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Author	Topic: Apollo 17 launch films (National Archives)
LM-12 Member Posts: 3898 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010	posted 02-18-2024 05:09 PM Here are two high-speed films of the Apollo 17 launch at night from the National Archives: Apollo 17 Bottom 1/4 of the S-IC Stage and Launch Table Apollo 17 Bottom 1/4 of the S-IC Stage and Launch Table S-IVB Aft Service Arm, Overall Action Arm
Blackarrow Member Posts: 3685 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002	posted 02-18-2024 08:33 PM For the second time in history, a "sleeping giant" was awakened on December 7th.
LM-12 Member Posts: 3898 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010	posted 02-19-2024 02:14 AM Great views of the F-1 engines and the blazing inferno on the launcher platform.
damnyankee36 Member Posts: 64 From: Alamogordo, NM USA Registered: Aug 2017	posted 02-20-2024 01:12 PM First time I have seen a water spray system on the LUT besides on the platform.
LM-12 Member Posts: 3898 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010	posted 02-20-2024 04:32 PM In this film, the launch segment that begins at 18:41 is flipped. What is attached to those wooden poles you often see within the Pad 39 perimeter? Apollo 17 Launch Entire Vehicle and Tracking

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