Titan Rocket Engine Test 60fps High Speed Camera, 1964, Gemini Program, Titan II, LR 87

High speed (64 fps) camera view of a Titan engine test on June 17, 1964, here presented at real speed. Sound is reconstructed from a Titan II launch and a water sound suppression system test. The LR87 engine motors can be seen gimballing. Original footage from Research, editing and processing by Retro Space HD. The LR87 was an American liquidpropellant rocket engine used on the first stages of Titan intercontinental ballistic missiles and launch vehicles. Composed of twin motors with separate combustion chambers and turbopump machinery, it is considered a single unit. The LR87 first flew in 1959. A special thanks to the channel supporters ( ): Asbjørn Drew Granston Francis Bernier Gary Smith Gio Pagliari Jan Strzelecki Jeff Pleimling Jules E Kevin Spencer Michael Pennington Nathan Koga Noah Soderquist Ryan Hardy Scott Manley