How did NASA Steer the Saturn V?- Smarter Every Day 223

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:43 pm

Yet another great Smarter Every Day episode.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Thu Aug 06, 2020 11:51 pm

Wow. That was awesome. Thanks for the share.

Losbot · Post by **Losbot** » Sat Aug 08, 2020 9:19 pm

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:23 am

Long overdue follow up. He explains in detail how each stage and engine works. Honestly, there are so many little things they had to account for, it's amazing it worked at all. Like the cables between the stages not only had mechanical disconnects, but a backup guillotine to sever the cables in case the disconnect failed.

Another one that blew me away is that the special nickel alloy invented for the main engine combustion chamber was necessary because any iron based metal would instantly rust when exposed to the thousands of tons of pure oxygen passing through it.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:57 am

Pretty amazing how far we have come from the 60's with technology, considering the very first flight was back in 1903! When we landed on the moon in 1969, my grandfather at the time did not believe it was even possible and thought it was fake. He was born in 1906.

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