Here are some facts: a Saturn 5 is shown at liftoff past the tower and then the scene switches to the first launch of Atlas-Centaur in May 1962. An insulation shield on the Centaur stage failed causing the Centaur to break up into a fireball followed immediately by the Atlas first stage. The debris shown in free fall is the Atlas sustainer engine still attached to the aft fuel tank. Great piece of camera tracking,
there is a sister ...( 2 months ago by mcplbt99)
there is a sister movie to this anyone know the name of it??
The rise and fall ...( 2 months ago by gierekpio)
The rise and fall of human empire...
the sister movie is ...( 2 months ago by cougarderek)
the sister movie is Powaqquatsi and the third one is Nagoygatsi
And it all works so ...( 2 months ago by PandaMishima)
And it all works so well with Glass' music...
If it's hot enough ...( 2 months ago by PandaMishima)
If it's hot enough it can.
so dope boy fresh.( 2 months ago by elaynahaboush)
so dope boy fresh.
favourite scene ^^( 2 months ago by jkobeh)
favourite scene ^^
Array( 2 months ago by jkobeh)
had no idea... when first watching this i was like... "wait...theres smoke coming from the rocket... and such a sad music... this cannot be good..." 2 seconds later it exploded...
Definitely a sad ...( 2 months ago by artwleb)
Definitely a sad moment after 14 montths on the launch pad and 54 seconds of flight. But Atlas-Centaur went on to a very successful career launching satellites and lunar and planetary probes.
yes... tho when the ...( 2 months ago by jkobeh)
yes... tho when the rocket exploded (i bet) every one felt like... "wait... is that supposed to happen?..."
Well, I did not ...( 2 months ago by artwleb)
Well, I did not know what the title meant but once I saw this Atlas-Centaur I knew what to expect. Fun to watch and see what you can learn from history.
yup( 2 months ago by jkobeh)
yup
i love this song... ...( 1 month ago by nightwish6500)
i love this song....its so haunting and beautiful....
What goes up must ...( 1 month ago by JuneLinMilliam)
What goes up must come down.
yes( 1 month ago by seaoutro)
yes
And me 2( 1 month ago by krakenwave)
And me 2
If life out of ...( 1 month ago by dim12trav)
If life out of balance? This is the ultimate statement offered by Phillip Glass and the others involved here. Was the explosion of the rocket somehow connected to the general disconnect we have with nature or was it merely a little expression that we all fall short of perfection.
The folly of ...( 1 month ago by moment7)
The folly of reckless ambition will see our feathers burnt
This part is so ...( 1 month ago by saladshootavvv)
This part is so powerful. The first time I saw it, it brought tears to my eyes.
THERE WAS NO ...( 4 weeks ago by bobthebigfatslob)
THERE WAS NO CAMERAMAN, all it was, was a radar.
definately my ...( 4 weeks ago by Trait23)
definately my favorite part of the movie,maybe even from the entire trilogy. to me it symbolises the exact opposite to the scene in 2001 Space Odyssey when the apes got to know how to use nature products as tools.that was the beginning & this can be the end.
beautiful,( 3 weeks ago by iluvmyuzi)
beautiful,
What am I missing ...( 3 weeks ago by broadbent48)
What am I missing here? I'm reading all this deep "in touch with myself thought"- and I only see a rocket exploding?!?
when first watching this i was like... "wait...theres smoke coming from the rocket... and such a sad music... this cannot be good..."
2 seconds later it exploded...
and 54 seconds of flight. But Atlas-Centaur went on to a very
successful career launching satellites and lunar and planetary
probes.
Atlas-Centaur I knew what to expect. Fun to watch and see what you can learn from history.
I'm reading all this deep "in touch with myself thought"- and I only see a rocket exploding?!?