Here's a comparison of the two NASA rockets:
Saturn V 6.2 million pounds; SLS 5.7 million poundsSaturn V: Five F-1 engines; SLS: 4 RS-25 engines and two, five-segment solid-rocket boostersSaturn V 100,000 pounds to the moon; SLS 154,000 pounds to the moonThe Orion capsule atop SLS can hold four crew members compared to the Apollo capsule’s three. It has the familiar cone shape as previous capsules, but inside are what NASA says are “advances in life support, avionics, power systems, and advanced manufacturing techniques.
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