witness2history's channel

There were no plans for Laika to return. The Sputnik 2 was a rush job, with the mission intended as propaganda coup. They did not have enough time to design a capsule which could return her alive, and the temperature control system was inadequate. The Soviets lied about her living for several da...

There were no plans for Laika to return. The Sputnik 2 was a rush job, with the mission intended as propaganda coup. They did not have enough time to design a capsule which could return her alive, and the temperature control system was inadequate. The Soviets lied about her living for several ...

Incredible! The only thing cooler was the real thing...and I was blessed to have been there for two of those launches (Apollos 8 & 13). This is a work of art!

@Jcpate2010 The glare of the Sun overwhelmed the stars, just as it does on earth during day time. Those who claim that the flights were hoaxes like to point to the lack of stars in the sky as "proof" as though NASA wouldn't and couldn't fake that, so that the pictures would look like all the ch...

I was there, that morning. It was the most dazzling thing I have ever witnessed. I was on the bank of the Banana River in Titusville...14 miles away. And even there, the titanic roar (which took 30 seconds to reach us) was absolutely staggering. It was essentially like watching a 36 story bui...

@durdle1701 The night launch was Apollo 17, the last lunar mission

I was there for Apollo 8 and 13. I will never forget being engulfed with that titanic roar. Gotta say this behemoth has got to be to the model rocket world what the real thing was to the real rocket world. And, I willpause to give kudos to Elon Musk and Space X who are building the second most ...