How One Man Won The Space Race For America (Apollo Program: Saturn V Documentary) | Spark

52 years ago, In July 1961 President Kennedy put a man on the moon. To win the space race, the United States had to establish a multi-billion dollar space program. What a first seemed like an impossible dream soon became a reality thank to one man, Werner Von Braun. He believed he had the knowledge and vision to make Kennedy’s dream a reality.

With the American public galvanised and the expertise of over 200,000 scientists and engineers, Von Braun masterminded the development of the Saturn V; the rocket that flew 24 men to the moon and launched the greatest adventure in the history of exploration. Using visual effects, stunning NASA footage and expert interviews with Apollo Space Scientists, this inspirational film tells the story of the colossal challenges NASA faced to fulfill Kennedy’s pledge. With the accolade of flying 24 men safely to the moon, the mighty Saturn V will always be considered one of mankind’s greatest technological achievements. This is the story of the most powerful machine ever built, and the men and women who believed it could fly.
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Originally uploaded in 2018. This is a 4K reupload.
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[jopsball-turret]

Well made doc. One of the best I’ve watched on the tube

[dickfitswell]

My dads boss at Northrop Grumman Ellington Field ( Across from Johnson Space Center) was Fred Haise. His name may not ring a bell but think Apollo 13 and Bill Paxton. I met a guy who flew around the moon. Saw his personal pics of the moon. Not many people can say they met a man who flew around the moon. Those men were some of the bravest to walk the face of the earth. Great documentary

[hectorkeezy]

I was born in June 1957, and grew up with the Gemini and Apollo program. My farther told me a lot about it. As i learned to read, I got the newspapers myself. I cried all day when I read about Grissom, White and Chaffee. What a price to pay. Rest in peace. You really were the right stuff.
The first live pictures I saw, was the actual landing. My Dad woke me up, at 7 in the morning, and I got to see Niel taking the giant leap for Mankind. Had I lived in the U.S.A. and not Denmark, it would probably have been, a different story. What a great Era it was. I could go on, and on. “If I see you no more in this World, see you in the next one. And don’t be late”. I think Elon Musk has picked up, where Apollo left off. America is still the place, where everything is possible.🇩🇰🙋🏻‍♂️🪐👩🏻‍🚀🇺🇸

[denniscortez]

My brother Romo V Cortez the first Filipino born Engineer hired by NASA in 1964 to work for the Apollo Program during the US Spce Race with Russia. He graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo CA with major in Electricsl Engineering and Mathematics. Before NASA, he worked as Instrumentation Engineer for the Polaris Nuclear Submarine at Mare Island, Vallejo CA. At NASA he worked for both Apollo and Saturn Program. He retired as Program Manager for Computing at the NASA Headquarters in Wash. DC.. He passed away in 2009 at age 77.

[ronwhite]

I worked at Hamilton Standard 1976 to 1980 working on the new spacesuit for the space shuttle system. I was one of 6 picked from 300 designers to got to NASA JSC Houston for 6 months. So many great memories to be a part of history.

[Pretermit_Sound]

3:56 15 tons of paperwork. Amazing to think that all of that information could probably fit on a half ounce flash drive now. You really have to appreciate the effort past generations put in to the accumulation of knowledge that got us to where we are today.

[sonnyburnett]

Geez, some of the best audio files and comments I’ve ever heard. There’s nothing better than knowledgeable people telling it exactly as it is/was.

[takudzwamashamba]

The most impressive part was dealing with the combustion issue without CFD. this type of diligence is wild incredibly inspiring

[johnkaminsky]

One of the best documentiaries about this marvelous wonder of engineering I have ever seen. Thanks for the upload!

[killerbeat]

Thank you, Wernher von Braun!!! 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇺🇸🇩🇪

[scottculver]

Bravo! A spectacular tribute to the Saturn V and the Apollo space program.

[peterprokop]

This is more a general video on the space race; not much information about the impact and contributions von Braun actually made and how much of a mastermind he really was.

[allgood]

Awesome... I saw Buzz Aldrin speak for an hour here in NZ in 2010 about his experience ON the Moon.. Thanks 👍🇳🇿

[RIVERINE]

Big Apollo fan here. This is one the really good docs out there.

[brianchristie]

No contest...hands down the best video on YouTube I have ever watched and I have watched 20, 000 +videos covering everything in life good and bad and again can say THE BEST!!!!

[burst]

Back in the 1960s, digital computing and integrated electronics were quite primitive and still under development. Handheld scientific calculators were inexistent, as well. Advanced simulation programs were not to be found anywhere. Sophisticated instantaneous communication systems, such as the Internet or cellular telephony, could only be the subject of a dream.

The sheer idea of all these scientists and engineers being able to achieve such a momentous feat with the tools available at that time can be quite a sobering thought.

[michaelrmurphy]

July, 1969. I remember when it happened. And the Revell Saturn V rocket model I had then.

[gargar]

I wasn't born that time but my grandparents where there in that time and they remembered it. I think it is very awesome to remember and know what happened in that time and era for the space program.

[vanveenmatt]

What a great documentary about a time I wish I could have witnessed! Thanks! It's truly amazing what these people who worked on the Appollo program had accomplished.

[michaelkovalenko]

I love watching space exploration documentaries. This is one of of the best.