I Asked An Actual Apollo Engineer to Explain the Saturn 5 Rocket - Smarter Every Day 280

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Rare first-hand explanation from someone who worked on the program, with Destin asking the questions a learner would.

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An Apollo-era engineer walks through the Saturn V rocket stage by stage at a full-size display.

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