From the Earth to the Moon, episode 5: Spider ending

[nickyp28]

Some fantastic stories came out of the Apollo programme, and this was one of them. There is no doubt that there are countless stories like the ones told in FTETTM from the Shuttle Astronauts. I'd love to see a compilation of some of the human stories that came out of there. And there are countless (literally) stories to be told in the future!

[mfrancisco11]

Great episode! I just so happen to be at the 8:21 mark, playing a scientist...those were LONG days on those sets! I'm also in other episodes of the series but this is the only distinguishable shot that's me...

[olentangy74]

@mfrancisco11 at least you did get some on screen time.I was an extra for the series while living in Orlando. they were filming at the old naval training cener, and I spent many hours on the set while they were shooting parts of episode 6 " we interupt this program". A lot of footage winds up on the editing room floor,(which is right where mine went ) ! Where did you film?

[Nielzep]

oooh spider!!

[SuperTennis3]

all i have is a green screen on all these vids. YOUTUBE YOU CENSORING EVERYTHING AGAIN!?

[yesiamawizardjonny]

Does anyone know how they faked the gravity in this show?

[olentangy74]

From someone who has been a lifetime fan of NASA, and so proud of our Nations manned space exploration heritage, it is truly heartbreaking what has been done the space program. How sad the men depicted in this series must be also.

[Nautilus1972]

@olentangy74 I hope you're also proud of the Soviet space program which paved the way for the USA and forced the U.S. lunar landing.

[olentangy74]

@Nautilus1972 while I would agree that the Soviets were clearly the impetus for the moonlanding, they hardly paved the way. The soviets were the first to put men into space as well as putting men into orbit, but that is about it. It was th USA that 1st mastered the science of orbital mechanics so as to perform the 1st manned rondevous of 2 manned spacecraft 9 (gemini 7&8) and the ist rendevous and docking (Gemini9) it was also the USA that 1st developed fuel cells in place of batteries.

[olentangy74]

@Nautilus1972 also Nautilus, there is the issue of the lift rocket. the Saturn V rocket carried men into space 10 times, 9 of them to the moon. the Soviet N1 flew 4 times and made it a whole mile into the sky before blowing up. So I hardly think the Soviets paved the way. That said, I wish the Russians had made it to the moon, as it would have added another page to the history of manned space exploration.

[Nautilus1972]

@olentangy74 First satellite in space. First man in space. First woman in space. First space walk. First to reach the moon (unmanned). I'd say that's paving the way.

[Nautilus1972]

@olentangy74 First satellite in space. First man in space. First woman in space. First space walk. First to reach the moon (unmanned). I'd say that's paving the way.

[WizzRacing]

@olentangy74 It was never going to happen. The reason America picked the moon was the Soviets space program was not geared for it and America knew it. The Russian N1 booster was not designed for heavy loads and the engine configuration could not be used for a moon launch. That put America and the Soviets on equal ground, that was why we picked the moon knowing that. They would have had to start from scratch to get there.

[olentangy74]

@WizzRacing I must say that I have never heard of your theory before, but I am no engineer. I cannot figure what other purpose a monster like the N-1 would have served. I wonder what the payload capacity was. The "comand /service module" would have been a variant of the Soyuz, and the LK lunar lander flew unmanned in earth orbit, and was supposedly ready for the moon. The LK was a crude, unpressurized thing that would have carried one man to the surface by automation. It would have been dicey.

[WizzRacing]

@olentangy74 Think of it like the space shuttle. It gets you into space but that is it. The Saturn V rocket was designed to carry the LEM, CSM, and 3 astronauts to the moon and back. The N1 was massive because of were it was launched from to enter orbit. They did not have a close base to the equator.

I had read why we picked the moon sometime ago. The Soviets could not have competed when they had so much invested in satellites and low earth orbit designs.

[olentangy74]

@WizzRacing Very fascinaing. Thanks for the info!

[seg9585]

@WizzRacing A rocket the size of the Saturn V is not required to get to the moon (and back). NASA could have chosen the use of multiple smaller rockets to get hardware to LEO and assembled the pieces via earth orbit rendezvous (and this was the idea behind the Constellation program as well).

In regards to the Soviet launch latitude, an equatorial launch or plane change is not required for lunar orbit insertion. This can be done even from a polar orbit, but the timing must be more precise.

[WizzRacing]

@seg9585 I have no idea what you're talking about. They never considered multiple launch "Only in the Movies" was that ever given a thought. The Saturn V was required because that is what they designed it for from the very start. It's not like they had rockets just seating around to use. Every rocket was purpose built from the ground up as well.

I never said you could not. I said the N1 rocket could not due to its design.

[seg9585]

@WizzRacing At the time you're right -- NASA didn't give much thought to LEO rendezvous to build their spacecraft for a lunar landing and return, mostly because on-orbit rendezvous was new and largely untested. But the most recent designs in both the government and private industry consider using smaller rockets with multiple launches to get the hardware in place before the attempt. A lunar landing + return is entirely possible with smaller rockets.

[WizzRacing]

@seg9585 They will not do it, They tried it once with the first space capsule docking. They almost never had the second launch because of issues with the fuel system pressure. After that NASA never tried again.

[seg9585]

@WizzRacing Yes they will. And as I said, that was the design for the Ares program (before this administration cancelled it). NASA has even recently talked about fuel depots in earth orbit to refuel rockets thereby reducing initial launch weight and rocket size. I am an aerospace engineer in the industry, this is the direction the industry will be going.

[WizzRacing]

@seg9585 I bet you dollar's to donuts they will never do it. The government can't even afford to pay it's bills, much less fund NASA. The private sector "Boeing" will not shell out billions either. The only way to even attempt it, you would need Five other countries involved to help defer the cost. I don't see that happening for at least 30 year's.

[96lagos]

where i can find this music of episode ?

[Zoomer30]

Apollo 10, the first time NASA had to deal with cussing from space (but he had a reason to cuss, imminate death has a way of causing that).

[toddsmitts]

One of the few missteps in this great series was the pitiful showing given to Apollo 10, the first mission to perform a Lunar Orbit Rendezvous. Only 25 seconds???

[AERODYNAMICMICROSOFT]

If anyone knows, please name the second song.

[mdavistke]

@AERODYNAMICMICROSOFT

Try this. Look for this series and click the link next to it.

Goto masondaring * com and hit the credits link

[AERODYNAMICMICROSOFT]

I LOVE THE SONG

This was a great in time in NASA's history. It led to one the greatest achievments to NASA. As a fan of NASA, and a person who understands the meaning to explore space, I say, WELL DONE.

[DumbYankies]

For one of the wierdest looking things ever build I always think its one of the most beautiful.

The only real manned "spacecraft" we have ever built.

[CrowServo3000]

what was the comment about getting sick about?

[trivmaster69]

love this miniseries.....thanks for posting!

[thehoaxbuster]

Each time I see this episode from this wondrous series I struggle to hold back tears. Truly remarkable; the most remarkable achievement by man in my eyes.

[lukequixotesanjose]

@thehoaxbuster

I agree... an incredible technological achievement.

[youvebeenthunderstru]

EVAs are very much work, and a lot of it. They (the astronauts) can never just admire the landscape, they're booked solid.

[shanghaiwolf]

"so long, spider."

[CosmicMan78]

yes " so long, spider."

[slithus4]

best episode of them all.

[seancrog]

i agree