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Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon satellites, ties record for heaviest payload it's ever flown

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 more of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit on Monday night (April 27).
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Saturn V top speed: how fast Apollo crews traveled to the moon

Apollo astronauts reached speeds exceeding 24,000 miles per hour on their way to the Moon, driven by a rocket that remains the most powerful ever flown. The Saturn V, standing 363 feet tall and ...