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Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch Camera E-8
Raw 500 fps footage from Camera E-8 on the launch tower for the Apollo 11 Saturn V liftoff, transferred in HD from the 16mm original. More than eight minutes of film covers about 30 seconds of real time.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters recommend it for its slow-motion view of the first seconds of liftoff and cite it when comparing launch pads and engine behavior.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Mark Gray
- Topic
- apollo saturn v launch
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
This version of the same video includes informative narration of what are the first 30 seconds after Apollo 11 liftoff: [VIDEO]
NaOH on Hacker News · 2017-02
In Apollo 11 launch, video of engines at 500 frames per secondHere is 500 fps film of the Saturn V launch for Apollo 11, narrated by Mark Gray. It explains the sequence of events over the course of 8+ minutes (30 seconds real time). [VIDEO]
iClaudiusX on Hacker News · 2019-04
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