It always sounds so much more impressive in person…I remember the sound of Apollo XI heading up. Of Titan and Atlas (and even Minuteman) launches from Vandenberg. Way more sound, more pressure.
Yeah Doc. You really feel them when they do a burn.
And if it’s a solid booster being tested, the lingering smell.
I’ve been there for launches of Atlas-Centaur, Titan III, Delta II, Saturn IB, Saturn V, one Space Shuttle launch, and 16 of the first 17 Peacekeeper flight test missiles. The sound is always memorable (especially the last Saturn V, the Skylab Workshop launch). But the most curious launch was one of the early Peacekeepers – maybe even FTM-1, I don’t really remember. But we were in Building 7000 at VAFB when it launched, and ran outside immediately to watch. The missile was several miles away, and the sound took a 15 or so seconds to reach us. The stereophonic effect was such that we heard the sound behind the missile, if you can imagine that. It was distinctly radiating from a point that followed the missile. I’ve never had that experience with another launch.
We need more bell! Much more cow exhaust bell!
There were a few moments of Apollo-style glory in the videos I saw, particularly the vapor streaming down the side of the frosted LOX tank.
Successive large-scale static fires without serious issues (apparently). I’d say the orbital attempt just moved significantly closer.
Flight-ER-Doc, damn that’s cool.
I’ve seen a few shuttle launches from seven miles away. What you can’t get from a video is the feel of the sound, like hundreds of tiny fists punching you in the chest.
If copper pipe has water in it, you can’t solder it.
Why not rocket exhaust go thru copper pipe with water
flowing thru them. So 2″ diameter pipe, 2″ space and 2″ diameter pipe and put below it with pipe above the space. Or make layers of pipe with water running thru them.
Or anything other concrete which generally explodes when heated.
It always sounds so much more impressive in person…I remember the sound of Apollo XI heading up. Of Titan and Atlas (and even Minuteman) launches from Vandenberg. Way more sound, more pressure.
Yeah Doc. You really feel them when they do a burn.
And if it’s a solid booster being tested, the lingering smell.
I’ve been there for launches of Atlas-Centaur, Titan III, Delta II, Saturn IB, Saturn V, one Space Shuttle launch, and 16 of the first 17 Peacekeeper flight test missiles. The sound is always memorable (especially the last Saturn V, the Skylab Workshop launch). But the most curious launch was one of the early Peacekeepers – maybe even FTM-1, I don’t really remember. But we were in Building 7000 at VAFB when it launched, and ran outside immediately to watch. The missile was several miles away, and the sound took a 15 or so seconds to reach us. The stereophonic effect was such that we heard the sound behind the missile, if you can imagine that. It was distinctly radiating from a point that followed the missile. I’ve never had that experience with another launch.
We need more bell! Much more
cowexhaust bell!There were a few moments of Apollo-style glory in the videos I saw, particularly the vapor streaming down the side of the frosted LOX tank.
Successive large-scale static fires without serious issues (apparently). I’d say the orbital attempt just moved significantly closer.
Flight-ER-Doc, damn that’s cool.
I’ve seen a few shuttle launches from seven miles away. What you can’t get from a video is the feel of the sound, like hundreds of tiny fists punching you in the chest.
If copper pipe has water in it, you can’t solder it.
Why not rocket exhaust go thru copper pipe with water
flowing thru them. So 2″ diameter pipe, 2″ space and 2″ diameter pipe and put below it with pipe above the space. Or make layers of pipe with water running thru them.
Or anything other concrete which generally explodes when heated.