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newyorkflyer
03-03-2003, 06:29 PM
LAST EDITED ON Mar-03-03 AT 06:31PM (EST)[p]Hi guys,
Its been a while since I posted here; but this post is the Flight of Apollo 8 from liftoff to Lunar Orbit! Anyways, enjoy the pics!

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/\The mighty Saturn V Launch vehicle sitting at the pad, with Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Will Anders ready for launch to the moon!

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/\And we have liftoff! Apollo 8 is going to the moon! In the background you can see the VAB(Vehicle Assembly Building), where the Saturn V is assembled.


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/\Apollo 8 burning the Saturn IC booster!

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/\Stage I Seperation

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/\Saturn II Stage ignition! Lets ride into earth orbit!

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/\Burning the Saturn II. This pic is shortly after tower jettison.

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/\Saturn II boosting us into orbit!

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/\In orbit, this pic shows the Saturn IVB booster, which will launch us to the moon.

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/\Starting the TLI (Trans Lunar Injection), to launch us from Earth's orbit, so we can intercept the moon.

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/\TLI Burn Complete

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/\ Leaving the earth behind!


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/\We are on our way to the moon!


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/\Well there was a lapse in taking the shots from the leaving earth's orbit to the moon, like aligning the orbital planes, and the Lunar Orbital Insertion(LOI), but this pic shows Apollo 8 Orbiting the moon! Thats our home, the blue planet above the barren and dry lunar landscape. I can't wait to get back home. :-)

GOD BLESS AMERICA
Regards,
Moses
tanveer
03-03-2003, 08:59 PM
Ahh Been a while since u've been around :-)
Great Shots man :D

TTYL
:-wave
Peace

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newyorkflyer
03-03-2003, 09:28 PM
LAST EDITED ON Mar-03-03 AT 09:28PM (EST)[p]Thanks dude

GOD BLESS AMERICA
Moses
StealthF117
03-03-2003, 11:28 PM
Great shots, nice separation sequences! Orbiter is great, where did you get that Apollo and launch pad?

Cheers!
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Christian
crashking
03-04-2003, 01:00 AM
Nice shots
I have a question. How long was the trip to the moon?


:-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy
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Peer
03-04-2003, 07:06 AM
Hey buddy, nice to see your post again!
Interesting one btw!

Jan Henk Peereboom
newyorkflyer
03-04-2003, 05:12 PM
Thanks

I got the Saturn V from avsim, but here is a direct link anyway http://spacebarjoe.free.fr/. Its called NASSP. Also download Earth 1962, which has nice Gemini/Mercury Launchpads. Get OrbiterSound also http://orbiter.dansteph.com/

It took me around 3ish days to get to moon.

GOD BLESS AMERICA
Moses
crashking
03-04-2003, 11:17 PM
3 days. Wow, i find a 2 hours flight long... Do you ever sleep? :-lol :-lol

:-jumpy :-jumpy :-jumpy
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