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PsBattle: An astronaut on the moon with the America Flag
Sep 21, 2014 10:18 AM
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youtheman
I don't know how I've never seen these. Fucking beautiful.
t6star
It's shit like this that made me join imgur. Fucking amazing, thank you.
TheThirstyMoose
We need more of this kind of stuff and less of shit like the kardashians
Eogos
ketum
http://imgur.com/EhBx4QJ
WorldWideWalkabout
ImNotLouisCK
+1 for the name
LordCommanderTomSnow
They took all these amazing photos in space with film cameras in 1969 and I can't get a cell phone photo of my friend in a bar to focus.
questionableanswers
different camera-techniques. Todays digital is not even close to analogue photography.
FroggyFae
This is beautiful. Anyone who calls moon landing a fake spits in the face of all the astronauts who died to make this dream a reality.
billpod
You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought.
initialdave
- said Dan's dad.
OrbitusII
http://imgur.com/56ow1as
OrbitusII
But holy crap that burn is INSAAAAAANE
ObeySparky
When you think of the things that had to happen, and in a precise order and manner, this journey becomes the greatest feat of humanity.
NLP32
Nothing short of a miracle. I don’t care what Jim Lovell said.
TheGammaRae
I just went to NASA today since I'm doing training in Houston. They stop at the memorial for the ones who didn't make it. Many feels.
FedericoAstica
Starting with a cold war.
Bru9
The picture of the earth is normal to Australians.
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Bru9
Yes.
ShakeDog
Where's all the paranoid schizophrenics? Er, I mean where's all the conspiracy theorists?
ChomskyWouldnt
downvoted into oblivion is my guess *goes to look at the bad comments*
thunder2132
You ever think about how the whole time they were up there they didn't know if the landing craft would fly again?
kzmidge
This... This is why looking at pictures like these gives me anxiety. I have issues.
SweetGeekling
Imagine getting ready for the initial launch knowing that.
incredibull
Imagine the Nasa guys waiting at the fotomat for these to be developed.
Blasingame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f_DPrSEOEo
ThatsMySecretCapImAlwaysHorny
What about the poor guy who had to go up to the weather satellites every day to get the used film?
Lorithias
"oh men .. u will laugh, i forgot the hider ^^
drdavessardogs
+1 for living though Fotomat
joejoe13
wait... did they develop medium format?
DjAlmaric
The cameras used were modified hasselblads 500CM without a viewfinder. So yes they shot 6x6 in 220 film
wkdspd
True story, my dad's buddy worked in one of the 10 (TEN!) different labs the film was sent to just in case one was screwed up. he has a set.
StepRightUp
My grandma had a set. They printed a lot of copies from the negs and gave them out to the aerospace employees that helped make it possible.
UnpopularOpinions
Post it.
OreganoMike
Imagine if someone walked in and turned the light on while they were being developed.
swedishmaniac
The things I would do to that person...even Hitler would think I am cruel
CakEttE
I wouldn't slaughter hundreds of thousands of Jews over that, but I would be pretty livid also.
identikit
Fun fact: Robert Capa took 106 photos on Omaha beach during the D-Day landings. All but 11 were destroyed in a photolab in London.
MajesticBarrel
you call that a FUN fact? THIS AINT NO FUN.
RawrImReallyNotGoodatThis
I'm not entirely sure how he survived. He would have been slowed down by the fact he had GIGANTIC FUCKING BALLS to take a camera to D-Day.
identikit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magnificent_Eleven
CaptainHaribo
Less common. Some of the less common images.
Pawprintjj
Or even--and stay with me, because I know this is crazy--simply "uncommon."
CaptainHaribo
Well, they're not necessarily uncommon, just less common than the most common. Some of them are still quite common.
AsinusAdLyram
Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing I can do...
Mikeydyoung
This is still mankind's greatest achievement.
