Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch Camera E-8 Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | This clip is raw from Camera E-8 on the launch umbilical tower/mobile launch program of Apollo 11, July 16, 1969. This is an HD transfer from the 16mm original. Even more excellent footage is available on our DVDs at our website at http://www.spacecraftfilms.comThe camera is running at 500 fps, making the total clip of over 8 minutes represent just 30 seconds of actual time.
Countdown to Apollo 11 - June 25 RP-1 Loading Mark Gray 2013-06-25 | While the cryogenics on the Saturn V began loading during the countdown under T-9 hours, the fuel for the first stage was loaded nearly a month before. Here's how it worked.Check out our line of extensive documentation of US Space History at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Mercury RCS Testing Mark Gray 2013-06-20 | That's right! In the early golden days of spaceflight they wore raincoats and watched the thruster tests from right up close.From our Project Mercury 6-DVD set at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Gemini IX-A Onboard Footage with Narration from Post-Flight Press Conference Mark Gray 2013-06-03 | The onboard footage from Gemini IX-A with narration from the post-flight press conference, including the "angry alligator" footage as well as Cernan's spacewalk.From the Project Gemini 3-DVD set from Spacecraft Films. www.spacecraftfilms.com.
Gemini IX-A Launch with air to ground audio Mark Gray 2013-06-03 | Several views of the launch of Gemini IX-A, with the air to ground audio. Also shows the launch of the ATDA.
Gemini IX-A Recovery Mark Gray 2013-06-02 | The splashdown and recovery of Gemini IX-A. Includes audio from the PAO during splashdown and from the post-flight press conference.
Gemini IX-A Launch Mark Gray 2013-06-02 | The launch of Gemini IX-A, with Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan on board. June 3, 1966.From www.spacecraftfilms.com
Juno II Explosion Mark Gray 2013-05-30 | An often repeated rocket explosion, you've seen it before. But have you seen it from these other angles? With some extra background information? Narration provided by propulsion consultant Dave Mohr.
John Young Biography Mark Gray 2013-05-30 | A period biography by NASA of Astronaut John Young in the early 1970's...
Apollo 10 Lunar Module Staging Mark Gray 2013-05-27 | This sequence discusses the staging of the lunar module during the Apollo 10 mission, along with a discussion of the viewpoints in each of the books by Gene Cernan and Tom Stafford, and how each account compares with the film record of the event. (And the date was May 22, 1969, rather than March)...Also... from the post-flight debriefing, here are the remarks concerning the incident:STAFFORD: We got the vehicle under control after about, I'd estimate, a 360-degree maneuver.YOUNG: How close did you get to gimbal lock?CERNAN: Close enough to get the warning light on.YOUNG: Better than 5 degrees then.CERNAN: Somewhere between 15 degrees and 5 degrees. I'm not sure how far around we went. I was able to see the horizon out the window and the lunar surface start moving and I don't know, on the 8-ball, exactly what attitude we realized. We could have maneuvered 30 degrees or we could have maneuvered 90 degrees. All I know is that it was fairly slow, but positive. Whether we did a 360-degree maneuver is difficult for me to say."And that's it. Where is the 8 revolutions in 15 seconds?
Launch of Apollo 10 Mark Gray 2013-05-19 | May 18, 1969, the launch of Apollo 10, the dress rehearsal on the way to the Moon. Two months later Apollo 11 would land on the Sea of Tranquility.
Faith & (MA-9) Launch - Gordo Cooper Mark Gray 2013-05-15 | The launch of the final manned Mercury mission, MA-9, May 15, 1963. Who's the best pilot you ever saw?
Shepard Medal Presentation Mark Gray 2013-05-05 | Al Shepard received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy after his May 5, 1961 flight.
Apollo 13 Color Television Camera Mark Gray 2013-04-26 | Here's the story of how the color camera developed to travel to the Moon was used on the launch umbilical tower to deliver a live color feed of the launch on just one mission: Apollo 13.
Today in Space History - April 25 Mark Gray 2013-04-25 | The launch of MA-3 in 1961 and the launch of SA-2 in 1962.
Today in Space History - April 23 Mark Gray 2013-04-23 | Apollo 16 leaves the Moon. Lunar Liftoff at Descartes. From the extensive 6-DVD collection at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Today in Space History - April 21 Mark Gray 2013-04-21 | Apollo 16 begins their first EVA in the Descartes region of the Moon. From the 6-DVD collection at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Apollo 16 EVA 1 Part 3: To ALSEP Mark Gray 2013-04-20 | The quick trip over to the ALSEP site. From our extensive 6-DVD set on Apollo 16 available at www.spacecraftfilms.com.
Apollo 16 EVA1 Part 2: Loading Up Mark Gray 2013-04-20 | Part 2 of the Apollo 16 first EVA. Various early tasks after unloading the LRV. From the LRV television camera. From the extensive 6-DVD collection of material at www.spacecraftfilms.com. For a more extensive explanation of the events in this video, go to www.destinationspace.tv.
