Editor’s note: We posted this yesterday only to find that the original video we used had been pulled. Now, we’ve reposted the article with a new and improved version of the video, thanks to Spacecraft Films.
To the moon! The goal people most remember from the Apollo program was setting foot on the surface of our closest neighbor. To get there required a heck of a lot of firepower, bundled in the Saturn V rocket. The video above gives you the unique treat of watching each rocket launch at the same time.
Some notes on the rockets you see:
And if this isn’t enough firepower for you, how about all 135 space shuttle launches at the same time?
Read more about the Saturn V at NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
(h/t Sploid)
All Saturn V Launches At Once from Spacecraft Films on Vimeo.
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