Channel Title: Retro Space HD Channel Description: Retro documentaries, based on restored historical imagery and narration. Videos about Space exploration, rocket launches, NASA, Moon landings, space pioneers, astronauts, and more. Old footage restoration or re-editing to create new stunning high-resolution versions when possible. Original videos showing little-seen aspects of space exploration, created from public sources, formatted for better viewing on modern devices. Footage is remastered from the best possible public or fair use sources. If some imagery is being used incorrectly, contact us and it will be removed. <video> SA-203 Full Mission - Saturn IB - Apollo 3, AS-203, Historical Footage and Audio, Remastered Description: Reconstruction of the second Saturn IB test flight on July 5, 1966 (AS-203). The full mission is shown using historical footage and narration, including hardware development, stacking, mission objectives, launch and fuel tank internal footage during orbital flight. _______________________________________________________ CHAPTERS 00:00 AS-203 Mission Profile 01:25 Hardware Development 05:39 AS-203 Launch 07:01 Mission Results ______________________________________________________ The video was remasted to improve color balance and stability. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to convert the video to HD resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some background sounds were added. AS-203 (also known as SA-203) was an uncrewed flight of the Saturn IB rocket on July 5, 1966. It carried no command and service module, as its purpose was to verify the S-IVB rocket stage restart capability that would later be used in the Apollo program to boost astronauts from Earth orbit to a trajectory towards the Moon. It achieved its objectives, but the stage was inadvertently destroyed after four orbits. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #apollo #saturn #moon </video> <video> Florida Moonport USA - 1965, Cape Canaveral, HD Remaster, Documentary, Historical Description: Restored Florida Development Commission promotional film from 1965. Launch activities on Cape Canaveral and Eglin base along with work, business, educational and entertainment opportunities are shown. The video was remasted to improve color balance and stability. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to upscale the video to HD resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some music segments were replaced by background sounds to generic themes. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #florida #canaveral #1960s </video> <video> SA-204 Full Mission - Saturn IB - Apollo 5, AS-204, Historical Footage and Audio, Lunar Module Description: Reconstruction of the first Apollo Lunar Module test flight on January 22, 1968 (AS-204). The full mission is shown using historical footage and narration, including hardware development, with views during launch and staging,. _______________________________________________________ CHAPTERS 00:00 AS-204 Mission Profile (Apollo 1) 00:30 Hardware Development 05:24 Mission Change (Apollo 1 fire) 06:19 SA-204 Mission Profile (Apollo 5) 10:04 SA-204 / Apollo 5 Launch 11:04 Flight 12:06 1st DPS Burn 12:47 DPS Cutoff 13:17 Alternate Mission "C" 13:57 2nd DPS Burn 14:49 3rd DPS Burn / Shutdown, APS Fire-In-The-Hole 15:15 APS Shutdown 16:22 2nd APS Burn 17:33 APS Depletion 17:53 Mission Results ______________________________________________________ The video was remasted to improve color balance and stability. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to convert the video to HD resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some background sounds were added. Apollo 5 (launched January 22, 1968), also known as AS-204, was the uncrewed first flight of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM-1) that would later carry astronauts to the surface of the Moon. The Saturn IB rocket bearing the LM lifted off from Cape Kennedy on January 22, 1968. The mission was successful, though due to programming problems an alternate mission to that originally planned was executed. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #apollo #saturn #moon </video> <video> Saturn & Shuttle Launched Space Station Mockups - 1972, Modules Tour, North American Rockwell Description: A tour of Saturn & Shuttle launched space station mockups by North American Rockwell in 1972. Film segments were edited in order, with layout diagrams to easily follow the tour. A technician is shown demonstrating hardware and moving between modules. _______________________________________________________ CHAPTERS 00:14 Saturn Launched Space Station 05:01 Shuttle Launched Space Station ______________________________________________________ The video was remastered to improve color balance and stability. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to convert the video to 4K resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #saturn #shuttle #spacestation </video> <video> 7 Minutes to Touchdown - Ryan Lunar Radar, HD Remaster, Documentary, Historical, Apollo, Moon, NASA Description: Restored short film about the Lunar Module landing radar. Radar operation during landing is shown using animation and illustrations. The film had small cuts that needed to be stabilized to avoid "jumps". Color was almost completely faded and was corrected as best as possible toward neutral tones. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to clean up and resample the footage to HD. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Audio was cleaned up to remove noise and boost levels, but some muted segments remain, especially at the start. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #nasa #moon #apollo </video> <video> The Solar Connection (1992) - Space Station Freedom, Solar Arrays, Shuttle, HD Remaster, Historical Description: Restored NASA 1992 short film about solar panels for Space Station Freedom. Solar array design is described, showing ground tests and planned operation once installed in the space station. The first stages of Freedom construction using the space shuttle are shown using computer animation. The video was remasted to improve color balance and stability. