[Steely Tom]

The mighty Saturn V rocket that took the United States to the Moon had a lift capacity of 260,000 lb (120,000 kg) to low-Earth orbit. That’s 130 tons, or 116 “tonnes.”

[DoodleDawg]

The mighty Saturn V rocket that took the United States to the Moon had a lift capacity of 260,000 lb (120,000 kg) to low-Earth orbit. That’s 130 tons, or 116 “tonnes.”

So in other words NASA is prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars to deliver a rocket probably 3 years late and more billions over budget that can do what the Saturn V could do?