Launch rockets for lunar missions

Photo montage. On the left, the first stage of the Saturn V rocket is lifted to get stacked on the mobile launch platform inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in Florida in preparation for its launch. This was the first stage of NASA's first Moon rocket for the Apollo Program. On the right is the NASA Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's core stage lifted to get attached between the twin solid rocket boosters for the Artemis I mission. The core stage and boosters are in place on top of the mobile launcher inside the iconic VAB, the same place the Saturn V rocket was assembled for launch.  (Credit: NASA/Cory Huston)