Saturn V anecdote

[Eric Mc]

C350 said:

Goonhilly Earth Station are having a 50th anniversary event for the moon landing as they relayed the live footage.
Lots of stuff to see and do, full info here:
https://www.cornwalllive.com/whats-on/music-nightl...

It’s only an hour away for me, so will definitely be going

That looks like it might be fun. I wonder if I could get away that weekend.
Do you know what campsite they are referring to in the article?

[C350]

To me it reads like they’re going to have a temporary camp site close by.
A quick google shows that this site is only half a mile from the venue though
http://www.pinetreesbungalows.co.uk/

[Eric Mc]

Thansk.

It looks like they only accept tents and caravans. I have a motorhome.

I found another site about 4 miles from the satellite tracking station and that would also be feasible.

[C350]

New bbc podcast, called 13 seconds to the moon, all about Apollo 11.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-01-we-cho...

Info here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/...

[MartG]

Interactive 3D views inside Apollo CM

https://3d.si.edu/apollo11cm?fbclid=IwAR0Lm_qnO3uf...

[smn159]

C350 said:

New bbc podcast, called 13 seconds to the moon, all about Apollo 11.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-01-we-cho...

Info here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/...

Listened to the first episode today in the car - it's pretty good

[MartG]

Early contractor model of the Saturn S-IV stage with four RL-10 engines ( as built it had six ) and the cancelled S-V stage on top, which would have been pretty much identical to the twin-RL10 version of the Centaur stage

[MartG]

Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev was in space when the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. Unable to return home, he ended up having to stay in space until further notice.

The cosmonaut eventually returned back to earth on March 25, 1992, after 10 months in orbit - to a nation that was very different to what it was when he had left. The Soviet Union had fractured into 15 nations, presidents had changed, and even his hometown of Leningrad had become St. Petersburg.

Interestingly, at the time, Krikalev was supposed to serve in the military reserves, and was almost issued a warrant for desertion – before the army realised that their reserve soldier was not even on the planet.

[Ozzie Dave]

Another Vote for the Brisbane Museum Nasa/Spaceflight , well worth the $21 entry fee, and no issues with taking your own photos and videos. apart from the 5 suits together from the X series planes through to current suits together (even 1 with a space flown used urine recycling system installed (Sic)) to the 3 full size capsules, Gemini, Mercury, & Apollo also together under an Apollo descent 'chute. another interesting bit was the reaction jet off the side of stage 3 of an Apollo vehicle, never even noticed it before, and the mock up of the LEM and shuttle.

[MartG]

Enterprise arriving at MSFC for vibration testing in 1978. Next to it is the Saturn IB that would later end up at the Alabama Welcome Center in Ardmore.

[Beati Dogu]

Did you watch The Sky At Night this month? They were featuring various moon centric schemes, including habitation proposals and paid a visit to the Apollo 10 capsule in the Science Museum.

Quite interesting and worth a look on iplayer. That's if you can stand to watch that god-awful woman presenter, who would make your average 5 year old feel utterly patronised.

[MartG]

Beati Dogu said:

.... That's if you can stand to watch that god-awful woman presenter, who would make your average 5 year old feel utterly patronised.

No, I can't - she is a terrible presenter

[MartG]

Machining the injector plate for an SSME in 1977 - something which these days would be done by automated machinery

[Beati Dogu]

A look at & tour of the Saturn V on display at Cape Canaveral:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t6SG5-AjbA

You can pan the view around by holding the mouse button down and dragging it around. You can also zoom in and out with the mouse wheel.

[Zoobeef]

MartG said:

Machining the injector plate for an SSME in 1977 - something which these days would be done by automated machinery

I didn't realise Tim Robins was an engineer.

[Beati Dogu]

NASA have reopened the Apollo mission control center in its period guise. Complete with ash trays for that authentic look

https://imgur.com/gallery/iZhOcbI

[C350]

By pure luck I managed to catch the live tour of it that was streamed on their YouTube channel, there were only a couple of hundred viewing, they should have advertised it more as it was very interesting

[MartG]

Interesting website with some early Apollo concept drawings

https://apollopreliminarydrawings.com/

[Beati Dogu]

They're projecting a Saturn V against the Washington Monument for a couple of hours each night at the moment :




The scale is correct. The monument is 555 feet tall and the Apollo stack was 363 feet.

It's a British company doing it too, for the Smithsonian Museum and National Parks Service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpMcjSa0ckE

[Europa1]

Beati Dogu said:

They're projecting a Saturn V against the Washington Monument for a couple of hours each night at the moment :




The scale is correct. The monument is 555 feet tall and the Apollo stack was 363 feet.

It's a British company doing it too, for the Smithsonian Museum and National Parks Service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpMcjSa0ckE

I still struggle to get my head around the sheer size and power of Saturn V. I went to school in Norwich, so I think of it in terms "Jesus H Christ! That was a rocket taller than the Cathedral spire!". It's mind boggling. The Saturn V Story is being repeated on PBS America at the moment. The close up footage of the engines being tested is amazing.

We're almost spoiled for choice for Apollo documentaries this week!