The most powerful rockets ever flown
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Starship / Super Heavy (SpaceX) · N1 (Soviet Union) · SLS Block 1 (NASA). (Updated Oct 1, 2026.)
SpaceX's Starship overtook the Saturn V, the Soviet N1 had more thrust than all of them but never reached space, and SLS sent Artemis I to the Moon: rockets that have actually lifted off, from the most liftoff thrust to the least. Which one is the most impressive?
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Top 11
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Starship / Super Heavy (SpaceX)
About 74,000 kN at liftoff with 33 Raptor engines: the most powerful in history.
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N1 (Soviet Union)
The Soviet moon rocket, with 30 engines; it failed on all four launches (1969–1972).
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3
SLS Block 1 (NASA)
About 39,000 kN; it launched Artemis I.
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Energia (Soviet Union)
It flew only twice, once with the Buran shuttle.
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Saturn V (NASA)
Thirteen launches, thirteen successes; it took astronauts to the Moon.
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Falcon Heavy (SpaceX)
Three Falcon 9 cores that can come back and land.
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New Glenn (Blue Origin)
Jeff Bezos's big rocket, now operational.
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Long March 5 (China)
The heavy rocket that built the Tiangong station.
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9
Delta IV Heavy (ULA)
It launched very heavy US national security payloads.
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10
Falcon 9 Block 5 (SpaceX)
The most-flown reusable rocket.
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Saturn IB (NASA)
The Saturn V's smaller sibling, reliable on its flights.
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