Flyndaran
It was a dick waving publicity stunt. Unmanned missions would have given far more scientific bang for our buck.
questionableanswers
That publicity-stunt gave people a gigantic boost in morale. The productivity that came from morale effects and inspiration is unmeasureable
swaptrick
So glad we're investing so much in our national space program now adays. Oh wait.
ophirwaasdorp
Wait until 2030... Mankind will travel to Mars!
blasron
If we dont blow ourself up in a nuclear war in 2200 life will probaly be good on mars then we will have the permission to blow ourself up
patec
I wouldn't say it like that. the mars missions are impressive as well, even if it's "only" done by robots. Same goes for some other missions
Flyndaran
Not even close. I would call vaccinations or GMO food development our greatest achievements. Germ theory, fire, clothing, the list goes on.
questionableanswers
taking care of diseases etc is all fine and dandy. But being able to visit another part of our solarsystem and come back home? Amazing.
Drillgorg
To anyone who says the space program sucks now: read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System
Mitchz95
Waste of money. We need innovation; the SLS is just a souped-up Saturn V.
skwh
How is the SLS just a "souped-up" Saturn V? What kind of innovation are you expecting?
Mitchz95
Something that makes access to space cheaper. Compared to the Sea Dragon concept they were toying with in the 60s, SLS is laughable.
astropapi1
Well, if they actually had fucking money...
RogertheeShrubber
It's cool to see the earth "upside down", not in the conventional way as it's always portrayed
ishouldbedoinghw
http://flourish.org/upsidedownmap/hobodyer-large.jpg
initialdave
Also, notice the correct proportion of Africa, compared to how it is usually portrayed on maps.
kayteeblue
that always blows my mind that there's no such thing as "up" and "down" in space. That picture fucks with my head.
patec
you could say from the earth's point of view "down" is the sun. of course that's not completely true because it's in orbit. ->
patec
So "down" is always a point somewhere next to the sun.
TwentyEightCharacterUsername
I can understand why people feel like this is faked. It just seems so... surreal.
SweetGeekling
Right? How precise everything must have been! I'm in awe of the space program.
Flyndaran
Precise and stupidly lucky. Never discount luck when doing something for the first time and ignoring solar storm risk.
ballisticburrito
Whenever people claim this never happened it makes me want to punch them very hard in the face. With a brick.
jesusisherelookbusy
I always upvote NASA.
TylorNotTyler
Am I the only one who was expecting Dickbutt in space?
IMakeUpRandomFacts
Heard that the flags are bleached white by the sun and now it looks like the French landed there
Hammerdog
Thanks for the photos!!! It's amazing to me how many commenters are ignorant of this historic event. Not to mention the idiot naysayers.
TedCunterblast
Wait, the Earth is upside down. These are so obviously fake!
ArcaneM37
It's called "continental drip" - the fact that land masses all come to a point in the South makes us more comfortable calling that down.
jfsn
lol
IncilliusAlvarius
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lR7s1Y6Zig&feature=youtube_gdata_player
tanadarko
ALSO America isn't in the center! WTF is that? Africa or South America? HAHA like it matters
SubmitsRandomCrap
America isn't usually in the center even on our own world maps. We're usually on the left.
tanadarko
It's true... but I HAVE seen this version before. http://www.mapresources.com/media/catalog/product/m/c/mc-amr-952795_comp_3.jpg
flyingdutchfrenchman
How can it be true if our eyes aren't real ?
TheDudeanator
I HAVE SPECIAL EYES!
imnotthedoctor
If you think about it, the way we think is up is only up because we say s. Why can't the south pole be north?
MundaneFacts
Well most of the habitable areas on earth are in the northern hemisphere.
imnotthedoctor
If there were more land in the southern hemisphere, then it would be irrelevant
AxelYamanaka
Isn't this just most of the areas on earth all together? Looking at a map, I see all of Eurasia, half of Africa, etc. in the north.
WhatsAJib
Because maps are mostly written by Europeans, and we the kind of nigga who likes to be on top. :)
BlackHoleSHadows
And technically, the north pole is a magnetic south pole and vice versa.
DonRobeo
LMAO, THERE IS NO UPSIDE DOWN IN SPACE.
HereLiesSquidwardsHopesAndDreams
Ender's game reference?
TaylorT
They used Australian cameras
nworbetan
One summer intern rotated them in photoshop, and since he left NASA nobody knows how to put them back right again.
