Footagevault Logo play footagevault clip | stock footage | film archive | footage library | high definition hd | footage vault
space footage | in the shadow of the moon | moon landings | space | apollo | nasa		  
View previous or next search result:   Previous Search Result Clip: FTV-0003093 40 / 464 Next Search Result Clip: FTV-0002064
View previous or next incremental clip number:   Previous Incremental Clip Number: FTV-0002002   Next Incremental Clip Number: FTV-0002004
Apollo 4 Saturn V Staging (AS-501)  (FTV-0002003)
This text will be replaced

Description
Apollo 4 staging shot showing the first stage S-IC falling away, followed by the inter-stage connecting ring. The view of the Earth is from a height of 200,000 ft, but the curvature is exaggerated by the wide angle nature of the lens. The camera (an apparently late addition to the rocket stack) was housed in the bottom of the second stage (S-II). Two cameras were mounted on either side of the S-II stage looking past its J-2 engines toward the departing S-IC (see clip FTV-0002004 as well). They filmed at 4x high speed giving an estimated quarter speed slow-motion view of events. Capsules housing the film were jettisoned soon after this separation event and fell back to Earth to be recovered after splashdown in the Ocean. For more information about this clip please visit NASA's Apollo 11 Flight Journal page.

Historic Context of Clip
Background to Apollo 4:
Apollo 4 was the first flight (unmanned) of the Saturn V rocket, the largest launch vehicle ever to fly. The audacity of this first flight on the 9th November 1967 was that the engineers tested all three rocket stages for the first time on the same flight. The flight placed the first Apollo Command and Service Modules in Earth orbit just after 12 noon UT at a height of 116.8 miles. The SPS (Service Propulsion System) engine was fired to blast the Command Module back into the Earth's atmosphere to test its re-entry heat shield and flying abilities.
  Lower Resolution MPEG Watermarked FREE Download
Format Req:   
Clip Number: FTV-0002003
Duration: 00:02:42
Date Recorded: 09-Dec-1967
Sound: Mute Mute
Color / B&W: Color
Original Media: 16mm Film
Clip Format: Broadcast High Definition DVC Pro HD 1080 23.98 psf
Clip Credit: NASA
Prices:
Lower Resolution MPEG watermarked: FREE
Lower Resolution MPEG: $103.68 / €77.76 / £71.28
Broadcast High Definition 1080: $518.40 / €382.32 / £356.40
Bulk Order Discounts - We offer discounts on bulk orders. Please contact us for further information.

Have you noticed any errors in our shot descriptions? Do you recognise yourself or someone you know in this footage?
If so please contact us. We are keen to make all our notes as historically accurate as possible and are always happy to be helped with this task.




© Footagevault 2007-2010
footagevault ltd - registered company number 6153564
site powered by IT Centa