KSP: Recreating the ENTIRE Apollo Program and its Rockets!
In today's instalment of Space Race Speedrun, I tackle the beast: Speed run the entire Apollo Program in as few launches as possible! From the Little Joe 2, to the Saturn 1B, to the mighty Saturn V, twists, turns and turmoil are guaranteed to ensue!
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Craft file (I was feeling generous in the end)
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:47 Little Joe II
04:01 Saturn 1B
12:09 Saturn V
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What’s up epic gamer
XD
Nani
is your family still starving
ok
“Apparently, in the real world, there’s a thing called, ‘budgets’ and ‘common sense’ “ LMAO
A line delivered absolutely perfectly. Like, I kept relistening to it, it was that funny
I read the comment as soon as he said it acidentally.
Um! That isn’t COMMON SENSE. Where are the SNACKS!!?!!
@@starfishif9103 ikr!!! That always happens to me!
@Starship lol me to
Now it is time to do all of the space shuttle launches: ALL OF THEM
Seems achievable in one video to me
*gasp* but he'd have to kll the kerbals for that!
137 shuttle flights in one video sounds fun
YES
Yeah Buran
Gotta love the historical accuracy of the Lowne MegaRover
My favorite part of the Apoopo missions!
The music makes it even better
- HERE COME THE BOG BOI
The virgin historically accurate rover vs. the chad megarover
it definitely fits into late 60s NASA budget + advancements and i can totally see it existing before mobile phones
"I have once again dabbed on NASA." the image of matt in his fuzzy ushanka dabbing on nasa is cursed and i love it
USHANKA LMAOO
Hahhaahhaahahha
I like your PFP
lol
Where? I don’t see anything!
"Doctor, how would you say the patient doing after his stroke?" "Well… let's just ask him a simple question and see how well he answers. Matty? Do you remember where you are?" "Now, we'll begin where we began when we began running the beginnings of when NASA began [...]"
Wha-
So true
i love this
"On a lonely planet slowly spinning its way to damnation"
I mean it worked for Biden. Proves you don't need to know who you are to be in a position of power
20:00 the biggest twist of 1969
Imagine this thing in real life 🤣 the saturn v would probably not be powerful enough to just get that thing to the moon
@@legalnut9950 well nooooooo
Wait the *nice,ness* of if wasn't the twist?
@Eli Snyder Now about 2 trains?
@@Jamesdavey358 your name, I hate you
Him almost smashing into the side of the crater was actually very similar to what happened on Apollo 11 when it almost landed near a crater in a very rocky spot.
thats cool!
Yeah as soon as I saw him nearly missing the crater, I thought it looked very similar to the movie and comms recording
this is the moment weve all been waiting for
Yes!
The greatest showman flashback
Never knew you were here @Interstellar Sfs
What's up interstellar lol
never mind wrong interstellar
that rover intro with the music and everything made my day.
Matt: "Recreating the Apollo Program" KZhead: "Another conspiracy theory video to debunk."
The mun landing was fake. I used cheats to land.
@@Tulin258 same
Stanley Kerbrik filmed the Mun landing. But being a purist he insisted on filming on location.
@@Shadare XD
@@Tulin258 true
I can totally see Matt narrating on the official SpaceX streams and going off on tangents about being an eye doctor, mentioning Curiosity Stream, self degrading comments about his commentary skills, dabbing on the SLS when Starship makes it to orbit. Seems like Elon’s vibe to be honest
I'd love to see that!!
Make it happen
Everyone @ elon on twitter
Looks like sls gonna fly first even Matt said that take that losership fans
That’d be perfect
6:43 "oh, why is Matt using triangle pieces for the lander? I don't remember seeing those on the LE- ohhhhhhhh"
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought this lmao
Chuckles im in danger
@@ccm2059 I don’t get this one.
matt: apparently theres a thing called budget also matt: brings giant rover with pools bars worth millions of dollars
Billions LOL
21:43 Bob got yeeted off the rover I laughed so much that I nearly started crying 🤣😂
He got KOed on the rover then ejected into a rock lol rough life a scientist lives
Matt: "My room is boiling hot because we're having a heat wave in the UK." Me: "Greetings from Western Australia."
Yeah but you guys all have air conditioning 😢
@@MattLowne No, actually, not all of us. :)
*Greetings from indonesia*
@@Quvl You win! :)
hello from e c u a d o r
I see, I click, i was looking forwards to this Matt!
Monkey sees action Neuron activation
This looked like a massive project compared to the previous ones and I think you nailed it, nice job!
I was more amused at Bob's Adventure In The Rover than I should have been.
There is a modpack called RO/RP-1 and RSS that you would love to use to recreate these vehicles as it has the actual engines used during the apollo program as well as gorgeous capsules and models which would fit with this playthrough perfectly, really cant recommend you to check it out enough!