Chucker1220
it's space! there is no upside down or right side up, its all relative
futuremermaid
That picture got me thinking about whether or not the northern and southern hemispheres see the moon differently. Turns out they do! TMYK
aidanomatic
Why does it look so weird the wrong way up? Am I alone in thinking it looks weird?
thepoopthrowinggorilla
In space no one can hear you whining
sporkafife
We're so used to seeing it that way up because we in the north are very self centred. But technically, there's no reason for north to be up
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GaylordFancyBottom
Yes there is or not
dogdogdogdogdog
its just the majority of the human population lives in the north hemisphere
aidanomatic
We in the north? Speak for yourself Robb Stark!
jackbos
It's not that we're "self-centered". It's because the people who invented global mapping did it based on the north star.
ziggrrauglurr
Right, is in not in any way because it's centered in Europe/N.America. And in no way those areas are made to look bigger. Not at all
GromStarscream
There's other map projections out there beyond Mercator projection which is more navigational than anything; Winkel Tripel, Gall Peters, etc
SirusKing
Those areas are not "made" to look bigger, the projection used simply does that. It's very hard to make a curved image flat and square like
jackbos
2) Mercator Projections, unrelated to north-oritned-mapping, exaggerate *both* poles, not just North.
jackbos
1) Maps were invented in Europe long before anyone cared about N. America.
SirusKing
and since Britain was in the middle because of greenwich, the corners would be warped.
mynameislurker
Its incredible, the shuttle looks like its being held together by duct tape.
pier57
*space duct tape
Ramabeus
looks like something i would make on a acid trip tbh. some gold layers here some wonky legs there done. lets go to outer space
PsychopompGecko
You have to remember that at the height of the space race, NASA didn't even get $6 billion a year. Highest percent was 4.41% of the budget.
nolanbautista
..and gold aluminum foil from a kindergarten Christmas play!
mynameislurker
...so 925 to 1839 on a brief comment; thanks Imgur!
khora
Well, if they invented duct tape, NASA gave a pretty good return of investment.
PapaMurphyspizzaman
well technically its duct tape, but both spellings are used for the same bondage strips of sticky tape
nonamejanie
I was just thinking how fragile the stuff looks.
longbeast
"Shuttle" means something that makes the same journey over and over, back and forth. The Apollo lunar landers could only be used once.
FedericoAstica
Disposable shuttle then.
TheLastBillyBumbler
It was. Didn't you see Apollo 13? Duct tape, aluminum foil and sandwich baggies
tomatoco
In areas the hull was thinner than common tin foil.
thebearjew033
If you can't duck it, fuck it
DaRealSlacker
On one of their trips, they actually fixed a socalled mooncar with duct-tape, so it could just as easily have been :)
ketum
Well, technically its called the lunar module... but I agree.
KingGambitB
I had an engineer major friend who said duct tape so good, NASA actually used it for fixing shit inside the shuttles. not sure if true doe.
cr668288
Thank you for commenting this. I was getting irritated by them calling it a 'shuttle'
mcmachack
If you go to the Smithsonian you see the spacecraft and realize they are basically made of foil, and they sent people into space with them
CNNBRFIINF
Seriously the lunar module looks like it's made of tin foil and scraps. Amazing.
ixotic93a6
shh -nasa
Jordanc71428
Bitch it might be
mynameislurker
you get a point
lostinthoughts
I can't help but to think it's wrapped in tin foil.
knox902
Gold foil actually. To block cosmic radiation. I'm an astrophysicist in my own mind you know.
DoctorCatDog
It basically is- those are thermal sheets
UltronForPresident
Everything they're using even looks like it's made of cardboard. No wonder so many people think it's fake
arsone
that stuff is thinner than tin foil. true story.
Wisdomizer
So Janky! I'd be really afraid to land in that thing.
meccit
Yet, it is the only spacecraft to have never registered any failures in use...
Eviluigi
And freedom
rukittenme
So the Apollo program never used a shuttle.
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
Nope
WoodFrog
It's not just any duct tape but gold plated duct tape
PiercedViking
Dude, we sent people to the moon using nothing but tin foil, duct tape and a pocket calculator.
vincentvegasbook
NASA BUILT THE APOLLO VEHICLES IN A CAVE WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!
RocketMan2
*slide ruler
FedericoAstica
There wasn't any pocket calculator in 1969.
