Apollo 16 Launch (Angle 3)
Video from the channel Mark Gray about Apollo 16, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 4:29. Language: English. Video type: Launch.
Footage of the Apollo 16 launch, mission of the AS-511 launch vehicle, filmed from one of the camera angles and accompanied by the official countdown and flight commentary.
In the final minute the spacecraft switches to internal power and John Young announces guidance alignment, the crew's last action before liftoff. The engines reach about 7.7 million pounds of thrust, liftoff is confirmed, the vehicle clears the tower and Houston takes over control as the pitch and roll manoeuvre begins.
The commentator notes that the spacecraft could already splash down safely if necessary and that it passes through maximum aerodynamic pressure without incident.