As a kid brought up on the Apollo program and Fireball XL-5 these videos never cease to amaze me.

 

Arthur C Clarke may have invented the communications satellite but Gerry Anderson invented the reusable spacecraft.

 

All we need now is horizontal take-off and single stage to orbit.

 

That booster has flown (and landed) 12 times!

 

 

 

And for those too young ...

 

 

And just how like XL-5 does the Space-X Starship look??

I was lucky enough to watch Sputnik pass overhead during it's first orbit.

Mercury to today. My grandfather was grateful to have lived from the time of the first cars to seeing walks on the moon and landing of the shuttle. 

Mind you, SpaceX did have a few failures before they managed to land that first stage successfully back on Earth ????

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9FzWPObsWA

29 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Arthur C Clarke may have invented the communications satellite but Gerry Anderson invented the reusable spacecraft.

 

All we need now is horizontal take-off and single stage to orbit.

... and android girlfriends.

Venus from XL5.

I remember this one. I think I was maybe 14 when I watched it late at night on TV. How exiting! 

 

 

 

Thunderbirds are Go.... 1965 edition....  Virgil, Alan, Scot. Jeff. John, Brains, Penelope and Parker.

39 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

... and android girlfriends.

Venus from XL5.

I prefer Marina from Stingray ......... she couldn't talk!

 

Classic!

On 3/7/2023 at 7:39 PM, simon43 said:

Mind you, SpaceX did have a few failures before they managed to land that first stage successfully back on Earth ????

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9FzWPObsWA

Landing on the moon was a great achievement; landing on Earth, less impressive.  Even Colin Macrae managed that.