Not completely sure, but I think he already stated he wasn't going to be using RSS
@@propellerpilot3313 why? It's great for showcasing real capsules and progression instead of vaguely trying to imitate it via stock parts
@@rocketman1104 But the idea is recreate the space race programs (my english sucks lol) with stock parts, with no parts mods. And you, i want his graphics mods, principally the engine fire mod
The LEM made the circularisation burn with its RCS thrusters because the ascent engine could only be fired ones.
The ascent engine was hypergol fueled, there's no reason it couldn't be reignited. If I'm wrong, please correct me
Update: The ascent engine was rated for 10 ignitions but in the Apollo missions they only made one burn with it to get the LM into a 11 by 55 miles Orbit and then used the RCS thrusters to get it into a circular orbit.
@@maxspezialbauag9745 interesting, thanks for the info
I planned to do this, but unfortunately I was worried I'd run out of RCS so I just used the spark and hoped nobody would point this out lmao
A way to get around this problem is clipping smal monoprop tanks into the LM or putting a SAS weel below the dockingport so you don't need to waste monoprop on the attitude control.
I love the idea of cramming those two Kerbals into that tiny lander can and then drop the party bus right ontop of the to really rub it on :D
"One small waddle for jeb, one giant stumble for kerbalkind"
NGL I keep coming back to this series. Matt's styling of rockets is just amazing.
Matt Lowne "Its time to build the rocket you all came here for, the mighty Saturn V" Me "I just wanna see how to build the 1'st stage of the Saturn I"
Everyone’s done the Saturn V to death, Saturn IB is the rare one
@@janmelantu7490 saturn 8
@@okalright3941 I've actually already made a video on the Saturn 8
I laughed out loud when your rover came flying into view. Well done sir haha.
You did a really good reacreation of the appolo Saturn v rocket 👌
25:27 I think the mod "Trajectories" helps with ocean splashdowns in case anyone is wondering.
Matt commentating real rocket launches would be brilliant! 👍
- Matt admits that it's harder to orbit the Earth than Kerbin - Also Matt 5 seconds later: Bashes on NASA for doing a poorer job than him I have no idea where this amount of ego came from, but I like this feisty version of Matt very much
Ematt
that is insane, I had no idea it was possible to do all this. it's so crazy how you can match the aesthetic all while making the whole craft functional
Thanks Matt Lowne, your videos and craft files have been a fantastic help getting me started on my kerbal adventure!
We all knew this was coming and i love it!
NASA : just vibin Matt : i’m gonna end all of this man’s career
19:05 That was like some kind of insane blend of Apollo XII and XV. The rather large drop combined with landing on a fairly steep hill.
After years of playing this game, you somehow manage to keep the videos interesting. Fair play to you!
Made it within 420 seconds, this mission is the way
“But apparently in the real world there’s a thing called budget and common sense” I dies laughing at that
This series is great, keep it coming!
anyone else wondering how long it took him to line up those rockets
“I didn’t eat breakfast today, so I don’t even know what I’m doing” - Matt 2021
My space loving and rocket obsessed 7 yo son loves your videos so much. Every Saturday and Monday it's "New Matt Lowne video!" And you especially made his day today since the Saturn V is his absolute favorite. Thanks for all you do!
Ive been binge playing KSP recently because of my hype for KSP 2 and I have never really been good at it so I had to look up some tutorials for getting to other planets and thats when I came across your channel. Ive gotta say you are easily the most entertaining ksp youtuber ive seen and I already love your vids! Cant wait to see what awesome stuff you do in KSP 2!
You may enjoy Vao's as well.
Kerbal space program:Who can speed run project Apollo Matt lowne:yes
Matt’s improv skills for doing a voice over is amazing
The soviet Union is going to send an other rocket to destroy ksc
the soviet onion?
@@user-un1ge1sv8y yep that's because of the ksc put kerbals on mun but the soviet Union can't do that
Do you mean Soviet Union?
@@Canadian001 hey, what? 🤭🙄
Onion
18:45 this actually sort of happened in the real Apollo 11 mission when the lunar lander almost landed inside of a crater.
This is so ridiculous, I LOVE it! :D Edit: Congratulations on struggling on to the end. I barely survived that heatwave. Granted, I do live in the attic of a house with a slate roof and I have a huge west-facing window...
Matty boi, do you have a list of the mods that you use? Im keen to play again, cant wait till KSP2
Title : Recreating Apollo Program! Matt : Came with a friking big rover on surface…
Big brain
@@MattLowne yes
20:34 "There's even a little crazy golf course, 18 holes!" That part made me actually laugh way to much.
This is great! I love recreating irl missions in ksp
Yay
Can you imagine getting that rover to fit the movie set? Madness
The moon landing was real
Love watching the gforce meter redline as the escape system activates
You should recreate the Apollo 13 explosion flight for those who don't actually know what happened. Idk about others but I'd watch it 👀
Uhhm Apollo 13
Hey Matt I have been watching your vids and I just got ksp not too long ago. Is it possible you can show a tutorial on how to make a moon rocket and help me get to the moon as a beginner I would really appreciate it so I can feel accomplished in the game. Thank you!
