"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." - Anatole France _ The real Saturn V rocket in Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. _ This thing is HUGE - 363.0 ft (110.6 m) in length/height and 33.0 ft (10.1 m) diameter. It was launched 13 times at a cost of $185 million per launch (in 1969-1971 dollars). _ This technological marvellous supported the Apollo missions and launched Skylab. Saturn V remains the tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status and still holds records for the heaviest payload launched and largest payload capacity to low Earth orbit of 140,000 kg (310,000 lb). And it's still the only launch vehicle able to transport human beings beyond low Earth orbit. Pretty impressive considering it's first flight was in 1967. _ Yes, the same NASA space center where Mission Control heard the famous words "Houston, we have a problem" from Apollo 13 in 1970. _ A fascinating place for space buffs and just buffs of any kind. _ #myhouston #visithouston @visithouston

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