[HN Gopher] Launch from inside an Apollo capsule (restored in 4K...
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       Launch from inside an Apollo capsule (restored in 4K/30 FPS)
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       Author : the-dude
       Score  : 43 points
       Date   : 2024-05-26 18:11 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.youtube.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.youtube.com)
        
       | RyanShook wrote:
       | Since this launch was unmanned how were various events triggered?
        
         | rbanffy wrote:
         | Most likely by ground teams operating the spacecraft remotely.
         | There isn't much for humans to do in a spacecraft that can't be
         | done by automation, unless something goes wrong.
        
         | rzzzt wrote:
         | Most of them are sequenced. Around 6:10 the video goes through
         | a series of buttons, most of which are called "Backup switch to
         | do X" because when everything goes as planned, no button push
         | is needed to perform the action.
        
       | actionfromafar wrote:
       | Are the instruments a simulation or actual footage?!
        
         | minedwiz wrote:
         | Given the date and that it's a Saturn-1B, that would make it
         | AS-202, one of the early test flights. So instruments probably
         | real, but not final hardware.
        
       | minedwiz wrote:
       | Found it cool that this has the real sound of the master alarm in
       | it; the movie version from Apollo 13 was dramatised.
        
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