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Summary: Hail the unsung hero of the Apollo Program
Review: If your knowledge of the Apollo program is "One small step for a man..." or the Tom Hanks version of Apollo 13, then you should discover the real story of all the small steps - and some pretty big ones - that led to the historic landing on the moon. An unsung hero of the moon program were the Saturn 1 and Saturn 1B rockets. These "little brothers" of the mighty Saturn V were the first "heavy lift" launch vehicles developed during the space race, and were used for the first Apollo flight (Apollo 7) as well as the last Apollo flight (the Apollo/Soyuz Test Project) and three missions to SkyLab. This DVD contains an approximately 45 minute production which tells the story of the Saturn 1 and 1B. The rest of the several hours of this DVD set is chocked full of isolated camera views of various launches and films made during the construction of these Saturn vehicles (including my favorite sequence, from inside the fuel tank of a Saturn 1 during launch - a unique perspective...that fuel gets out of there in a HURRY!) This Spacecraft Films documentary does a terrific service of preserving this important part in our spaceflight history. They maintain a completely digital trail starting with the original material at the National Archives and Marshall Spaceflight Center to your home DVD player. There are no Hollywood stars or hokey special effects. This is the real deal. Other disk sets in the series include Apollo moonwalks, shuttle flights and the Saturn V. All direct-to-digital and a must have for any space junkie.
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Summary: Hail the unsung hero of the Apollo Program
Review: If your knowledge of the Apollo program is "One small step for a man..." or the Tom Hanks version of Apollo 13, then you should discover the real story of all the small steps - and some pretty big ones - that led to the historic landing on the moon. An unsung hero of the moon program were the Saturn 1 and Saturn 1B rockets. These "little brothers" of the mighty Saturn V were the first "heavy lift" launch vehicles developed during the space race, and were used for the first Apollo flight (Apollo 7) as well as the last Apollo flight (the Apollo/Soyuz Test Project) and three missions to SkyLab. This DVD contains an approximately 45 minute production which tells the story of the Saturn 1 and 1B. The rest of the several hours of this DVD set is chocked full of isolated camera views of various launches and films made during the construction of these Saturn vehicles (including my favorite sequence, from inside the fuel tank of a Saturn 1 during launch - a unique perspective...that fuel gets out of there in a HURRY!) This Spacecraft Films documentary does a terrific service of preserving this important part in our spaceflight history. They maintain a completely digital trail starting with the original material at the National Archives and Marshall Spaceflight Center to your home DVD player. There are no Hollywood stars or hokey special effects. This is the real deal. Other disk sets in the series include Apollo moonwalks, shuttle flights and the Saturn V. All direct-to-digital and a must have for any space junkie.
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