Topic: Saturn V ST124-M inertial guidance platform
Dhb Member
Posts: 23 From: Elk, Wa., USA Registered: Jan 2015
posted 03-06-2023 01:42 PM
I found this on YouTube, its a little above my knowledge, but can you all post your thoughts on it. Is it correct?
Have you ever wondered about the guidance systems onboard rockets like the Saturn V that took the Apollo 11 astronauts to the moon? How about how these guidance systems influence their trajectory? In this video about the incredible alignment of the Saturn V, I’m going to take a deeper look at the Saturn V's guidance system, and show you how a hidden bunker below the launch pad helped to keep it pointing in the right direction.
Jim Behling Member
Posts: 1767 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Registered: Mar 2010
posted 03-06-2023 02:32 PM
Correct but also Jack King misspoke. The call at T-15 seconds should have been "Guidance is Inertial," meaning the platform was released and now pointing inertially and not fixed to the pad orientation. Also, the process shown is common to many launch vehicles.