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
chibihime
Probably Minmatar.
creepwood
These images are not from the space shuttle program.
drunkill
LEM, or Lunar Module. And it is held together by layers of Mylar, plastic sheet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoPET
StacyFacey
Soooo...balloons? That makes it even better!
KarlHungusssss
why is that?
drunkill
light weight, airtight.
TurdMarch44
Keep the weight low
junkhacker
weight/strength ratio
Wylf
Yeah, looking at the pictures I can see where the conspiracy theorists are coming from. I disagree with them, of course, but (1)
infomuffin
Exactly my thoughts.
Wylf
the pictures do look like a bad movie set in parts :D
eggmuffin
Which should tell them the opposite of what they're claiming. What two-bit operation would forget so many obvious glaring details? :)
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
Real life looks way more boring than movies make it out.. unless you do copious amounts of drugs.. then things get really interesting ;)
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ihavetotypeallthiscrapeverytimeiloginfromwork
*tips tin foil hat
TheStormThief
I thought it was funny, sorry everyone else has a stick up their butt. I gave you +1, not that it'll help.
ToastyNippleTwist
Well, it was easier than expected to find the conspiracy theorist
ButtsMcGee86
You can tell it's a conspiracy theorist by the way it is.
bryf22
*puts on my aluminium foil hat*
phantomeye
guys, guys it's a joke. I'm acting as a conspiracy theorist.
TotallyNotChrisHansen
LIES!
breadedfishstrip
That's exactly what a conspiracist would say!
SavageHonesty
CONSPIRACEPTION!!!
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
It can be hard to tell if you don't drop a hint, like going over the top or being funny.
kerisek
What's that blue stuff at the top of the first pic?
Pawprintjj
The roof of the sound stage. No wonder this is one of the pics you don't see often....
kerisek
haha oh man. ohhh man.
Pawprintjj
http://xkcd.com/202/
DjAlmaric
Probably a lens flare, or residual chemistry that interfered with developping. Happens all the time
Flyndaran
MICHEAL BAY WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG? Lens flares in space are common.
DjAlmaric
I think JJ abrams is the one obsessed with lens flare. are you being sarcastic. they should arrive in the same conditions they happen here
NightRush
Before anybody starts with the damn "moon landing was faked" argument, STOP, and go educate yourself on the biggest human achievement ever.
BalmDeBono
I'm not american and this photoset made me think " OH MY SCIENCE!!!!" and I was like "this is amazing"... Respect and mad props to the NASA.
Wolfos
Also Nvidia debunked a few myths recently: http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2014/09/18/debunked/
lesserknowncharacter
Otherwise Buzz Aldrin will pop you one in the nose.
unicorninmypants
So far...
KimJongUnceUnceUnce
And to think it was all done with a computer less powerful than the phone I'm posting this from. Many kudos to those brilliant people
IAlsoWantToBeFunny
Look at those pictures man, it was totally faked. I went to page THREE of google to find out
fancyismyname
This was not meant for this comment.
ophirwaasdorp
I once found a really good free Simpsons livestream on page 8 of Google...
chemenger8
Well I went to Page 3 of the Sun and found... not anything about the moon landing...
AUsernameNotTaken
GOOGLE HAS MORE THAN ONE PAGE?
NightRush
Google pages 2+ AKA "the desperation pages"
AUsernameNotTaken
Mother of God...
fancyismyname
Bad Astronomy gives an awesome "shut up" article.
TotallyNotChrisHansen
Page 3 also tells you that humans are smart.
data2dyne
conspiracy thearosists ACTIVATE!!!
jawsnnn
Nvidia has done a really cool experiment where they simulated all the photos on virtual moon and they came out exactly as pictured.
Flyndaran
You can't convince conspiracy theorists with more experts. They will just expand their conspiracy.
Ezmarii
I saw the nvidia thing, comments looked exactly as you just said. dumbfounded D:
sookie
looks fake bro
DjAlmaric
Let people have their own opinion. Though I sure wouldn't sit on 3000 tons of fuel for nothing ;)
Flyndaran
Assuming they believe even the entire Apollo project existed or the Saturn V.
IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
Literally nobody on imgur was going to 'start with' that. Thanks, though.
FartedWhileMakingUpName
Well it's good I came down here to see that my opinion on the matter would be downvoted. I also doubt anyone here actually thinks it's fake.
