Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, on its way to the moon. In the video below, Mark Gray shows slow-motion footage of the launch (a Saturn V rocket) and explains in glorious detail what’s going on from a technical perspective — the launch is very complex, and lots of stuff has to happen just right in order to get a safe launch. The video is mesmerizing, the narration is informative. Prepare to geek out about rockets! (Did you know the hold-down arms actually catch on fire after the rocket lifts off?)
Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo.
(Via A Continuous Lean.)
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O.k., that was pretty cool
posted by HansMoleman on 4-28-2010 at 11:51 am
That was awesome! Great narration too. Thanks for sharing this!
posted by JDtheDJ on 4-28-2010 at 12:34 pm
Anyone else think the narrator sounded a bit like Super Dave Osborn?
posted by sundance1028 on 4-28-2010 at 4:44 pm
Awesome video
That is EXACTLY what I was thinking Sundance!
posted by yurei on 4-28-2010 at 6:43 pm
Very cool – thanks!
posted by Roger on 4-29-2010 at 9:30 am