Apollo 16 EVA 1 Part 1: First Steps Mark Gray 2013-04-19 | The start of the first EVA on Apollo 16. At this point television was not yet available. The footage comes from the 16mm data acquisition camera in the lunar module window. From the 6-DVD collection available at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Apollo 16 Footage Mass Spectrometer Boom (B&W) Mark Gray 2013-04-19 | Footage taken during the Apollo 16 mission of the SM Mass Spectrometer Boom. This track is silent. From the 6-DVD set available at www.spacecraftfilms.com.
Apollo 16 Landing Site Flyover Mark Gray 2013-04-19 | A look at the Apollo 16 Descartes landing site. From the 6-DVD collection available at www.spacecraftfilms.com.
Apollo 16 Data Acquisition Camera Footage Mark Gray 2013-04-18 | Footage from the 16mm Data Acquisition Camera footage, from mission events either behind the Moon or not sync. From the extensive 6-DVD set from www.spacecraftfilms.com.
Explorer 1 Preparation and Launch Mark Gray 2013-04-18 | The first U.S satellite, launched January 31, 1958. Footage of preparation and launch. Commentary by David Mohr, propulsion consultant. From the 2-DVD collection "Liftoff" from www.spacecraftfilms.com.
Today in Space History - April 17 Mark Gray 2013-04-17 | Apollo 13 returns successfully to Earth. Recovery from before the drogues until splashdown. From our extensive 3-DVD collection at www.spacecraftfilms.com. Footage courtesy NASA.
Apollo 16 Launch (Angle 5) Mark Gray 2013-04-17 | Launch of Apollo 16, April 16, 1972.From our 6-DVD collection at www.spacecraftfilms.com. Footage courtesy NASA.
Apollo 16 Launch (Angle 4) Mark Gray 2013-04-17 | Launch of Apollo 16, April 16, 1972. From our Apollo 16 6-DVD collection at www.spacecraftfilms.com. Footage courtesy NASA.
Apollo 16 Launch (Angle 3) Mark Gray 2013-04-17 | Launch of Apollo 16, April 16, 1972.From our 6-DVD collection at www.spacecraftfilms.com. Footage courtesy NASA.
Apollo 16 Launch (Angle 2) Mark Gray 2013-04-17 | The launch of Apollo 16 April 16, 1972.From our 6-DVD collection at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Today in Space History - April 16 Mark Gray 2013-04-16 | The launch of Apollo 16 - April 16, 1972.From our extensive 6-DVD collection available at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Today in Space History - April 14 (Landing of STS-1) Mark Gray 2013-04-16 | The first landing of a space shuttle, April 14, 1981, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. I've always felt as though Young and Crippen were so excited after the landing because they were just glad to be back alive! As the first manned spacecraft to be flown without an unmanned flight test was putting a great deal on the line. And it was the return of manned space flight, the first for the US since 1975. A great flight.
Today in Space History - April 15 Mark Gray 2013-04-16 | On this date in 1965, the Saturn V second stage, the S-II, was test fired for the first time. Mounting 5 J-2 engines, the stage provided 1 million pounds of thrust. From our extensive 3 DVD collection of material on the Saturn V, available at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Apollo 16 Launch (Angle 1) Mark Gray 2013-04-16 | The launch of Apollo 16 on the fifth successful lunar landing mission, April 16, 1972. From our extensive 6-DVD collection of material on Apollo 16 at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Today in Space History - April 14 Mark Gray 2013-04-16 | Topping out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Florida, April 14, 1965. The finishing of the structural steel for the building.From www.spacecraftfilms.com
Apollo 16 Launch Day Mark Gray 2013-04-16 | April 16, 1972. Footage of launch day breakfast, suit up, transfer to pad and spacecraft ingress for the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission. This track is silent.From our extensive 6-DVD collection at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Saturn 1 (SA-4) Launch Mark Gray 2013-04-16 | The fourth flight of the Saturn 1 vehicle, and the last without a live upper stage. On SA-4 all of the fairings and retrorockets were flown as the would be with a live S-IV stage, and the retrorockets were fired, but the stages did not separate (on purpose). One engine was also purposely shut down about 100 seconds into the flight, and the other engines compensated correctly for the loss. The launch date was March 28, 1963, and the mission lasted 15 minutes, a suborbital launch. The vehicle reached an altitude of 129 km (80 miles).
Saturn 1 (SA-5) Launch Color TV Feed Mark Gray 2013-04-16 | SA-5 was the first orbital Saturn 1 flight, the first with a live S-IV stage. The S-IV mounted 6 RL-10 oxygen/hydrogen engines. The launch occurred on Cape Canaveral launch complex 37B, on January 29, 1964. The second stage entered orbit as the largest ever at that time, making around 12,000 orbits before the orbit decayed.
Saturn 1 (SA-3) Launch Mark Gray 2013-04-15 | The November 16, 1962 launch of the Saturn 1, with a dummy upper stage, was the second Project Highwater flight, in which the rocket was destroyed purposely releasing water into the upper atmosphere. The flight reached an altitude of 167 km (103 miles). This was the first launch from complex 34 featuring a tower. SA-1 and SA-2 were serviced at launch through masts which fell away.
