President Kennedy once said I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth. This was the goal of the Apollo project. Which one of these rockets was used to launch the Apollo spacecraft?
- Titan
- Atlas
- Saturn
- Ariane
Answer
The correct answer is C) Saturn.
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