Saturn V F1 engine launch video

**Nakedgun** · 11-06-2015, 07:27 PM - **1 Like**

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**gaweidert** · 11-06-2015, 09:17 PM - **1 Like**

Once we dreamt of great things and then dared to do them. Now we stare at tiny screens and tap them with out thumbs.

Tom S. · 11-07-2015, 04:49 AM

The vast majority of people fail to recognize the amount of work that took place from the time President Kennedy said we would go to the moon to time it actually happened. It was a tribute to what great things a nation can do when motivated. At the time, 1961, NASA actually had no plans of travel to the moon. Yet in just 8 years, it successfully sent men there and returned them home again. Perhaps it will be the last time the world will ever see such a concentrated effort with such a successful conclusion.

bertwert · 11-07-2015, 04:25 PM

Interesting...

**boriscleto** · 11-07-2015, 05:37 PM

Originally posted by Tom S.

Perhaps it will be the last time the world will ever see such a concentrated effort with such a successful conclusion.

If we had put that kind of effort into nuclear fusion power we would have it by now instead of it always being a few decades away...

jackruff · 11-07-2015, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

If we had put that kind of effort into nuclear fusion power we would have it by now instead of it always being a few decades away...

Not necessarily. Going to the moon was a triumph of technology. Most of the science was already understood. I'm not sure that is the case with producing energy commercially from fusion.

**boriscleto** · 11-07-2015, 08:16 PM

Originally posted by jackruff

Not necessarily. Going to the moon was a triumph of technology. Most of the science was already understood. I'm not sure that is the case with producing energy commercially from fusion.

30 years ago fusion power was 30 years away. Now 30 years later it's still 30 years away. But if you look at the early documents the scientist clearly laid out what it would cost to make it work, and that funding was never close to being delivered.

**gaweidert** · 11-09-2015, 04:56 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

30 years ago fusion power was 30 years away. Now 30 years later it's still 30 years away. But if you look at the early documents the scientist clearly laid out what it would cost to make it work, and that funding was never close to being delivered.

Generating power through fusion has been done successfully since 1945. It's controlling the rate of energy release that seems to be the snag.

**boriscleto** · 11-09-2015, 04:59 PM

Originally posted by gaweidert

generating power through fusion has been done successfully since 1945. It's controlling the rate of energy release that seems to be the snag.

1952...Teller and Ulam unleashed their little toy on the world.

We are now approaching the 70th anniversary of the first patent related to a fusion reactor (1946).

**gaweidert** · 11-09-2015, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

1952...

Oops!!!!!!! You are right. I am older than way too many things. I did scrap my cold fusion reactor. It just didn't seem to offer much potential.

11-09-2015, 04:59 PM	#9
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by gaweidert generating power through fusion has been done successfully since 1945. It's controlling the rate of energy release that seems to be the snag. 1952...Teller and Ulam unleashed their little toy on the world. We are now approaching the 70th anniversary of the first patent related to a fusion reactor (1946). Last edited by boriscleto; 11-09-2015 at 05:08 PM.

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Tom S. Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 4,317	The vast majority of people fail to recognize the amount of work that took place from the time President Kennedy said we would go to the moon to time it actually happened. It was a tribute to what great things a nation can do when motivated. At the time, 1961, NASA actually had no plans of travel to the moon. Yet in just 8 years, it successfully sent men there and returned them home again. Perhaps it will be the last time the world will ever see such a concentrated effort with such a successful conclusion.

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boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by Tom S. Perhaps it will be the last time the world will ever see such a concentrated effort with such a successful conclusion. If we had put that kind of effort into nuclear fusion power we would have it by now instead of it always being a few decades away...

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jackruff New Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Mississippi Posts: 5	Originally posted by boriscleto If we had put that kind of effort into nuclear fusion power we would have it by now instead of it always being a few decades away... Not necessarily. Going to the moon was a triumph of technology. Most of the science was already understood. I'm not sure that is the case with producing energy commercially from fusion.

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boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by jackruff Not necessarily. Going to the moon was a triumph of technology. Most of the science was already understood. I'm not sure that is the case with producing energy commercially from fusion. 30 years ago fusion power was 30 years away. Now 30 years later it's still 30 years away. But if you look at the early documents the scientist clearly laid out what it would cost to make it work, and that funding was never close to being delivered.

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gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,325	Originally posted by boriscleto 30 years ago fusion power was 30 years away. Now 30 years later it's still 30 years away. But if you look at the early documents the scientist clearly laid out what it would cost to make it work, and that funding was never close to being delivered. Generating power through fusion has been done successfully since 1945. It's controlling the rate of energy release that seems to be the snag.

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gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,325	Originally posted by boriscleto 1952... Oops!!!!!!! You are right. I am older than way too many things. I did scrap my cold fusion reactor. It just didn't seem to offer much potential.

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