- FACTS ABOUT THE ROCKET - - Built for NASA for the Apollo and Skylab Programs between 1966 to 1975. - This rocket was the first to launch a spacecraft that was on an cooperative, international mission, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (When American and Soviet crews docked in orbit for the first time). - This rocket was designed by Wernher Von Braun and was built by Chrysler and Douglas Aircraft. - The Saturn IB was fuelled with RP-1, liquid hydrogen, and liquid oxygen. - This rocket was designed to reach orbit and had 2 stages.