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to upscale the video to HD resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some music segments were replaced by background sounds to generic themes. Space Station Freedom was a NASA project to construct a permanently crewed Earth-orbiting space station in the 1980s. Although approved by then-president Ronald Reagan and announced in the 1984 State of the Union address, Freedom was never constructed or completed as originally designed, and after several cutbacks, the project evolved into the International Space Station program. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #spaceexploration #spacestation #nasa </video> <video> The Martian Investigators - 1969, Mariner 6 & 7, Documentary, Historical, HD Restoration, NASA Description: Restored NASA documentary from 1969 about the Mariner 6 and 7 missions to Mars. Reception of the first detailed images of the Martian surface is shown, along with scientists' reactions and early scientific results. The video was remastered to improve color balance and stability. Some segments are from a true HD source, and others are upscaled. Color was very faded and was corrected as best as possible. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to resample the video to HD. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #nasa #mariner #mars </video> <video> Comet Halley Returns - 1986, History, Space Probes, Observations, HD Remaster, NASA Description: Restored NASA documentary about the 1986 return of Comet Halley. A general description of comets and the history of their observation is given. Then Halley's Comet discovery and orbit are described in detail. Finally, the planned observations (including the Giotto, Vega, Suisei and Sakigake space probes) for the 1986 return are presented. The video was remastered to improve color balance and stability. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to resample the video to HD to resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some music segments were replaced by background sounds. Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years. It last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061. Officially designated 1P/Halley, it is also commonly called Comet Halley, or sometimes simply Halley. During its 1986 visit to the inner Solar System, Halley's Comet became the first comet to be observed in detail by spacecraft, providing the first observational data on the structure of a comet nucleus and the mechanism of coma and tail formation. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #halley #comet #nasa </video> <video> SA-201 Full Mission - Saturn IB - Apollo 1-A, AS-201, Historical Footage and Audio, Remastered Description: Reconstruction of the first Saturn IB test flight on February 26, 1966 (AS-201). The full mission is shown using historical footage and narration, including hardware development, stacking, mission objectives, launch, stage ignition footage and recovery of the Apollo capsule. _______________________________________________________ CHAPTERS 00:00 Saturn IB Vehicle Design 02:00 SA-201 Mission Profile 05:22 Hardware Development 16:08 SA-201 Launch 19:37 Recovery and Mission Results ______________________________________________________ The video was remasted to improve color balance and stability. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to convert the video to HD resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some background sounds were added. AS-201 (Also known as SA-201 or Apollo 1-A), flown February 26, 1966, was the first uncrewed test flight of an entire production Block I Apollo command and service module (CM-009 / SM-009) and the Saturn IB launch vehicle. The spacecraft consisted of the second Block I command module and the first Block I service module. The suborbital flight was a partially successful demonstration of the service propulsion system and the reaction control systems of both modules, and successfully demonstrated the capability of the command module's heat shield to survive re-entry from low Earth orbit. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #apollo #saturn #moon </video> <video> Space Quest '64 John F. Kennedy Space Center - Saturn, Surveyor, Mariner, Ranger, HD Remaster, NASA Description: Restored NASA film about the John F. Kennedy Space Center activities during 1964. Early Saturn I launches are shown, along with unmanned Gemini-Titan launches and astronaut training. Surveyor moon lander models are shown, along with Atlas-Centaur test launches. Delta rockets are shown showing early satellites. Finally, Atlas-Agena rockets with Mariner 3 and 4 Mars probes are shown. Also covered are project Fire launches and Ranger moon mission results. Color was corrected as best as possible towards neutral tones. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to clean up the footage. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some music segments might be replaced by background sounds or generic themes. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #nasa #ksc #apollo </video> <video> HL-20 Personnel Launch System (1991) - Mockup, Studies, NASA Spaceplane, HD Remaster, Historical Description: Restored NASA 1991 short film about the HL-20 Personnel Launch System (PLS). Objectives of the PSL in relation to Space Station Freedom are described, and the HL-20 concept is shown in detail. Models and wind tunnel studies are shown, along with a mockup and mission simulator. The video was remasted to improve color balance and stability. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to upscale the video to HD resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some music segments were replaced by background sounds to generic themes. The HL-20 Personnel Launch System was a NASA spaceplane concept for crewed orbital missions studied by NASA's Langley Research Center around 1990. It was envisaged as a lifting body re-entry vehicle similar to the Soviet BOR-4 spaceplane design. Its stated goals were to achieve low operational costs, improved flight safety, and a possibility of landing on conventional runways. No flight hardware was built. