in the Cold War Space Race<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was also the rocket that launched the Skylab space station into Earth orbit.<\/p>\n

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Launch of Apollo 4 atop the first Saturn V rocket. Credit: NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

As well as being a key piece of spaceflight engineering, deserving of its place in the history books, the Saturn V rocket was also one cool-looking piece of machinery.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no wonder that countless models, toys and replicas have been produced over the years from big model-making names like LEGO, Airfix and Revell.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s our selection of some of the best Saturn V models and toys, making great gifts for space fans young and old, or those who enjoy the challenge of model construction.<\/p>\n

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Revell Apollo 11 Saturn V model<\/h3>\n<\/div>

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