Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket comes in at a towering 320 feet tall — which is equivalent to a 32-story skyscraper.

Sometimes compared to the iconic Saturn V, can the Space Launch System (SLS) help capture the excitement of lunar exploration for a new generation? In southern Mississippi, near the border with ...

Saturn V stood at 363 feet tall. Meanwhile, NASA's upcoming Space Launch System (SLS), which will launch astronauts to the moon no earlier than 2026, reaches just above New Glenn at 322 feet tall.

For comparison: NASA's iconic Saturn V moon rocket, which launched the Apollo missions more than half a century ago, produced about 7.5 million pounds of thrust. But the SLS will lose its crown ...