[Telepathic Intruder]

The Saturn V was in fact just barely able to lift off the ground. I heard an interview with an Apollo astronaut who was afraid it was going to crash into the tower because it rose so slowly, with the engines gimballing wildly to maintain attitude. But once most of the fuel was gone, the Saturn V was like a race horse. Have you ever tried to hang on to a race horse when it’s running at full speed?

[cripplecreek]

I heard an interview with an Apollo astronaut who was afraid it was going to crash into the tower

I saw that interview yesterday. I believe it was Michael Collins, command module pilot on Apollo 11.