When John Glenn died, I heard a semi eulogy on Fox News by an astronaut that knew Glenn. I did not recognize the voice. He sounded chronically ill, but still talked about what a great man Glenn was. When the newscaster came on, he thanked Gene Cernan for the commentary. I had heard many interviews by Gene over the years, and didnt recognize his voice due to illness. Gene passed away roughly a month later. Great, great American.

It must have been an amazing experience to launch towards the sky in the middle of the night like that.

The last launch of a manned mission into deep space... Almost 50 years ago...

@carlossabater9719

7 ай бұрын

Well shallow space

I'm 58 years old and have been watching the Discovery channels series, When We Left Earth the NASA missions on Hulu, which I've learned is basically one of only a few series that I have sat and watched, and thought, man, I would love it if they launched another Saturn V rocket just for old times sake

I was at this launch and it really was as bright as daylight. Also, the ground was shaking like crazy. An amazing experience!

Simply phenomenal! Apollo 17 really defined the end of an era..

@pinedelgado4743

Жыл бұрын

--and the beginning of the first of many new eras in US spaceflight! 😉

My dad Ray worked on the 2nd stage on Apollo 17 and all of the Apollo flights. Who knew that the dad’s who worked out at the Cape were the men who helped put the man on the moon. I was ojust a kid growing up in Titusville. That launch that night Apollo 17 was like watching the Sun rise 🚀

8:54 Ron Evans....woohoo!!! 🚀 😀

Always beautiful to see the night launch of 17 😍

Just because Charlie doesn't understand how people went to the moon that doesn't mean they didn't go there. And I don't believe Charlie is 130 years old either.

@TS-ev1bl

Жыл бұрын

CBS (See B.S.) and Uncle Walter said it, so it MUST be true 😄

@97marqedman

10 ай бұрын

Forever thankful that I’m related to Harrison Schmitt. His observations and the experiences he shared with me over the years are truly unforgettable.

Apollo 17 will always be my favorite space mission of all time, thanks for posting LM5!

@lunarmodule5

2 жыл бұрын

You are more than welcome

@soumyojitpal3399

2 жыл бұрын

Mine will be Apollo 15. A mature Saturn V, no clouds, bright day, best view.

@aiden22theastronaut72

2 жыл бұрын

@@soumyojitpal3399 Apollo 15 for sure my second favorite Apollo mission...

@jmwoods190

11 ай бұрын

​@@soumyojitpal3399 If only the unbuilt next batch of Saturn Vs with uprated F-1As actually flew after these mature Saturn Vs. 9 million lbs of thrust that the SLS could only envy!

@jmwoods190

11 ай бұрын

​@@soumyojitpal3399 PS My personal favorite is Apollo 8. There's something espcially magical-looking about that launch!

Nothing quite prepares you for how bright that gets! Thanks for sharing!

I got to meet Cernan on two different occasions in 2009 and 2010. A great memory.

Beautiful especially staging. Thank you!

Another fine post and a service to history. Thanks, as always, for all of your efforts!

@lunarmodule5

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks James!

Thanks for uploading this. I've never seen Cronkite's coverage.

Gorgeous stuff. Adds so much to it. I like that, gives them a nice speech then they all get made redundant 😉

@lunarmodule5

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Baz

I remember at 12 putting a shirt down at the bottom of my bedroom door and staying up past my bedtime to watch this last launch (I had my own TV which was unusual because TVs were expensive back then) and then right before midnight locally it launched after numerous delays...all you could see was a huge flame.

@tedpeterson1156

11 күн бұрын

You probably had a cheaper B/w TV. Color sets were still very expensive. And, you’re grounded young man!

The only Apollo moon mission that happened during my lifetime-I was 6 months old 😅

@lunarmodule5

Жыл бұрын

They all happened in my lifetime but I was too young to realise and in the wrong country for coverage!

@ohheyitskevinc

Жыл бұрын

@@lunarmodule5James Burke was a pretty good substitute for Walter Cronkite though :) both seemed as passionate about the space program as each other. Just a shame the BBC didn’t keep hold of a lot of the coverage.