Pretty sure he already made a guide!
Yeah just search Matt lowne mun mission or tutorial or smthn
he has a few just go through his channel
Thank you guys I appreciate it
Matt would tell you, Mun would be the *second* easiest first mission. Minmus would be the easiest.
Reject Apollo return to n1 program!
I'm so glad youtube gave me context for this, otherwise I would never have known which "Apollo Program" you were referencing. lol
I keep on watching this video because it's just so good can't wait for the next one
Im faster than my dad leaving
Will there be N1 recreation Matt?
Probally not bc it never had a success but maybe
He has done that. Twice. Once it was done with landing pods and was really ugly, then he used making history parts and rescued the everyday astronaut.
Dude, the way you switch between live and not live Matt is flawless!
Jeb leaving the LEM after re-entry to parachute to safety is pretty much how Yuri Gagarin got back after his first spaceflight. His capsule didn't have parachutes either, so he had to eject at 7km and land using his own personal chute. As a result, you can dunk on NASA once more, since you've managed to not only cram the Saturn IB test flight and LEM tests into one launch, you've also achieved it without any fancy-schmancy capsule chutes.
is anyone else thinking about how matt commited a kerbal sin by leaving the second stage of the lander in space
This is cool. Challenge: Do this on the console version 😂.
Thank you Matt Lowne for providing positive, free content!
Just got back from a day out on me boat fishing. up the river tamer out past the brakewater. Ring any bells Matt :-)
cheese
Second
Between the dubstep on landing and the accidental trebuchet, I think that mission went excellently
For the nose cone adapter, I have found if you put the parachutes on the CM mk 3, just as you did in the video, then add the shroud with the parachutes clipped through, I find the parachutes will work after the shroud is deployed.
Am kinda late but i really wanted to see something like this! Great job Matt!!
19:31 “one small waddle for Jeb, one big stumble for kerbalkind”
I second Matt becoming commentator for spaceX launches
You'll be glad to know that you did in fact put the craft file in the description. I checked.
Oh this will be the best! Apollo is my favorite!
1:21 the best moment by far! 😂 apparently there’s something called budget and “common sense”
Lol you did include it. Honestly though I think you’re right, it’s way more satisfying when you design your own craft and successfully complete a mission.
this is a good one to watch before the mun mission with no timelapse
I love the Saturn V and the starship heavy and the starship second stage and the lunar Lander and the lunar probe and the lunar model and the sea dragon and the Saturn 1b and your rover base a lot!
I love the reverse attitude landing! 🎉
What a nice way to start the Saturday
HAHAHA loved the rover surprise. Complete with dubstep! lol
Matt: Dabbs on NASA by recreating and one-upping their missions in ksp NASA: Responds by uploading a video where they recreate one of Matts missions to Jool in real life The Entire World: 😲
Matt: FAKE NEWS TAKE DAT VID DOWN
That big boy rover base and dubstep music was really not what I expected. Thanks for the laugh Matt ( and Nasa who ? )
During the lunar landing, Neil Armstrong steered passed a crater the size of the Saturn V itself, You did the same my friend, that’s what I call: A C C U R A C Y
Did u mean Lunar?
Don't woooosh me btw
Dabbed in NASA Meanwhile Funds : Am I a joke to you ?
4:50 Because the Saturn 1 was a testing rocket to have the same functions of the Saturn V. The Saturn 1 demonstrated the Saturn V’s stages and functions. If the Saturn 1 didn’t exist, it would be okay to go with the Saturn IB, but if the Saturn IB didn’t have testing beforehand, the rocket would have exploded or malfunctioned. So that is NASA had gone with the Saturn I before the Saturn IB.
The rewatch ability of this video is amazing
Lol that really was a plot twist when the giant rover appeared in the middle of nowhere! 😂
Love your video keep them up (:
I have never EVER had the glitch you mention... and I use that part every time I use the Mk3_1 command module and ALWAYS put the parachutes in there... the only thing is that the staging must be sequential: you have to have a stage for the shroud, and then a stage for the parachutes...
8:10 I love the chunkiness of the engines.
I laughed so hard with the huge Lowne Hover coming down with the dubstep playing
XDD
the segment where he almost crashes the massive rover next to the lander looked so funny
That cone part works with Parachutes now.
12:00 Jeb being an absolute chad by not being afraid of floating alone in the ocean at night. Thelassaphobia is a terrifying thing.
mission suggestion: recover a space ship in the ocean with a helicopter and fly the kerbals to an aircraft carrier
are you on crack
@@averygoodfantasticname4206 yes i am and now that you say that i should try it first by myself before i ask matt lowne to do it
I like this video and all the rockets!