Saturn 1 (SA-2) Launch Mark Gray 2013-04-15 | The second launch of a Saturn 1 rocket. Suborbital mission contained dummy upper stage. Extra baffles were added in propellant tanks to inhibit sloshing. At 65.4 miles the vehicle was destroyed, on purpose, to release water on board. Project Highwater was a study of the nature of the ionosphere. The mission was a success.
Saturn 1 (SA-1) Launch Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | Multiple views of the first launch of a Saturn 1 rocket. For this mission, only the first stage is live. The upper stages are dummy stages. Location is pad 34 at Cape Canaveral.From our extensive 3 DVD collection on the Saturn 1 and 1B available at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Apollo 11 Moonwalk Part 3 of 4 Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | Part 3 of 4. Apollo 11 Moonwalk compiled from the highest quality sources, the restored EVA television from NASA and Lowry Digital, the 16mm onboard film from Buzz Aldrin's window in HD, and new scans of the still photos.All of the material is synchronized as it happened. A unique view of the first moonwalk.
Saturn 1 (SA-1) Pad Operations Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | Preparations for the first Saturn 1 launch, SA-1, from launch pad 34 at Cape Canaveral. At this point (and for SA-2) there was no launch tower, the vehicle was serviced from a retractable service structure and at launch by masts that fell away. From our extensive collection of material on the Saturn 1 and 1B 3-DVD set from Spacecraft Films.
Apollo 11 Moonwalk Part 2 of 4 Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | Part 2 of 4. Apollo 11 Moonwalk compiled from the highest quality sources, the restored EVA television from NASA and Lowry Digital, the 16mm onboard film from Buzz Aldrin's window in HD, and new scans of the still photos.All of the material is synchronized as it happened. A unique view of the first moonwalk.
Apollo 11 Moonwalk Part 1 of 4 Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | Part 1 of 4. Apollo 11 Moonwalk compiled from the highest quality sources, the restored EVA television from NASA and Lowry Digital, the 16mm onboard film from Buzz Aldrin's window in HD, and new scans of the still photos.All of the material is synchronized as it happened. A unique view of the first moonwalk. From www.spacecraftfilms.com
Saturn 1B AS-206 (SL-2) Pad Operations Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | Documented here are pad operations for the first manned launch to Skylab. Saturn 1B rockets served as ferries to Skylab, and were launched from launch complex 39 using the infrastructure created for the Saturn V. A "milkstool" was built to bring the Saturn 1B up to the appropriate levels for spacecraft servicing. Using complex 39 was deemed less expensive than maintaining complex 34 for Saturn 1B launches. The only manned Saturn 1B launched from complex 34 was the Apollo 7 mission. From our extensive 3 DVD collection on the Saturn 1 and 1B launch vehicles, available at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Saturn 1B AS-203 S-IVB Hydrogen Tank Interior Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | Cameras were used inside tanks to determine the in-flight characteristics of propellants. On AS-203, this camera was used to study the behavior of the liquid hydrogen inside the S-IVB stage in orbit. During a lunar mission, the S-IVB would be in orbital coast until it restarted to send the spacecraft to the Moon. The data from this flight built confidence that when required to restart for the lunar trajectory the stage would be ready to go. From our extensive collection of material on the Saturn 1 and Saturn 1B, contained on 3 DVDs and available at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Saturn 1B AS-210 (Apollo/Soyuz) Rollout Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | The final Saturn launch, for the Apollo/Soyuz Test Project, this is the last rollout of a Saturn vehicle at LC39. All of the Skylab and the ASTP Saturn 1B were launched from LC39, the "milkstool," as it was deemed less costly than keeping LC34 available for launches after Apollo 7. This footage is part of our extensive 3-DVD collection on the Saturn 1 and 1B available at www.spacecraftfilms.com.
Saturn 1 S-IV Stage Insulation and Handling Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | The second stage of the Saturn 1 was the S-IV, used on SA-5 through SA-10. Mounting 6 RL-10 LOX/LH2 engines, the stage was insulated on the inside, using tiles glued to the interior of the stage. This footage shows the insulation process and handling of the stage. From our extensive 3-DVD collection of material on the Saturn 1 and 1B, available at www.spacecraftfilms.com
Saturn 1 S-1 Test Firing Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | An S-1 Saturn 1 first stage during test firing at the test stand in Huntsville, AL. From our extensive 3 DVD collection on the Saturn 1 and 1B, available at www.spacecraftfilms.com
S-1 (SA-5) Fuel Tank Installation Mark Gray 2013-04-08 | The Saturn 1 first stage was constructed of 9 tanks, consisting of a center LOX tank from the Jupiter, surrounded by alternating LOX and Kerosene tanks (total of 8). This footage shows the installation of a kerosene tank on the stage for the fifth flight. The footage is part of an extensive 3 DVD collection on the early Saturn rockets available at www.spacecraftfilms.com
