Apollo 8 Launch

youvebeenthunderstru Says:

Aug 14, 2009 - Yes, but with all due respect to you, the astrounauts were trained professionals as well.

BeebeCh1972 Says:

Sep 3, 2009 - Very nice sound of the rocket roar considering the 60s through early-70s was when this mighty rocket ran.

ugowar Says:

Sep 4, 2009 - It's very, very likely that's *not* the authentic Apollo 8 launch sound, but a generic overdub so take it for what it's worth.

stegatops Says:

Oct 8, 2009 - Yes...........that gave me a touch of heartburn too, watching the flames lapping underneath the exhaust outlets.............shades of 1986...........yet this didnt seem to bother the Saturn V rocket at all.

an147 Says:

Oct 9, 2009 - I hope man goes to the moon again.

givemetoast Says:

Oct 10, 2009 - Awesome!

llandudnoboy Says:

Oct 11, 2009 - He will but sadly not in one of these monsters where the entire rocket bar the lunar capsule was destroyed during the mission. Where 99% of the rocket was wasted and never reused again would prove far too expensive today. I'm 47 and can just remember some of those 1969-72 launches. Very exciting.

grbosss Says:

Oct 12, 2009 - During our lifetime

artwleb Says:

Oct 17, 2009 - The RP-1 has carbon in the mixture and hence the yellow opaque color that obscures the inner nozzle............alcohol and peroxide are two additional propellants that produce transparent jets.

ugowar Says:

Oct 20, 2009 - All vehicles, especially ones with more than one engine have heat shields around the engines because at altitude the different plumes will collide and recirculate up, heating the engine section. Even nominal shuttle launches experience this, the SRB exhaust recirculates to the base of the ET so that's why it's always charred and burned out at the bottom after you see it separate.

stormrider62033 Says:

Oct 21, 2009 - there planing on ditching the shuttle and going back to a rocket like this for future missions,also unlike the shuttle these rockets were cleared for almost any weather launches

kingspunkbubble Says:

Oct 24, 2009 - The shuttle looks so seventies. Rockets are timeless.

clayzee001 Says:

Oct 26, 2009 - the shuttles first launch was 1981 ( i think i know it was in the 80s)

clayzee001 Says:

Oct 26, 2009 - the new ares rocket test launches tomorro! :D cant wait!

markzzxx Says:

Nov 1, 2009 - um..apollo 12 got struck by lightning..lookup SCE to AUX

l33tpow3rz Says:

Nov 1, 2009 - the BEST Apollo launch video I've seen... A+

llandudnoboy Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - Oh yes please. I'm 47 and just about remember the launch of some of the Saturn rockets even now its 37yrs since the last one took off. It's one of those things that you never forget.

artwleb Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - At low altitudes the vacuum created in the boattail will cause base heating so you need insulation, s/s materials and other means of reducing the heat effect.

41special Says:

Nov 15, 2009 - Flight sounds a little pissy at 3:27

didiermeylan Says:

Nov 17, 2009 - Saturne V the finest rocket ever built! The Schuttle is more like a truck or a bus than a rocket. Space is not for TOURISTS. That was true and remains true!!!

rakrupski Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - Who ever said there were ullage engines on the first stage? I certainly didn't. The first stage is ground started... no need for ullage engines when you have gravity. ;-)

rakrupski Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - Well a range safety tracking report really isn't necessary when the vehicle is almost in orbit. The "IP" is "Impact Point" which is constantly calculated - it's where the vehicle would fall if it quit at that point. At first the IP is over land, then it's over water, finally it's a moot point. That's why flight sounded "annoyed", because the RSO gave him a useless report.

InARoundaboutWay Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - Crikey rakrupski, did it really take you four months to think of that response?!! Anyway, no one else mentioned that ullage engine fact but me (I think). And you are correct about the reason why there are no ullage engines on the first stage. However, I think they should have put ullage engines on the first stage - and ignited them just as the rocket was taking off - to make the take off seem even more exciting than it already was!

rakrupski Says:

Nov 21, 2009 - Sorry... I don't live on YouTube.

InARoundaboutWay Says:

Nov 22, 2009 - Woah, woah. Hang on a sec. I haven't read the comments you say you've deleted. What twisted beliefs did they hold? I think you shouldn't delete comments (unless they're blatently offensive and aimed at a specific individual, of course) because others are no longer able to make their own mind up on the point that they made, and therefore it prevents a healthy debate from occuring. What did the poster suggest in this instance?