LOL @ 0:32. I guess since the autopilot flies the ascent, and even manual is done by the CRT displays, that the view out the front window isn't important...
But it's still funny to see them flying it with the front window completely blocked by checklists and notes! xD
Ricky Bobby, racecar windshield covered with Twinkie add: "I can't see a thing, but I sure do love twinkies!"
@Eagle1Division2 The windows are no where near completly blocked. You see in this camera angle that part of window 3 & 4 are blocked by checklist. Their HUD's are in the same windows and unobstructed. These checklist are just Velcro'd to the dash and can easily be pulled out of the way if required. The camera just gives you a bad angle and doesnt show you how much window there is to see out of.
@aimhigh59 Ah, okay, I finally see it. I thought the sky was brighter because of the sunlight that was on a checklist, must've been a launch around sunrise or sunset for the sky to be so dark, the same color as the checklists
It wouldn't surprise me, though. I mean the only important info you'd get from the window during launch is roll, pitch, and yaw, and most of the time they'll see nothing but a black or dark blue sky, and the HUD (even with a list behind it) and CRT's have the rotation info
Isnt there anywhere you can watch the kind of camera view from 00:40, but view it like that for the entire ascent?
It annoys me that all I find is bullshit angles, I want to view it straight out like that, as if it was from the cockpit side window, for the entire ascent! :-) Are there any?
I really wonder where all the fuel in the space shuttle is? I mean there must be thousands of liters of fuel, and i dont suppose its run by a green energi 2 cylinder fiat engine?! They must need so much of it but the shuttle just doesnt seem big enough to have such amount.
@LucasSchaaf Not sure what you mean by shuttle - remember the term shuttle comprises of the external fuel tank, solid rockets and orbiter. The orbiter is what most people call the shuttle and there's very little fuel stored in that compared to what's loaded in the external tank and SRBs to get it into orbit.
@alijanlondon Oh right, so when in space the "orbiter" releases the external tank and SRBs, and then it is able to travel to whereever and back, on the fuel stored in the orbiter?
I really wish I could see the full raw footy from those cameras. I want to see the lighting changes while they slowly break the atmosphere. I want to see those fuel tanks full journey. I think I speak for everyone when I say.. F&#% my life... this is bad, ASS!
The space shuttle if it were to land on the moon would need a total redesign as it was not made for dynamic stresses of extra attached boosters. This also increases mass; hence, weight.so it creates a whole new set of problems. There in lies the problem with spacecraft - their design around constrictions.
One thing no one seems to mention is the bell of each SSME provides the greatest energy or thrust at sea level then decrease with height as the density or space between molecules increases which means the effectiveness of the engines decrease.
imagine being an astronaut...training and dreaming of this for your whole life...and then going up the first time. i can't imagine the thrill. very very few people get to experience something like that. they belong to a select few who are lucky enough to experience what pushing the envelope of human potential actually FEELS like. can you imagine?
The spaceshuttle is only able to reach low earth orbit. Which means a orbit within 500km above the surface at a maximum. Theyre only purpose so far is for EVA's (kinda useless) Large probes (like the hubble telescope) and supplies and parts for the ISS. If youll burn all the fuel of a spaceshuttle you will never get out of earth orbit so youll never reach the moon at all.
in fact the shuttle is barely able tor each space. But for a trained astronaut and a mission control centre it is hard to let it fail. It is not that strange since a spacehuttle each cost over billions of dollars. So you take the cheapest possible parts to get it there even if theyre billions of dollars.
If you screw up the angular velocity trough ascend you will have no alternative then falling back to earth. Thats because the spaceshuttle is to fictional for mass use.
Love the sound of those engines firing up!!!!!! Really cool to see the Earth slipping away from inside the Shuttle! Gonna be sad to see the Shuttle be retired. Bittersweet.
The way we go to space still intrigues the hell out of me. Its like basically lighting the fuse to a great big 'controlled' explosion that propells us into space. Haha, its so rudimentary. Still cool to watch!
