Estes Saturn V Launch
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Published 2021-09-10
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All Comments (21)
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I feel bad for any kid that didn’t have at least one Estes rocket back in the day. Great memories.
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I still have my Estes 1966 Catalogue in a drawer somewhere. Growing up in the 60's was such a wonderful time to be a kid with Estes Rockets, model planes, model trains, Star Trek and Lost in Space on TV and watching the moon landing and going outside that night and looking up at the moon with my brothers. o7 😎👍
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How I loved Estes rockets. Never had the Saturn, but several single engine rockets like the Alpha, Alpha II, etc. (circa 1971-72). Great times.
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Excellent deployment of the chutes.
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I built one in the 90s and flew it on D motors and E motors. It was a wonderful time. I especially remember there was a spot in the build instructions that instructed the builder to wait for something to dry overnight. The sentence said, "Now go watch TV until tomorrow."
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I see they've made the statement about this model being "the" one, that every single kid wanted when they looked at the catalog.
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I built this in 1974 when I graduated from high school. Thanks for the memories!
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Wow, I had many Estes rockets but never had the Saturn V and always wanted one. Thank you for posting this!
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Brings me back to the early 70's.
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Built Estes and Century in the late 60’s.. Big Bertha was the one that lasted longest.. the Saturn 5 we built was three stage.. as I recall. Great memories.. great job!
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Great fun as a kid in the 1970's.... That was a nice flight. Memories. Thanks
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Wow! I loved flying Estes rockets in middle school (around 1977) 🚀 all mine had solid propellant engines that were ignited by a big battery under the “launch” pad - wires from battery to the wires stuck in the propellant were ignited when I pressed the button - great memories just came back - thank you!
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Use to build these with my son he's 38 now but I bet he still remembers FATHER'S take time with your kids they will never forget it! and I wasn't the perfect dad no one is 😔😎🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
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I built an Estes Orbital Transport in when it was first introduced. 1969 If my memory is correct. What fun. Pacific Jr, High in Midway Washington. Thank you for sharing your old video.
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Great Flight, great memories 60’s and 70’s.
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I built and flew my first Estes model rocket in 1966 or 67. I always wanted a Saturn V, and the AstroCam, but my pop wouldn't spring for them. I built numerous models including the Astron Avenger and the Orbital Transport back in 1969 or 70. Watching this video brought back fond memories of a simpler time as a child, filled with awe and wonder from watching what I constructed fly up into the sky.
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I have this rocket too. Really fun to build. Mine launched, deployed, and landed exactly just like yours.
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Nice lift off and love seeing the 3 chutes.
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At the time the Saturn V was THE rocket to build. Great memories building and launching it with my brother. I had a little fun with the D engines for it. We had a rocketry class in middle school were we studied simple orbital mechanics, etc. We built and launched beginner Estes rockets and me being the trouble maker I was stuffed a D engine in for my last launch. Sucker took off so fast it tore off a fin and continued on with the coolest looking spiral exhaust trail never to be seen again!!
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great job. growing up in the late 60s we grew up rocket crazy. we only used rockets we got for the 4th. but our heart and mind was into it. thanks for posting.
