Apollo 8 Launch

Edited footage of the Apollo 8 launch, several camera views compiled. Runs from T-00:25 through T+03:25.
See the mighty Saturn V launch vehicle in action, carrying humans for the first time. Watch out for an excellent shot of the staging sequence at the 3 minute mark in the video.

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[ManTheJazz]

It looks the the first stage rocket exhaust is burning up

[ugowar]

@ManTheJazz That's because it is. The mixture is purposely fuel-rich to keep the combustion temperature low enough not to melt the engines. Then when the hot exhaust hits the surrounding air, it ignites. You'll notice that the burning dims out as the rocket climbs and there's less and less oxygen to burn the excess fuel.

[crazy3641]

How did the apollo get passed the van Allen belts?

[ugowar]

@crazy3641 Quickly, within a couple of hours. The accumulated doses were low. Immediately after trans-lunar injection, the spacecraft is moving very fast so it quickly traverses the belt.

[steelbreeze55]

At least all those sad, pathetic moon hoaxers can't dispute the fact that we launched over a dozen Saturn V's. If they had any understanding of the breathtaking complexity of that achievement alone, they would realize how ridiculous they sound when arguing with those of us who appreciate the staggering REALITY that was the Apollo program.

[DeciVonW]

those must've been pretty powerful cameras tracking em so high.

[3732334]

@THEORIGINALEXSCAPER Yes they are our modern heroes!

[THEORIGINALEXSCAPER]

@3732334 Mission Commander Frank Boorman took his hand off the abort handle due to the intense shaking of the spacecraft during launch. He said he would rather have died than commit a false abort. MAJOR FUCKING BALLS! (In capital letters)

[xXDEICIDE216Xx]

@crazy3641 They also, passed through a weaker section of them. I asked this question a few months ago. Look at the trajectory they took which also shows where and how the van allen belts sit.

[Southwestairlines737]

@steelbreeze55 wheres the extremely like button?

[007bondspy]

@ugowar DO YOU REALLY ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT BULLSHIT

[rakrupski]

@rfsent5 Flying to the moon does not require "miracle" accuracy as some people believe. I'm sure you could drive from California to New York, park in your driveway and stop within inches of your intended spot. That is not "accuracy", it is (1) Mid course corrections and (2) A good knowledge of your destination.

[rakrupski]

@ugowar I would have assumed that YOU know that the F1 turbopump exhaust is injected into the the lower half of the engine to provide a cool gas shield between the uncooled nozzle extension and the exhaust flow.

The upper half of the F1 is regeneratively cooled with fuel, but the lower half is uncooled and only protected by the turbine exhaust (which is not only fuel rich, but cooled due to losing energy in the turbine).

[3732334]

those first few astronauts that go there have some major fucking balls

[rfsent5]

@samvall, also much innovation, ingenuity and design work went into the control room and guidance systems. Yes, steering a craft all the way to the moon requires computerized guidance computers. Something the American's created. And furthermore, the computers were created guess where? In American, and it wasn't by Braun. That along with the software are not german innovations. Again, sorry.