Launch of Apollo 9 (CBS)
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The launch of Apollo 9 - March 3rd 1969. Onboard are astronauts James McDivitt (CDR) Dave Scott (CMP) and Rusty Schweickart (LMP). This is the CBS coverage of the event.
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On this date in 1969, I became "space sick" at school right after 1st period so that I could check out and go home to watch this on TV. I recall standing in the school parking lot and waiting for mother to pick me up. There was a bit of a mysterious epidemic at school that day. Several members of the Science Club were feeling under the weather that morning.
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Isn't there ANY better launch footage from Apollo 9 online? This is lousy quality.
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This is the first mission I actually remember watching. In kindergarten, we watched the launch on TV. This was in Huntsville, AL - where my dad was on the team which designed and built the Instrument Unit for the Saturn IB and Saturn V.
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WOW!
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Why helium to pressurize the tanks? Why not a cheaper, gas such as nitrogen?
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I always get butterfly's when watching something with people go up hill.
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What a let down that launch would have been to visitors. The rocket disappears 20 seconds after lift off.
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My uncle was actively involved in the Apollo 9 mission; he worked at Grumman in Bethpage and helped design the life support systems on the LEM.
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Bad quality view of the launch.
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you never here anyone say. Hey remember apollo9or 4 or 5 or 14,15,16(maby 16) i mean realy
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not CBS coverage... you wanted NBC for the best then anyway... one of the worst launch view and countdowns I can remember...
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adam ant had a single called apollo nine. listen to the 12" splashdown mix.
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@ceredigio I think this is the "clean" feed.
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It seems unlikely this is from CBS. No commentary by Cronkite and rather unprofessional direction of various shots.
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Around 45 seconds till you hear the sound? ...the camera used at 4:48 must have been over 12 miles away
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too much else to say or do, or perhaps to push the PAO evelope and get into MCC's stuff for a brief moment . . . ice shot of the Q-Ball cover at 1:07 . . .
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@lunarmodule5 I wonder if it's possible that he simply forgot? Someone should ask him!
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wow, really rare footage
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