what’s taller?

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Rocket height comparison: Saturn V, Falcon 9 and Shuttle

Compare Saturn V, Falcon 9 and the complete Space Shuttle launch stack at the same scale. Read the configuration notes and open the interactive chart.

Compiled and maintained by Ishan Karunaratne · Research & measurement methods

What is tallest in this scene?

At the stated values, Saturn V is tallest at 111 meters. It stands approximately 41 meters above Falcon 9, or 1.59 times its listed height.

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Rocket height comparison: Saturn V, Falcon 9 and Shuttle. Human: 1.75 m; Space Shuttle: 56.14 m; Falcon 9: 70 m; Saturn V: 111 m.
Relative standing heights on a common baseline. Read the measurement definitions and estimates in the table below; artwork is interpretive.

The measurements behind the picture

All values are in meters. Each definition states what is included.
SubjectHeightMeasurementEvidence
Human

A familiar perspective

1.75 mExample adult height · adjustableAdjustable reference
Space Shuttle

NASA · complete launch stack

56.14 mFull upright launch stack heightSourced measurement
Falcon 9

SpaceX · fairing configuration

70 mFull launch vehicle height with fairingSourced measurement
Saturn V

NASA · Apollo program

111 mFull launch vehicle heightSourced measurement

Keep the comparison accurate

Space Shuttle. This is the full launch stack, not the orbiter’s runway height or length.

Falcon 9. Keep the configuration attached to the height: full rocket, booster, and spacecraft are different measurements.

Saturn V. Compare the full launch configuration, not just the spacecraft that reaches its destination.

The artwork is interpretive. The scene preserves relative vertical scale, while the source definitions explain differences such as antennas, pedestals, launch configurations, and fictional versions.

Sources

Each subject page records its own source-review date, measurement definition and assumptions. A source-review date describes the recorded check; it does not mean every source is continuously monitored.

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