The Anniversary of Apollo 11 is tomorrow, so I thought I would dig out the 2 videos that I love, and some info on the Saturn V. (Shamelessly stolen from myself from the 40th anniversary, with some edits.)
The launch of Apollo 11 took place on 16 July 1969 at 13:32 UTC. (That is 9:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time in case you're confused.) For those of you who don't remember, it was the first Apollo mission to land men on the moon.
I love the 2nd video I've embedded, because of the detail, and because there is expert commentary, but not everyone agrees with me.
We will start with a video that is a compilation of views from various cameras, including the control room, and the audience on site at Cape Canaveral. The thumbnail photo is the same (or nearly the same) for both videos, but I assure you that they are different. The video is about 6 minutes.
This is Saturn V launch-pad footage from that day. It is 16mm film at 500 frames per second. 8 minutes plus worth of video is only about 30 seconds of real time, but that gives you time to absorb the details of the launch. I think it is fairly interesting.
- Produced thrust of 34.5 million newtons (7.6 million pounds)
- Fueled weight 2.8 million kilograms (6.2 million pounds)
- Height of 111 meters (363 feet)
Here's a story for you. I was looking for something to do with Apollo 11 that's not the "same old same old" thing I've done so many years about "Peak of Western Civilization Day" for the 20th - landing day. I found a piece I did on July 16, 2019 that links to your piece that this references. Completely at random, I was looking for what to post and ended up at the same post you linked to. What are the odds?
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