Last year I toured the aerospace museum in San Diego and they has a row of models of Atlas missiles over the years, from the Atlas A through Atlas 5. The only common thing throughout that history is the name, "Atlas:.
@@uberkloden You seem to be confused. Goddard was the pioneer in the US. I worked at astronautics during the atlas days. Von Braun wasn't there and didn't contribute. See my AZUSA comment below.
Somewhere along this time frame we received tie tacks commemorating 500 successful launches of AZUSA transponders. No failures in flight! These included flights on several missiles, not just Atlas. I can't find mine now. What wasn't mentioned were the several on-site repairs and replacements of transponders just before some of those 'Successful" flights. Even so, that was a remarkable achievement for a complex electronics package in those days. I think transponder models A, B, B2, B2T and possibly the solid state C were in that series. The C was the first version to have a flat configuration, not the cylinder style used on the Atlas component configuration. Sam Ackerman was head of electronics at Astronautics at the time and surprised us all with the 500 success tokens.
I just watched an Atlas V with Centaur - assisted by a single SRB - fling the new-at-time-of-publishing SBIRS GEO-4 into GEO here in 2017. Dear crap that rocket design's got some heritage.
I love the Atlas, don't get me wrong, but it just doesn't look right. The canted gas generator exhausts make the plume look weirdly asymmetrical, I dunno.
I can't find a clip of the music used for the atlas IIIA launch. I know you called it grand launch, but I can't find it. Do you know where a link to it is?
The Atlas rocket is for U.S. what the R7 rocket for the Russians. Made in the late 50's and still going till now... Though the title says 2007 for the Atlas , so I might be wrong about it..
They are physical systems. Google "What is Pogo and Why On Earth Would Anyone Want To Suppress It?" for an interesting read from an engineer who worked on the system for the Atlas II rocket.
I noticed that too, complete garbage cgi now, compared to the beautiful vistas of earth, with detailed shots of stages separating, real flames and stuff, much like Space X does now. The last few significant non Space X test/launches, were utterly boring, just video of control rooms and silly cartoon graphics.
so... there's a point (about 1/2 way) when "factual documentation" becomes pure open mouth breather propaganda... with stupid texts and dumb music... anybody notice the missing years?
Last year I toured the aerospace museum in San Diego and they has a row of models of Atlas missiles over the years, from the Atlas A through Atlas 5. The only common thing throughout that history is the name, "Atlas:.
Designed by Von Braun V-2
@@uberkloden You seem to be confused. Goddard was the pioneer in the US. I worked at astronautics during the atlas days. Von Braun wasn't there and didn't contribute. See my AZUSA comment below.
Nice edit of the SDASM material, well done
I think it is great that two great vehicles, Thor and Atlas, have lived on in both name and heritages through the decades.
Somewhere along this time frame we received tie tacks commemorating 500 successful launches of AZUSA transponders. No failures in flight! These included flights on several missiles, not just Atlas. I can't find mine now.
What wasn't mentioned were the several on-site repairs and replacements of transponders just before some of those 'Successful" flights. Even so, that was a remarkable achievement for a complex electronics package in those days. I think transponder models A, B, B2, B2T and possibly the solid state C were in that series. The C was the first version to have a flat configuration, not the cylinder style used on the Atlas component configuration.
Sam Ackerman was head of electronics at Astronautics at the time and surprised us all with the 500 success tokens.
Who new Elton john would go with rocket launchs ..like 4:42 the tone goes with all yhe flames an event's that are happing 👍👍👍👍
The music video is a nice gesture.
I was in diapers when man first left the earth, and look how far we've gone in this short a time. (no, I'm NOT in diapers now, not yet)
Just for your info we call them Nappy’s in the UK 🤔😟
@@Driver-UK LOL adds a new facet of insult here in the States, calling somebody "nappy".
I just watched an Atlas V with Centaur - assisted by a single SRB - fling the new-at-time-of-publishing SBIRS GEO-4 into GEO here in 2017. Dear crap that rocket design's got some heritage.
Where is part five of five?
I love the Atlas, don't get me wrong, but it just doesn't look right. The canted gas generator exhausts make the plume look weirdly asymmetrical, I dunno.
Where do you find Groove Thing? I mean the music? Nice assemblage!
I can't find a clip of the music used for the atlas IIIA launch. I know you called it grand launch, but I can't find it. Do you know where a link to it is?
ua-cam.com/video/Mt-3MooxKU0/v-deo.html
The Atlas rocket is for U.S. what the R7 rocket for the Russians.
Made in the late 50's and still going till now... Though the title says 2007 for the Atlas , so I might be wrong about it..
Nope. Still launching the Atlas V. Atlas will carry Boeing's Starliner to orbit
Was the POGO mitigation a physical system or computer?
They are physical systems. Google "What is Pogo and Why On Earth Would Anyone Want To Suppress It?" for an interesting read from an engineer who worked on the system for the Atlas II rocket.
The old NASA footage is comparable to SpaceX's broadcasts. And then it turned shit with the advent of CGI.
I noticed that too, complete garbage cgi now, compared to the beautiful vistas of earth, with detailed shots of stages separating, real flames and stuff, much like Space X does now. The last few significant non Space X test/launches, were utterly boring, just video of control rooms and silly cartoon graphics.
My brother New York mta Kelvin Morris needs to keep his cocky family to himself who cares except God
so... there's a point (about 1/2 way) when "factual documentation" becomes pure open mouth breather propaganda... with stupid texts and dumb music... anybody notice the missing years?