how was the Saturn V stabilised upright and kept upright without toppling over
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Look up the Saturn V Crawler. It’s essentially how many large spacecraft like the space shuttle and Saturn V are moved from the assembly facility to the launch pad. Ultimately, the Saturn V was assembled in a very large building, on top of a mobile platform known as the Crawler. There is a stabilizing arm firmly mounted to the platform. The platform can move slowly, and actively keep itself level.
Other rockets like SpaceX’s will tilt into position, using a large arm to support it during the maneuver. And ULA currently has a mobile building that builds the rocket on its launch pad, then the building itself moves away from the pad.
Regardless of how it’s done, there’s usually a support tower to give utilities to the rocket before launch and provide support. (And of course, they don’t take rockets out of stable positions unless they fully expect to launch in good weather)
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