Retro Space HD | Titan I First Silo Launch - Vandenberg, 1961 - High FPS camera views, AI cleanup @RetroSpaceHD | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
High FPS camera views of Titan I first silo launch from Vandenberg, on May 3, 1961. Sequences are shown at real speed and presented at 60fps. Side-by-side views are first shown, with individual sequences at the end of the video.
AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to clean up and resample the film to full HD resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences.
The original footage was silent - sound from a Titan II launch was added.
Sound and image cleanup, conversion to original 24 fps frame rate, geometry correction and AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD.
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The Martin Marietta SM-68A/HGM-25A Titan I was the United States' first multistage intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in use from 1959 until 1962. Though the SM-68A was operational for only three years, it spawned numerous follow-on models that were a part of the U.S. arsenal and space launch capability. The Titan I was unique among the Titan models in that it used liquid oxygen and RP-1 as propellants; all subsequent versions used storable propellants instead.
Originally designed as a backup in case the U.S. Air Force's SM-65 Atlas missile development ran into problems, the Titan was ultimately beaten into service by Atlas. Deployment went ahead anyway to increase the number of missiles on alert because the Titan's missile silo basing was more survivable than Atlas.
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A special thanks to the channel supporters ( patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ):
Asbjørn
Bathypterois
David Graves
Drew Granston
Elpacholag
Francis Bernier
Gary Smith
Gio Pagliari
Glenn W. Hussey
Jackson Johnson
Jan Strzelecki
Jeff Pleimling
Jules E
Kevin Spencer
Martin J Lollar
Michael Pennington
Nathan Koga
Noah Soderquist
Popio
Rick Durr
Ryan Hardy
Scott Manley
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#titan #missile #usaf #vandenberg
High FPS camera views of Titan I first silo launch from Vandenberg, on May 3, 1961. Sequences are shown at real speed and presented at 60fps. Side-by-side views are first shown, with individual sequences at the end of the video.
AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to clean up and resample the film to full HD resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences.
The original footage was silent - sound from a Titan II launch was added.
Sound and image cleanup, conversion to original 24 fps frame rate, geometry correction and AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD.
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The Martin Marietta SM-68A/HGM-25A Titan I was the United States' first multistage intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in use from 1959 until 1962. Though the SM-68A was operational for only three years, it spawned numerous follow-on models that were a part of the U.S. arsenal and space launch capability. The Titan I was unique among the Titan models in that it used liquid oxygen and RP-1 as propellants; all subsequent versions used storable propellants instead.
Originally designed as a backup in case the U.S. Air Force's SM-65 Atlas missile development ran into problems, the Titan was ultimately beaten into service by Atlas. Deployment went ahead anyway to increase the number of missiles on alert because the Titan's missile silo basing was more survivable than Atlas.
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A special thanks to the channel supporters ( patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ):
Asbjørn
Bathypterois
David Graves
Drew Granston
Elpacholag
Francis Bernier
Gary Smith
Gio Pagliari
Glenn W. Hussey
Jackson Johnson
Jan Strzelecki
Jeff Pleimling
Jules E
Kevin Spencer
Martin J Lollar
Michael Pennington
Nathan Koga
Noah Soderquist
Popio
Rick Durr
Ryan Hardy
Scott Manley
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#titan #missile #usaf #vandenberg
