#stage separation

[spaceexp]

Starship hot stage separation

[danocel]

[lonestarflight]

"Film footage showing interstage between the S-IC first stage and S-II second stage falling away during the Apollo 6 flight. This was taken from the perspective of the second stage and was recorded by a film camera that was jettisoned soon after the first stage separation, and though about 200,000 feet in altitude was still below orbital velocity. It then reentered the atmosphere and parachuted to the ocean where it (and other similar cameras) floated waiting for recovery. It was filmed at high speeds causing the slow motion look of the sequence when seen in a documentary."

Date: April 4, 1968

NASA ID: 68-HC-191, AP6-68-HC-193

[lies]

Sometimes when I'm birdwatching

(closer view here)

[everythingspacex]

[lonestarflight]

Concept art of Apollo Saturn C-5 1st stage separation.

Date: April 1962

NASA ID: M-MS-G-43-4-62

[everythingspacex]

Beautiful. Watch it.

[everythingspacex]

Watch the trajectory for SpaceX's first ever Falcon Heavy launch! This mission comprised of 2 reused boosters (previously flown on Thaicom-8 and CRS-9) and a brand new center stage. The side boosters were successfully recovered for a second time, while the center stage failed to land on the ASDS "Of Course I Still Love You". The mission launched Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster to an elliptic orbit reaching deep into the asteroid belt, driven by a Starman in a SpaceX space suit.