Retro Space HD | Power for Apollo Saturn V - Remastered NASA documentary - Engine tests and rocket development @RetroSpaceHD | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Remastered NASA documentary about the Saturn V engine development and tests.
Original footage from NASA. Sound cleanup, film dust removal, conversion to the original 24 fps frame rate, geometry correction and color restoration by Retro Space HD.
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The Saturn V was principally designed by the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, although numerous major systems, including propulsion, were designed by subcontractors. It used the powerful F-1 and J-2 rocket engines for propulsion, which shattered the windows of nearby houses when they were tested at Stennis Space Center.
The Saturn V consisted of three stages—the S-IC first stage, S-II second stage, and the S-IVB third stage—and the instrument unit. All three stages used liquid oxygen (LOX) as the oxidizer. The first stage used RP-1 for fuel, while the second and third stages used liquid hydrogen (LH2). Whereas LH2 has a much higher energy density to be lifted into orbit by mass, RP-1 has a much higher energy density by volume. Consequently, RP-1 was chosen for the first stage propellant because the volume of LH2 required would have been more than three times greater and would have created much higher aerodynamic drag during the boost phase through the atmosphere. The upper stages also used small solid-propellant ullage motors that helped to separate the stages during the launch, and to ensure that the liquid propellants were in a proper position to be drawn into the pumps.
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A special thanks to the channel supporters ( patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ):
Asbjørn
Drew Granston
Francis Bernier
Gary Smith
Gio Pagliari
Jan Strzelecki
Jeff Pleimling
Jules E
Kevin Spencer
Michael Pennington
Nathan Koga
Noah Soderquist
Ryan Hardy
Scott Manley
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#apollo #saturnv #moon
Remastered NASA documentary about the Saturn V engine development and tests.
Original footage from NASA. Sound cleanup, film dust removal, conversion to the original 24 fps frame rate, geometry correction and color restoration by Retro Space HD.
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The Saturn V was principally designed by the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, although numerous major systems, including propulsion, were designed by subcontractors. It used the powerful F-1 and J-2 rocket engines for propulsion, which shattered the windows of nearby houses when they were tested at Stennis Space Center.
The Saturn V consisted of three stages—the S-IC first stage, S-II second stage, and the S-IVB third stage—and the instrument unit. All three stages used liquid oxygen (LOX) as the oxidizer. The first stage used RP-1 for fuel, while the second and third stages used liquid hydrogen (LH2). Whereas LH2 has a much higher energy density to be lifted into orbit by mass, RP-1 has a much higher energy density by volume. Consequently, RP-1 was chosen for the first stage propellant because the volume of LH2 required would have been more than three times greater and would have created much higher aerodynamic drag during the boost phase through the atmosphere. The upper stages also used small solid-propellant ullage motors that helped to separate the stages during the launch, and to ensure that the liquid propellants were in a proper position to be drawn into the pumps.
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A special thanks to the channel supporters ( patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ):
Asbjørn
Drew Granston
Francis Bernier
Gary Smith
Gio Pagliari
Jan Strzelecki
Jeff Pleimling
Jules E
Kevin Spencer
Michael Pennington
Nathan Koga
Noah Soderquist
Ryan Hardy
Scott Manley
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#apollo #saturnv #moon
