Daring to Dream

Historians agree that the moon landing was the 20th century’s greatest event. In 1961, the odds makers placed 1000:1 odds against a successful moon landing; it was considered an ‘Impossible Dream.’

The Saturn V moon Rocket was the key to a successful mission, and is certainly the most amazing machine ever built.  In order to get to the moon and back safely, an engine of 165,000,000 horsepower was needed. It needed to accelerate from zero to 25,000 miles per hour to escape earth’s gravity. If any of 3,000,000 parts failed, so would the mission. There was no room for error.

Inspired by President Kennedy’s bold vision of “a man on the moon by the end of this decade,” a team of almost half a million engineers and technicians from dozens of countries worked round-the-clock. They succeeded. Their ‘Impossible Dream’ was completed ahead of schedule, and under budget – and without a single Saturn V launch failure.

The 38-story Saturn V moon rocket is an inspiring and tangible reminder that when people from all over the world collaborate on an important mission that nothing is impossible. Any mission can be accomplished, any dream can come true, and any challenge can be met.

"That is why the Saturn V is the ideal symbol for The Dream Rocket project -anything that can be imagined can be accomplished!"
– written by Ralph Petroff