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Well, the, uh, engines that generate that thrust
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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Well, the, uh, enginesthat generate that thrust have a combined horsepowerequal to 543 jet...

Well, the, uh, engines
that generate that thrust have a combined horsepower
equal to 543 jet fighter planes. They burn 5,662,000 pounds of fuel, the equivalent of 98 railroad tank cars, the capacity of a small town's water tank. Their launch vehicle there weighs
as much as the submarine Nautilus. Liftoff, the noise reaches 120 decibels
and has been compared to eight million hi-fi sets
playing at once

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Well, the, uh, engines that generate that thrust
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have a combined horsepower equal to 543 jet fighter planes.
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They burn 5,662,000 pounds of fuel,
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the equivalent of 98 railroad tank cars,
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the capacity of a small town's water tank.
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Their launch vehicle there weighs as much as the submarine Nautilus.
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Liftoff, the noise reaches 120 decibels and has been compared
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to eight million hi-fi sets playing at once.
Duration
36 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:51
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Production
Detour Filmproduction,Submarine

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Movie Summary

A coming-of-age story set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas in the summer of 1969, centered around the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.