DrFiZ
Amazing (and free) ebook http://www.moonhoaxdebunked.com/ try to send it to the uneducated people. They won't read it though. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
doogsnova
biggest swindle ever. you do your research. it broke my heart to learn about it.
PrfctDrk
Actually it was just proved by nvidia to be real. lol
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Fredfinks
we wish you were right. bummer though. the big one now isnt moon, its idiots suggesting airliners can't down buildings.
MadamPuddifoot
There are loads of people who think that, actually.
maklom
I was just looking through my history and saw this. Like most conspiracy theories and crazy opinions, it's just a very vocal minority.
Yeahmynameisshe
I know someone who thinks that. Their argument is that "someone could send a signal to the moon in '69, but modern cell phones can't (1/2)
Yeahmynameisshe
send signals/call in a subway?" (2/2)
Flyndaran
I can't run through a wall, so obviously no one could drive around one? I hope that person eventually recovered from their brain damage.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
IMO first person to space and back was bigger.... Moon is just the next step.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
(Hah next step)
Flyndaran
The moon was a publicity stunt not remotely worth the danger and funding pumped into it, scientifically that is. Unmanned is better.
Flyndaran
The moon landing, not just the moon. ;)
grichen93
I know it ain't fake, but honest question, why aren't there stars? There's no light pollution on the moon... jw.
killerswan
Strictly speaking, if you shielded your camera enough from the sunlight and reflections, you could see stars anyway. You can on earth.
octopolopoly
Same reason you can't see them in the daytime here. The sun and/or the earth were too bright for them too be discernible.
GodLikeButHumble
Daytime on the moon. Camera adjusted to daytime photography of the surface.
Hammerdog
In the "daylight " of the moon, you don't see stars anymore than you would in daylight on earth. Pretty sure I'm right on that one.
Alastair97
I agree
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Flyndaran
Thank you. It was an expensive dangerous publicity stunt with little scientific value. Unmanned missions would give greater bang for buck.
muscleman2000
they never went to the moon.... because the moon doesn't actually exist. It's all in the Bible, you can check!
Flyndaran
In the bible, whales are fish, and bats are birds. Not a great text on anything rational or scientific.
astropapi1
I think a "/s" wasn't really necessary on his comment, was it?
muscleman2000
and the moon is made of cheese
imnotthatguyiguess
the moon landing was faked and was filmed in a soundstage. but the sound stage was on THE MOON!!!! PLOT TWIST!
astropapi1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6MOnehCOUw
OrbitusII
This would be the most hilarious plot twist ever.
Otterlyfierce
I love people who say the moon landings are fake - I instantly know they are utter morons and can ignore them henceforth.
Flyndaran
Delusional, just like anti-vaxxers, anti-evolutionists / young earthers, etc.
doogsnova
have you at least researched it?
BMTHyaw
Wow! So very intelligent!
WhyCantIPickUsername
Yes it is an excellent sorting mechanism. I've literally walked away from someone mid sentence who said stuff like that. Heel spin gone.
FedericoAstica
You know, someone could think the moon landings are fake and still be a good person.
Flyndaran
Good but either delusional or... nope delusional. Many mentally ill and stupid people are kind. No one argues against that that I see.
WhyCantIPickUsername
But they would be an ignorant person, and being ignorant of something this well known would disqualify their opinion on anything else.
Randomcomma
(1) I disagree. People can be seriously wrong about some things without being wrong about everything. TBH, I think being so ready to dismiss
Randomcomma
(2) another person for one stupid mistake sounds really arrogant. Like it's mostly done to achieve a feeling of superiority.
WhoIsThis4chanGuy
lol ur dumb
razzledazzleNBAjam
Serious question: How does the combustion required to launch off of the moon take place without an atmosphere?
SiMCanada
To over simply it they bring the air with them. Most rockets use an oxidizer (air) to burn the fuel.
FieroDon
They're rockets - all rockets require both a fuel and an oxidizer. For the LM, the oxidizer was nitrogen tetraoxide, N204.
lambaline
They mix hydrogen and oxygen in a combustion chamber to produce thrust
Flyndaran
That would have literally been the worst fuel to use to lift off the moon. Hydrox is for when you need thrust not efficiency.
lambaline
Ok, i couldn't remember the fuel, but the principal is the same.
