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Oct 24, 2017

Apollo Mission Films (Part 14, Apollo Control Systems)

NASA made several films during the Apollo program about the physics, calculations and programming principles used to do the manned Moon trip. Compared to today's standards many of those are very detailed and give very good information about how the programs behind the successful missions were tailored. Most of films originated from MSC (Manned Spacecraft Center) Houston, Texas. This is a list of links I have found in YouTube (there might be more in various archives).



Manned Spacecraft Center (Houston Texas) introductory films

"NASA Manned Spacecraft Center - A National Resource - 1960's Film"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf7VkaL8TC0

General films about the mission, propulsion/power and computers

"Project Apollo: Manned Flight to the Moon 1963 NASA Animation"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f8CfCxr7M8

"Apollo Lunar Mission - NASA 1967 Film"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVtD_lZp6eM

"Spacecraft Propulsion and Power - NASA 1965 Film"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOZutEFXuLo

"The Computer And Manned Space Flight - 1960's NASA Educational Documentary"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJPLVa7q410

Detailed films about the various mission phases

"Project Apollo Mission Planning: "Fly Me to the Moon--And Back" 1966 NASA MPAD"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEgA16upX9c

"Launch Windows for Lunar Landing - NASA/MSC 1967 Film"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE9hJHICJv4

"The Lunar Landing - NASA MPAD 1968 Film"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRSJkHds9BY

"Project Apollo: "Lunar Orbit Rendezvous" 1968 NASA Mission Planning and Analysis Division"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOnKHX1p8s4

"Apollo Atmospheric Entry Phases - 1968 NASA Educational Documentary"
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IATIU6ZhiOI

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