Developed with the aid of Wernher von Braun at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, the Apollo Saturn V became the biggest amongst a family of liquid propellant rockets designed for a trip to the moon. Thirty-two Saturn rockets of various designs entered development with the first Saturn V sent the Apollo 8 astronauts into orbit in 1968. In 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 aboard the Saturn V successfully accomplished the first manned landing on the moon.