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #nasa #satellites #space </video> <video> Apollo 8 Remastered TV - Lens Distortion Correction, 30 fps interpolation, Cleanup, NASA, 1968, Moon Description: Restored Apollo 8 onboard TV camera footage. Wide-angle lens distortion is corrected, and the original 10 frames per second video is interpolated to the standard TV 30 frames per second. Levels are corrected and vignetting removed. Images were remastered to reduce noise using AI. Sound was also slightly denoised. _______________________________________________________ CHAPTERS 0:00:00 December 22, 1968 (31 GET) 0:13:58 December 23, 1968 (55 GET) 0:35:40 December 24, 1968 (71 GET) 0:48:22 December 24, 1968 (84 GET) 1:14:05 December 25, 1968 (104 GET) 1:24:02 December 26, 1968 (128 GET) ______________________________________________________ AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to cleanup the footage. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some music segments might be replaced by background sounds or generic themes. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #nasa #apollotv #apollo8 </video> <video> SA-202 Full Mission - Saturn IB - Apollo 2, AS-202, Historical Footage and Audio, Remastered Description: Reconstruction of the third Saturn IB test flight on August 25, 1966 (AS-202). The full mission is shown using historical footage and narration, including hardware development, with onboard Apollo Command Module views during launch, staging, reentry and splashdown. _______________________________________________________ CHAPTERS 00:00 AS-202 Mission Profile 00:55 Hardware Development 03:47 AS-202 Launch 04:46 Staging 05:25 Suborbital Flight / Onboard footage 06:52 Reentry 07:44 Splashdown ______________________________________________________ The video was remasted to improve color balance and stability. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to convert the video to HD resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some background sounds were added. AS-202 (also referred to as SA-202 or Apollo 2) was the second uncrewed, suborbital test flight of a production Block I Apollo command and service module launched with the Saturn IB launch vehicle. It was launched on August 25, 1966, and was the first flight that included the spacecraft guidance, navigation control system and fuel cells. The success of this flight enabled the Apollo program to judge the Block I spacecraft and Saturn IB ready to carry men into orbit on the next mission, AS-204. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #apollo #saturn #moon </video> <video> Space Down to Earth - Satellites, Nimbus, Telstar, ATS, NASA 1970 Documentary, 4K Remaster Description: Restored NASA documentary from 1970 about satellites. Importance to everyday life is shown in fields such as weather prediction (Tiros, Nimbus), resource mapping, communication and education (Echo, Telstar, ATS), and navigation. Earth observations using space stations (Skylab) are also mentioned. The video was remasted to improve color balance and stability. AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to resample the video from HD to 4K resolution. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some music segments were replaced by background sounds to generic themes. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #nasa #satellites #space </video> <video> MIR Fire and Collision - Historical Footage and Audio, Remastered, Upscale, Space Station, 1997 Description: Restored footage related to the MIR fire and collision events during 1997. Astronaut descriptions are shown along with available video of the events in approximate chronological order. Images were remastered to reduce noise and improve color, especially of handheld video segments. _______________________________________________________ CHAPTERS 00:00 Jerry Linenger describes MIR fire - March 21, 1997 00:21 Footage of fire damage - February 24, 1997 01:18 Jerry Linenger shows fire location - May 21, 1997 01:58 MIR collision footage - June 25, 1997 06:48 Damage inspection video - June 25, 1997 08:58 Michael Foale comments - June 26, 1997 10:16 Michael Foale comments on collision - June 30, 1997 12:38 Other MIR problems 14:04 MIR no power footage 14:21 Planned EVA to reconnect solar panels ______________________________________________________ AI upscale (Topaz AI) was used to cleanup the footage. While it works in most cases, some artifacts are present in some sequences. Sound and image cleanup, AI upscale and color restoration by RetroSpace HD. Some music segments might be replaced by background sounds or generic themes. ======================================= A special thanks to the channel supporters ( https://www.patreon.com/RetroSpaceHD ): Andrew Rosenbaum Andrew Hamburg David Graves GSmith Gary Smith Gene Dorr Gio Pagliari Gort58 Jack Johnson Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Killraven Marco Zambianchi Mark Kirkman Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Popio Rick Durr Ryan Hardy Scott Manley Stephan ======================================== #nasa #mir #collision </video>

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Retro documentaries, based on restored historical imagery and narration.
Videos about Space exploration, rocket launches, NASA, Moon landings, space pioneers, astronauts, and more.

Old footage restoration or re-editing to create new stunning high-resolution versions when possible.
Original videos showing little-seen aspects of space exploration, created from public sources, formatted for better viewing on modern devices.

Footage is remastered from the best possible public or fair use sources. If some imagery is being used incorrectly, contact us and it will be removed.

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