Go LM 5

in anticipation of the scheduled night launch of Artemis 1

@powerfulstrong5673

Жыл бұрын

SLS rockets and Orion capsules are essentially very old technologies, all of the things the NASA is doing now such as SLS and Orion capsules are only the repeating of the technologies of Apollo-Saturn. Why doesn't NASA use new technologies such as space refueling depots, in-orbit assembly, space tugs, and nuclear or plasma propulsion systems?

Apollo 17 - the mission where the two Bobs were Capcom

@tedpeterson1156

11 күн бұрын

Roger

Love the crackle of those F1s!!

Next up for the LUT for Apollo 17: repurposing as the Fixed Service Structure (FSS) at LC-39A for the Space Shuttle (and for SpaceX Falcon 9/Crew Dragon).

The bit with the “130” year old former slave was a weird diversion.

@TS-ev1bl

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, he loved being interviewed and telling his tales, and his age and life details changed nearly every time he told them. In a 1975 interview, only three years after this interview, he claimed to to be 144. When he died in 1978, census records and his marriage certificate became public, and although they disagreed on his exact age at the time, by either date he would have likely been in his 90s when he died. 1879 was accepted as his most likely actual birth year. Oh well. His tall tales got him interviewed on national TV during a moon launch and a movie made about him.

@davidgriffiths7696

Жыл бұрын

@@TS-ev1bl I see, a contemporary celebrity/curiosity of sorts, who might have been suffering from age related decline. I suspect utube rarely shows my comments as they are usually political, and have been talking about it a lot lately so it’s useful to see a comment cheers👍

Watched this launch from Patrick A.F.B. a vison that I'll carry to my death bed....Thank you Apollo 17....

Remember this better than yesterday .lol.

50 years ago on this day.

Apollo's final mission 17 was launched to the Moon 6 Dec. 1972. 1/2 century later Artemis went back.

Good

Who’s here from Artemis 1 ;)

@ClankyCloverGaming

Жыл бұрын

me!

@powerfulstrong5673

Жыл бұрын

SLS rockets and Orion capsules are essentially very old technologies, all of the things the NASA is doing now such as SLS and Orion capsules are only the repeating of the technologies of Apollo-Saturn. Why doesn't NASA use new technologies such as space refueling depots, in-orbit assembly, space tugs, and nuclear or plasma propulsion systems?

@keeganyocum3300

Жыл бұрын

Me!!!

@alexlascu2136

Жыл бұрын

Me

Great saturn v can you build it or forget it

Night turns to day!

@lunarmodule5

Жыл бұрын

Just wait till December this year...50th anniversary....👍

whenever SLS gets off the ground you should do a side by side comparison of the last apollo mission and first artemis mission comparison

@literallyshaking8019

Жыл бұрын

I got you: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iI2byMqHoNzOqLA.html

@awsumguy-bh9pz

Жыл бұрын

@@literallyshaking8019 tysm bro

I’m sure most of the Apollo astronauts thought they would see it again…here’s hoping. Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke, & Jack Schmitt & I think Bill Anders & Jim Lovell are still with us?…

@lunarmodule5

7 ай бұрын

And Dave Scott, Rusty, Freddo

@toucheturtle3840

7 ай бұрын

@@lunarmodule5 😁🤘🏻

(God speed the crew of Apollo 17)

16:43 Holy shit, what stupidity!! 130+ years old. REALLY, Walter??

12 days from now Artemis 1 will turn the Kennedy Space Center to midday when the SLS launches.

Artemis/SLS launch was nice but a Saturn V its not

Who is here after SLS launched

:lunarmodule5: I fully recommend that the entire epic flight of Apollo-17, from launch to splashdown should be posted here on this channel, since it marked the last and final visit of our courageous astronauts, to the moon's surface and the end of a glorious era in United States history.

Charlie is Alex Jones grandfather.

just can't touch the OG Saturn V for a good show...

17:08 uh what.

5:29