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OCR: SATURN V BUILT FOR THE Apollo missions, the giant Saturn V EXAMINE rocket was one of the most powerful rockets ever SATURN V built. It was extremely successful, with 13 perfect launches and no failures, even during its test ROCKET POWER Saturn V was a three- flights. Saturn V carried the Apollo craft into stage rocket that used Earth orbit; then the third and final liquid propellants. stage fired again to provide an extra Third stage boost to place it on the correct trajectory for the Moon. Second stage SATURN V TAKES OFF First stage STATUESQUE Saturn V was 110 m (363-ft) high, taller than the 93-m Engine (305-ft) Statue of Liberty, in New York City's harbor. FACT FILE