03-02-2020, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by tbzep
I love that you see some of the "behind the scenes stuff. Another thing I like is the images and video that actually go with the subject they talk about. No more shots of Titans when talking about Saturns or Gemini re-entries when they are talking about boost phases, etc.
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Yeah, that kind of stuff is most fascinating, since much of this type of footage never made it out to the public: some of it was 'sensitive', other parts were considered too 'boring' for the public. But, if you are a student of the history of the Apollo program, stuff like this is an absolute treasure chest of footage and images 'as it happened'. GSE tests for the Saturn V swing arms and such as that at Marshall were particularly interesting in one I saw some years ago, and the periodic coverage of the construction of Complex 39 at KSC was very interesting.
The facilities built to handle the Saturn V construction, checkout, and flight at the various NASA centers was nothing short of incredible.
Earl
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