1960’S NASA ANIMATED “ APOLLO LUNAR MISSION PROFILE ” OVERVIEW OF MOON MISSION EXPLAINER XD48854

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Dating to 1965, this sophisticated animated NASA film “Apollo Lunar Mission Profile“ provides an in-depth look at the manned lunar mission. The film opens with the NASA seal (:11). The Moon’s surface is riddled with craters (:23). These images had been taken from the unmanned space probe; Ranger VII, prior to the craft crashing on the moon’s surface. The mode selected to make the Apollo lunar landing possible was called a lunar rendezvous orbit (:53). A space shuttle is captured during take off utilizing rocket thrust (2:06). The captive firing of the first stage of three stages of the Apollo Saturn V space vehicle follows (2:18). Tests are conducted on the second stage’s engines (2:24). Captive firing of the third stage then takes place (2:26). A diagram is presented showing the five F1 engines (2:41), five J2 engines in the second stage (2:59) and the single J2 en