Apollo 11 - Saturn V Launch

HAHAHAHA.....

definite fake. i refuse to believe my own eyes.

We have one of these Sat V's on display in Huntsville, AL...actually a mock up and a real one. It is impossible to imagine the power those engines generated... Standing under them, it's just AWSOME!

Just think all of this was done in a matter of seconds.

these are some awesome views

the snow like stuff is the liquid oxyden fuel causing frost to build up on the skin of the rocket. LOX is like 400 degrees below zero temp.

sat v put about 120 tons into low earth orbit

yeah they are snow/ice. Its because the fuel tanks use liquid oxygen which is very very cold.
the fuel at the top two stages of a saturn rocket use liquid H2 which is even colder. So water vapour would have condensed and frozen around the LOX and H2 tanks.

Could anyone explain to me what those chunks of "snow-like" parts are that're coming off? Or did I guess right and its snow/ice...

really fast expanding gases

They're hard to compare,really,as the V had to fly all the way to the moon,The shuttle just into orbit...like which is more powerful,a corvette or a semi truck? the corvette may have more horsepower,but I know how to bet if we hook a chain between the two..

Actually, the N-1 was 50% more powerful, but the Soviets didn't take the time and expense to test it adequately. The Energia shuttle booster was just as powerful as the most powerful Saturn V, which was the Apollo 15 rocket, so Energia was more powerful than most Saturn Vs.

What does it take to launch a 36 story building 1/4 million miles?

beautiful
I'd love to feel this fantastic acceleration

The most powerfull machine ever buit. Using Saturns V would be possible to assembly the ISS with just 4 or 5 flight.

Engineering at its best. Ever.

also, the germans got their research from Dr. Robert Goddard. An american scientist.

wtroubles - The white stuff falling off of the rocket is ice. Liquid hydrogen and oxygen (rocket fuel) is well below 200 degrees BELOW zero. FYI to keep the huge metal engine bells from melting they are actually honeycombed with U shaped pipes that the supercooled liquid fuel is pumped through before going to the engine. The space shuttle still uses the same method today to keep the engine bells from melting.

I love it @ 1:24 when you can see the red hot burning rocket fuel being pumped out of those huge engines.

the designers and scientists were truly geniuses of their time. nice vid

ice

hey whats the white stuff falling?? its not ashes man

lol this proves we have bigger "rockets" than japan

Most beautiful example of controlled violence I have ever seen !!

I remember watching this liftoff as a kid and I'm just as in awe now as I was then. Mechanical music and raw power. Just amazing!