@tamaninja00 And now they wanna use Nuclear pulse propulsion. Detonate a nuclear bomb behind the ship, use a pusher plate to absord the shock and to transfer the energy released by the explosion into movement.
@robert0joe : No the ET doesn't provide thrust. But it does serve as the fuel tank and structural backbone of the shuttle during launch and ascent. Good question.
@Gauchoo1234 The Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) each produce around a half a million pounds of thrust each in the vacuum of space. During the actual launch, they do offer about a million and a half pounds of thrust all together. The shuttle needs both these engines and the SRBs to get a sufficient power to reach orbit. Without those engines running, it doesn't get to space at all.
yes the SSME's are actually for the(for bringing the shuttle in the (upside down position ) to enter orbit and they are giving 10 percent thrust of the whole there are 2 smaller engines aswell on the shuttle but u dont see them they are really tiny and they are running too and the main engines (the Srbs) are doing almost the whole thing and they cant be stoped at all if they once started running thats not! good cuz then challenger would be safed
While the SSME give only 20% of the liftoff thrust, they provide 80% of the overall energy to reach orbit. After the SRBs are jettisoned at 2 minutes they are the only propulsion for another 6.5 minutes. You could also call them the "second stage".
The shuttlesmain engines do provide thrust during ascent, and also, they provide the directional thrust in order to have the shuttle roll program shortly after liftoff.
@robert0joe Man dun ever mention dumbnesss again, u 13 and u speak more sense and ask better questions than most of these M***F* that only spread ignorance.
@robert0joe and also, both booster rockets are attached to the external fuel tank. first, these two rockets are release, and then, later, the external tank itself is released.
That orbitor view looked a little too shaky for comfort. But man to give it those men and women who can handle that type mega energy on lift off! Amazing! -TX
My dream is to have enough money so that my ashes can be taken up in a Shuttle. When they do a mission outside of it they can they send my ashes out into space. I have always wanted to see the world from outer space.
There's a mountain of evidence that the Apollo moon missions were faked. I posted a partial summary of it on a science forum. Google "The Naked Scientists". In the "New Theories" section of the forum there's a thread entitled "Did We Land on the Moon?". The summary is on page 15. It's the 7th post from the top.
People who still think they went to the moon simply haven't seen the hoax evidence yet.
We are not changing rockets just to change rockets. The shuttle is just as reliable and safe as any other rocket. The shuttle is going away because the mission is changing. Space station is almost done. Cant go to the moon or mars in the shuttle. Thats why the new rocket designs.
The space shuttle is only designed for low earth orbit. It is being replaced with the Constellation program (Ares I, Ares IV and Ares V) which is intended to return astronauts to the moon, and eventually to Mars.
Space Shuttle can perfectly fly around the Moon and come back to Earth. It is only a question of autonomy and that can be prepared with no problems. But it cannot land on the Moon without a special track. Otherwise she could !! :)
The space shuttle could crash on the moon but never land as intended because it is an aerodynamic vehicle requiring an atmosphere which the moon does not supply.
@Aerospaceman Yes you're right but well, it depends. They can add specific boosters to Space Shuttle so it can land on the moon just like LEM did but it's not an easy thing to do for sure.. OR the shuttle can carry a module that can land on the Moon while Shuttle stays in orbit or go back to Earth and bring back other ones!!! That would have been great!
@adamlinks The shuttle does not have the velocity to reach the moon. You need a velocity of 25500mph to reach the moon. Shuttle was only designed for 17500. On re-entry the shuttle would burn up because of the higher velocity.
@aimhigh59 Once it is in earth orbit and with zero gravity?... The trip from Earth to the Moon takes very few energy. The need to get that 25500 mph/h speed is when it takes off from Earth ground and to go straight to the Moon. Launch a rock into the void from a far orbit and then it will never stop going... The shuttle rocks!
