trials of apollo 4 came out on november 6.
when does trials of apollo 4 come out?
november 6
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documentaries often use footage of a saturn v launch, and one of the most used pieces shows the interstage between the first and second stages falling away. this footage is usually mistakenly attributed to the apollo 11 mission, when it was actually filmed on the flights of apollo 4 and apollo 6. a compilation of original nasa footage shows the jettisoning of the first stage (s-ic) and the interstage, filmed from the bottom of the second stage (s-ii), both from apollo 4. this is followed by footage of the separation of an s-ivb second stage from the first stage of a saturn ib. the glow seen on the jettisoned stages is due to the hot, invisible hydrogen-oxygen exhaust of the j-2 engines used by the s-ii and s-ivb. the footage also shows the more conspicuous plumes of the solid ullage motors as they push the s-ii away from the first stage before the s-ii engines are fired.
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