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How Did NASA Get Those Shots?
🕑 Added 2022-08-15 23:42:15 +0000 UTCI've been wanting to do this video for a long time.... Just how did they manage to get those spectacular shots of the stage separations of Saturn rockets? Many have asked over the years, so this one is by special request for all of you who have wondered about just that. OH - and hang on till the end to see the jaw-dropping unedited footage. Enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - The U2 Spy Plane 1:42 - Project Corona 3:15 - NASA Electable Camera Pods 5:00 - The First Fiber Optics 5:38 - Apollo 8 LOX Tank (the only film pod recovered on that mission) 9:35 - Credits 11:43 - Apollo 6 S-II Staging, Pod A 14:27 - Apollo 6 S-II Staging, Pod B 17:11 - Apollo 4 S-II Staging, Pod A 19:56 - Apollo 4 S-II Staging, Pod B 22:39 - AS-203 S-IVB Staging 24:57 - AS-202 SS-IVB Staging 27:18 - Apollo 8 LOX Tank Fiber-optic Pulse Camera 29:34 - Atlas (1/2 Stage) Outboard Separation
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Gavin
Interesting You Tube video from Curious Droid showing how NASA filmed Apollo and Shuttle flights. https://youtu.be/BlPfHV36G-g
James R.C. Garry
And used in a variety of films of the era (I dimly recall seeing that sequence in Silent Running). Thanks Fran!
