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re: Awesome home movie footage of Apollo 17 liftoff
Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:06 am to rmnldr
Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:06 am to rmnldr
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he Saturn V has always been one of the most fascinating things to think about.
Today it is still man's greatest engineering feat. I struggle to understand why humanity is having so much trouble developing a rocket that can match its performance. It's like after its last launch we were somehow set back 40 or 50 years technologically.
This post was edited on 3/22/17 at 9:18 am
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Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:17 am to TigerFanatic99
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Today it is still man's greatest engineering feet. I struggle to understand why humanity is having so much trouble developing a rocket that can match its performance. It's like after its last launch we were somehow set back 40 or 50 years technologically.
I blame the shuttle program.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:26 am to terd ferguson
Small world. I was a contractor engineer at a sub-base before I got tired of shift work during onload/offload operations.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:27 am to RollTide1987
That video is a good find. It was high quality and well preserved.
Living in Florida, I've seen a lot of great launches but, I never had the chance to see an Apollo. I did go to the very first Space Shuttle launch. It was awesome.
Living in Florida, I've seen a lot of great launches but, I never had the chance to see an Apollo. I did go to the very first Space Shuttle launch. It was awesome.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:44 am to meeple
You forgot Tang
I ate it by the spoonful as a young astronaunt
I ate it by the spoonful as a young astronaunt
Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:52 am to TigerFanatic99
quote:I agree. And it all started with a pencil and a piece of paper... Below is a picture of Dr. Wernher Von Braun's original sketch.
Today it is still man's greatest engineering feat
Posted on 3/22/17 at 10:12 am to Vlad
I remember watching this launch when I was 6 years old living north of Tampa. We watched the TV launch, then ran outside to see it. It lit up the eastern sky.
GEAUX TIGERS
GEAUX TIGERS
Posted on 3/22/17 at 11:16 am to 50_Tiger
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I've now spent the last hour watching re-entry videos and even a semi quasi TED talk from one of the Astronauts on what it takes to land the Shuttle from Space. I hate you but thank you at the same time lol.
Links?
Posted on 3/22/17 at 11:20 am to BayouNation
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