how was the Saturn V stabilised upright and kept upright without toppling over
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When it was on the pad the entire rocket was bolted down so it could not move. There were a number of bolts all the way around the base. During the launch these bolts would explode releasing the rocket into the air after all the engines were ignited successfully. During the ascent the rocket was controlled by gimbaling the engines to vector their thrust in the right direction. These gimbals were controlled by gyroscopes and a computer. In addition to this the entire rocket was aerodynamically stable with a wide base and a heavy payload at the top so it would be hard to move it against the direction of travel. The designers even added tail fins to the rocket although these proved to be not needed and would have been dropped for future designs.
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