Wow, what's the music?

The first part sounds like Lisa Gerrard with or without Dead Can Dance

The music selection appears to be "Baltar's Dream" as well as "Roslin and Adama" from Battlestar Galactica season two. Songs are by Bear McCreary.

Rocket launches are always kickass. And that's the king of rockets.

Beautiful. If anyone denies that the Apollo program was the greatest achievement of humanity I will fight you.

The sentimental and emotional side of me thinks it's tragic that humans haven't left low Earth orbit in 36 years. The rational side of me knows that robotics are hugely more effective per dollar. The poetic side of me knows that humanity's future is beyond this pale blue dot.

Wow, fantastic video! Great launch and the music is terrific - especially the first track during the slomo.

Yeah that first track is great. What would you call that type of musical genre? Middle Eastern? Black Hawk Down had some similar music which was fantastic.

>> ^rychan:
The sentimental and emotional side of me thinks it's tragic that humans haven't left low Earth orbit in 36 years. The rational side of me knows that robotics are hugely more effective per dollar. The poetic side of me knows that humanity's future is beyond this pale blue dot.

I was just talking to someone the other day about the amount of money that's spent on political campaigning. I said that if we could put politics aside and spend all that money, time and effort on things that matter, there would be cures for diseases and we'd probably be colonizing the moon and Mars by now.

It would be even better if we could come together as the human race and quit dividing ourselves into groups like republicans, democrats, christians, muslims, jews, whites, blacks, etc., then we could be out exploring the galaxy and colonizing other solar systems.

Keep in mind how insanely large this rocket is, as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:S-IC_engines_and_Von_Braun.jpg

Whislt seeing it rise and how much force is needed i can't help but think there must be an easier way.

(an elevator!)

the music is perfect for it

>> ^Johnald_Chaffinch:
Whislt seeing it rise and how much force is needed i can't help but think there must be an easier way.


There is.