Test launch of a Trident II D-5 missile from a submerged SSBN during Follow-on Commander Evaluation Test (FCET) #30, aboard USS Maryland, SSBN 738 (Blue crew), on 5 November 2003.

NOTE: I have decided to moderate comments to this video. This is not because I dislike dissent, far from it, but rather to protect the ignorant from making fools of themselves.

Background music is from the soundtrack of Apollo 13:
"Re-entry and Splashdown" ([ Ссылка ])

Notable Moments:
Missile Control Center: [ Ссылка ]
Decoding Launch Orders: [ Ссылка ]
Retrieving the Captain's Key: [ Ссылка ]
CO issuing one of three total keys to launch: [ Ссылка ]
Air from muzzle hatch opening: [ Ссылка ]
Missile lighting off (view from underwater): [ Ссылка ]
Missile broach and light-off: [ Ссылка ]
Nighttime launch missile light-off: [ Ссылка ]
Crew List: [ Ссылка ]
Missile Division: [ Ссылка ]

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