THE VIDEO SHELF · rocket propellant safety
Toxic Propellant Hazards In Rocketry 1966 NASA
A 1966 NASA safety film teaching workers how to handle toxic rocket propellants such as hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide. It explains the hazards of these corrosive, flammable and toxic chemicals and what to do after contamination.
Why HN readers recommended it
Commenters share it as a favorite vintage NASA film with a sobering look at how dangerous hypergolic propellants are.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- markdcatlin
- Topic
- rocket propellant safety
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2024
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
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I'll recommend a couple of other channels: - Old Royal Navy instruction manuals and documentaries: [LINK] My favorite is Hands To Flying Stations (1975): [LINK] - Historic films and clips, mostly focused on workplace safety: [LINK] My favorite is NASA's Toxic Propellant Hazards: [VIDEO]
shantara on Hacker News · 2024-03
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