Watch the launch of the Space Shuttle from the point a point of view located in the booster rockets. Tomorrow will be the 40 years since the launch of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
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Wow, anyone got one of the main tank? I’d like to see the separation at MECO! 🙂 Just too cool for words!
Who ever had the idea of sticking cameras on these craft and releasing the video to the net was a genius – medal for that person please. The shot of the shuttle leaving the boosters behind is just gorgeous.
COOOL!
Thank you for posting this, it’s a lot of fun. You absolutely made my day.
Is it just me, or did those things land almost on top of each other in the water?
Just plain WOW!
@#5 Agreed, I would have thought there would have been more separation during reentry and landing. Not miles apart, but at least a half mile or so. That looked to be a hundred yards or less.
@#5,7 I don’t see this. When do you see one booster’s splashdown from the other’s camera? I also thought it would have been a mile or more.
Uncle Don already said what I was going to say. So just multiply #6 times 2.
What a waste of money. We should have men on Mars by now. Screw NASA.
They put all the footage on the NASAcast podcast. I love this perspective.
Ah, the marvels of modern^H^H^H^H^H^H 80s technology.
I think a Bolivian News Channel just reported that this footage is from Air France 447.
Incredible video and soundtrack.
#10, #12: I understand your frustration, but they haven’t developed the level of technology needed to get people from Earth to Mars…and back. It’s a very big technology jump from landing a LEM on the Moon, to landing a manned ship on Mars that can also bring people back to Earth. Think about it.
#12, LL,
The current Shuttles resemble the early ’80s shuttle the same as the 2009 Impala resembles the 1982 Impala. Each one has been rebuilt and upgraded several times. There is very little left that is original.
Seems like a good way to check for foam debris during lift-off.
Why not stick dozens of cameras all over the shuttle and main fuel tank?
They don’t need to survive re-entry. Just use them to easily examine the Shuttle for damage.
#15, yes, but what if they took a 1982 Impala and rebuilt and upgraded it, – it would still be a 1982 Impala. It wouldn’t have any new features, like air-bags, GPS, etc.
They’ve been rebuilding and upgrading the shuttle, but it’s still a 1980s shuttle. The astronauts all take state-of-the-art laptops with them, because the shuttle’s on-board computers haven’t (and can’t) be changed.
#17, Chuck,
The astronauts all take state-of-the-art laptops with them, because the shuttle’s on-board computers haven’t (and can’t) be changed.
Wrong.