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Hypergolic fuelsproduce a clearly visible flame, both on Earth,and in the vacuum of outer...

Hypergolic fuels
produce a clearly visible flame, both on Earth,
and in the vacuum of outer space

Full Transcript

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Hypergolic fuels produce a clearly visible flame,
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both on Earth, and in the vacuum of outer space.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:20
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

This documentary examines the authenticity of the photographic record of NASA's Apollo missions.
This is a test of the SpaceX rocket engine, - American Moon 00:06
This is a test of the SpaceX rocket engine,
As you can see, - American Moon 00:05
As you can see,
This is a test of the LEM's takeoff engine, - American Moon 00:06
This is a test of the LEM's takeoff engine,
For simplicity, they used so-called hypergolic fuel, - American Moon 00:10
For simplicity, they used so-called hypergolic fuel,
The long flame of the fuel hypergolic is clearly visible - American Moon 00:07
The long flame of the fuel hypergolic is clearly visible
But in the original images of the Apollo missions - American Moon 00:07
But in the original images of the Apollo missions
This is Apollo 15 as it lifts off from the Moon. - American Moon 00:04
This is Apollo 15 as it lifts off from the Moon.
This is Apollo 16, and this is Apollo 17. - American Moon 00:05
This is Apollo 16, and this is Apollo 17.
None of them show a flame during takeoff. - American Moon 00:05
None of them show a flame during takeoff.
Some might think that hypergolic fuel, - American Moon 00:09
Some might think that hypergolic fuel,
But it is not, and there are several examples that prove it. - American Moon 00:05
But it is not, and there are several examples that prove it.
This is a Draco engine, which uses hypergolic fuel, - American Moon 00:06
This is a Draco engine, which uses hypergolic fuel,
As you can see, the flame emitted from the engine is clearly visible. - American Moon 00:05
As you can see, the flame emitted from the engine is clearly...
The space shuttle also uses hypergolic fuel - American Moon 00:11
The space shuttle also uses hypergolic fuel
This is another image during the shuttle maneuvering in space. - American Moon 00:05
This is another image during the shuttle maneuvering in spac...
The jet of hypergolic fuel is clearly visible. - American Moon 00:04
The jet of hypergolic fuel is clearly visible.
This is the Soiuz spacecraft, - American Moon 00:06
This is the Soiuz spacecraft,
Soyuz also uses hypergolic fuel - American Moon 00:05
Soyuz also uses hypergolic fuel
And in this case, the jets are clearly visible, - American Moon 00:07
And in this case, the jets are clearly visible,
In fact, they are even more visible, - American Moon 00:06
In fact, they are even more visible,