Retro Space HD
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.
Atlas-Centaur AC-5 Failure - High FPS Engineering Camera Footage, Surveyor Launch, 1965, KSC, HD
STS-4 Final Shuttle Test Flight - Historical Footage, Full Mission, Narration, Mattingly, Hartsfield
Apollo 8 Widescreen Footage - Carrier Yorktown, White House ceremony, Restored Audio, 1968, HD
The Big Challenge - 1966, KSC Construction, VAB, LC-39, Saturn V, Apollo, Launch Pad, Remaster, NASA
STS-33 Training Footage - Audio & Video Clean Up, 1989, Discovery, Remastered, Astronauts, Shuttle
Apollo 11... This Is Goddard - Apollo Comms, TV Reception, Control Room, HD Remaster, NASA
STS-2 Columbia Second Flight - Historical Footage, Full Mission, Narration, HD, Engle, Truly, 1981
Wallops Island Launch Facility - 1965, Arcas , Scout, Launch Control, Telemetry, Remastered, NASA
The X-15 1960-1980 - Flights, Joe Engle, Hypersonic, Shuttle, History, Remaster, NASA, 1980
STS-4 Engineering, Cockpit and Tank Cameras, High-framerate, Real Speed, Ascent, 1982
Atlas "B" Series - All Launches 1958-59 - sub-orbital, ICBM, SCORE, Convair SM-65B Atlas, USAF
Futurepath: The Story of Research & Technology at NASA Lewis Research Center - 1990, NASP, Tests
Atlas 1959: Flight Test Review Atlantic Missile Range - Atlas-B, Atlas-C, Atlas-D Launches, Failures
Military Space Resources - 1962, Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, Thor, Blue Scout, TIROS, MIDAS, USAF
X-30 NASP Evolution 1986/93 - Historical Footage and Narration, National Aerospace Plane, NASA
The Operational Support Role of Space Division - 1982, Military Satellites, NAVSTAR, GPS, USAF
Telepresence: Testing the Tools for Mars - 1993, Virtual Reality, Simulation, Mars Rovers, NASA
Lifeline: Aerospace Logistics Tomorrow - 1962, Rockets, Spaceplane, Moonbase, Station Concepts, USAF
Apollo 8 - Historical Footage, Full Mission, Narration, HD, Borman, Lovell, Anders, Moon, Saturn V
Space Colonization - 1975, Stanford Torus, Space Station, Space Colony, HD Remaster, NASA
Low Thrust Space Propulsion - 1995, Chemical Rockets, Electric Propulsion, HD Remaster, NASA
The Model Builders - 1992, Full-Scale Mockups, Display Models, Model Builders, HD remaster, NASA
Space Quest '65 John F. Kennedy Space Center - Apollo, Gemini, Surveyor, Ranger, HD Remaster, NASA
Space Station Freedom Evolution 1984 to 1993 - History, Models, Mockups, Hardware, Tests, Concepts
The HL-20 as a Personnel Launch System - 1990s, Spaceplane, HD Remaster, NASA
Initial Lunar Habitat: Construction Shack Habitability Evaluation - 1989, NASA, Moon Base, Remaster
Comet Halley Returns - 1986, History, Space Probes, Observations, HD Remaster, NASA
Saturn & Shuttle Launched Space Station Mockups - 1972, Modules Tour, North American Rockwell
The Martian Investigators - 1969, Mariner 6 & 7, Documentary, Historical, HD Restoration, NASA
7 Minutes to Touchdown - Ryan Lunar Radar, HD Remaster, Documentary, Historical, Apollo, Moon, NASA