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I will never forget the feeling of awe when I entered that hanger and saw the butt end of the Saturn V. It is really is something that needs to be seen to be ap
by bfirsh 9y ago
I will never forget the feeling of awe when I entered that hanger and saw the butt end of the Saturn V. It is really is something that needs to be seen to be appreciated.
And then, after walking quite a distance down the length of the rocket, realising they’ve left out the middle stage because it doesn’t fit in the vast building it is in. I laughed in disbelief.
- mstade 9y agoIt really can’t be explained, can it? Anyone remotely interested in space exploration will have their jaw on the floor, dragging it all along the way. I have lots of pictures from there of course, but none that are able to convey the scale or sheer awesomeness of it all. Also very cool to sit on the bleachers outside when there’s a launch. I’ve only witnessed one launch and it was from the LC39 viewing gantry, but that was the second attempt. The first night I couldn’t get tickets for the gantry but I could for the Saturn V center. Even though they scrubbed the launch that night it was great – the air so thick with anticipation I swear you could cut it with a knife. Everyone’s attention fixed on the rocket out over the creek, mission control over the loudspeakers... Can’t wait to go back!
- stcredzero 9y agoThe 1st stage of the Saturn V alone is enough to debunk the moon hoaxers. Hundreds of thousands of people saw a whole bunch of those things launch, and they were tracked by astronomers. Just what is faking the last part of the mission supposed to "save?"