FedericoAstica
Oxidizer. You can buy it at Walmart.
FieroDon
They're rockets - all rockets require both a fuel and an oxidizer. For the LM, the oxidizer was nitrogen tetraoxide, N204.
cousteau
You fill one tank with fuel and another one with oxygen. It sucks if you're stuck in a planet where gas stations only provide fuel.
creepwood
how does rockets work in space you mean?
NutbagDeluxe
With oxidizer stored in tanks. That's how combustion in rocket engines on Earth works too.
Flyndaran
And how nitrous oxide increases an IC engine output.
NightGod
The fuel is mixed with an oxidizing agent immediately before combustion.
wafe
Asked the same question one time at a party! But my question was centred around how is there thrust with no atmosphere to push against?
Flyndaran
Ever hear of Newton? Effectively, recoil pushes you in the opposite direction of what you "throw" out.
sbare
The Ascent Propulsion System (APS) uses several components that ignite spontaneously when they come in contact with eachother (needs no air)
Frisbeetime420
I like how its totally legitimate to say that youve been schooled, totally a good thing
CHACHOOMAH
Also In-atmosphere propulsion uses oxidizers for maximum volatility. No atmosphere=greater deltaV for the Xamount of fuel
BisonForPresident
The Saturn V rocket has liquid Oxygen and Hydrogen during every stage of combustion. When a stage is discarded another follows w/ more O2.
xoverthirtyx
Now ask how the thrust of that same propulsion system left no blow out crater under the lander or piles of dust on its landing pads.
trget
You don't need an atmosphere if you bring the oxygen with you, like an oxidizer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascent_Propulsion_System
Cloudiology
They provided the oxygen neccessary
Mithi
Rockets carry fuel AND oxidant. They have to do this even in atmosphere because ambient oxygen wouldn't suffice the burning need.
VodkaReindeer
Have you also wondered how radio works without an atmosphere? I did that.
cousteau
Lol, you were thinking of it as ultrasounds?
Gadvance
im no rocket scientist but many fuels have oxygen already in them in some form that allows them to burn without atmosphere
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
Not exactly. Hydrazine decomposes exothermically through a catalyzer but it's not oxidation.
Flyndaran
Don't confuse them with energetic decomposition. But that type of reaction always seemed almost magical to me.
RocketMan2
Rocket sciencentist here, you are for the most part correct. Many rockets have a tank of fuel & a tank of oxidizer that gets mixed to burn.
drunkill
You bring your own oxidizer.
IMakeUpRandomFacts
It was a great big fucking spring. Push the button and boing.... you're launched. Some people
Einer
Here's pretty good explanation of how it works http://media.giphy.com/media/ujUdrdpX7Ok5W/giphy.gif
ian9outof10
Perfect
Oblivion59
There is an compound know as liquid oxidizer mixed with the fuel. This provides oxygen for combustion.
Automatvapen
Every Action has an Equal and Opposite Reaction. Newton's third law of physics.
joqe2012
BYO-O2
Hammerdog
LOL!
Flyndaran
Not all oxidizers include oxygen, just most we want to mess with.
longbeast
You bring both fuel and oxidiser. The lander had seperate tanks of hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide, which burn when combined.
FedericoAstica
If you have said oxidiamadant instead of oxidiser I still would have believe you.
DerFoxeh
This is also why you can fire modern smokeless powder firearms in space. The Ox is there already.
thegr3Ek
I know about two of these words but now I'm gonna go learn them all, +1 and fuck yeah for science
Fredfinks
oxidiser gives oxygen (needed for fuel to burn in no atmosphere, if oxygen already present gives a boost). alot of explosives use oxidisers
astropapi1
Most rockets now use LOX/LH for combustion, so all they need is a small flame (usually electrical) to get them going. PM me! (2/2). :)
astropapi1
Well, instead of burning the atmosphere's oxygen, they brought their own in liquid form. At least they do now. (1/2)
SavageHoax
Perhaps this will help you? http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/up_goer_five.png
arexm
Okay, that was amazing...
fenix404
yea the human holding part is INSANE
AimeeArmstrong
This should be in textbooks.