I still say it is possible to travel to the Moon using the shuttle OR an other specifically designed for that Of course starting from orbital station to there...
No, thats completely wrong! Gravity still exists in Orbit, the speed of the shuttle (17500mph) keeps it up. Increasing that speed results in a higher orbit. Increasing it to about 25000mph will take you to the point where the moon's gravity takes over. Getting to the moon roughly requires TWICE the energy than getting into low earth orbit. The shuttle is in no way able to get to the moon, that's a fact.
im going to the nov 12th one :) i really cant wait lol
im going alone cause i really dont want to miss a shuttle launch before they are gone :( and all my friends either cant go cause of work, money or passport lol, but it will still be good to go for me ;)
My wife and I had two days there in 2003. We took the bus tour on day 1 and did the Visitor Center and Astronaut Hall of Fame, 6 miles to the west, at Gate 3, on day 2. Apart from the dreadful food and slow service in the Orbit Cafeteria, the two days were money and time well spent. We took our time and looked at *everything*.
Awsome power in those solid rocket boosters. I've always wondered how the whole thing stays intact considering the boostes, shuttle, and main fuel tank all come apart in the end anyway. And such power .
The solid boosters assist by taking on about 75 to 80% of the weight, unlike the large hydrogen fuel tank the boosters are made of a solid mixture of ammonium perchlorate and aluminum metal, along with an iron oxide catalyst to speed the burning reaction along, and a "binder" material to hold all the components together.
The "sparks" are igniters meant to burn off excess hydrogen gas during engine start but before main stage (full power) operation. Without these, a large cloud of explosive hydrogen and air could form under the Shuttle. If it exploded, it could damage the Shuttle structure or knock off til More..es. These sparks DO NOT "ignite" the rocket engines. Engine ignition is accomplished by an internal "blowtorch" of fuel and oxidizer in each engine, which is ignited with spark plugs!
No, they just burn off excess hydrogen coming out of the engines at startup. The engines are ignited internally at 3 different locations (hydrogen preburner, oxygen preburner, main combustion chamber).
The sparks that go off right before the engines ignite are to burn off any stagnant hydrogen that may have leaked that would otherwise cause a hazard on ignition. They don't ignite the engines.
right. 0:53 is the point of passing the sound barrier speed which is noticeable by the white watercondensation plums appearing shortly above the shuttle nose and the booster rocket top.
awesome. now, we have no launch system and riding with the Russkies like a third world craphole. pathetic.
uzimodem 1 month ago
@uzimodem Yea - the b.s. elite politicians would rather spend money on war. Brilliant right? Those fucking idiots.
ColeFried81 1 day ago
That is amazing stuff
hmccann540 2 months ago
The sound is from STS-93.
jjlucash 4 months ago
0:28 thats so cool when its coming through the smoke.
TheDevenrocks 5 months ago
Great with headphones on!
ComedicInstincts 5 months ago
LOL @ 0:32. I guess since the autopilot flies the ascent, and even manual is done by the CRT displays, that the view out the front window isn't important...
But it's still funny to see them flying it with the front window completely blocked by checklists and notes! xD
Ricky Bobby, racecar windshield covered with Twinkie add: "I can't see a thing, but I sure do love twinkies!"
Eagle1Division2 5 months ago
@Eagle1Division2 The windows are no where near completly blocked. You see in this camera angle that part of window 3 & 4 are blocked by checklist. Their HUD's are in the same windows and unobstructed. These checklist are just Velcro'd to the dash and can easily be pulled out of the way if required. The camera just gives you a bad angle and doesnt show you how much window there is to see out of.
aimhigh59 5 months ago
@aimhigh59 Ah, okay, I finally see it. I thought the sky was brighter because of the sunlight that was on a checklist, must've been a launch around sunrise or sunset for the sky to be so dark, the same color as the checklists
It wouldn't surprise me, though. I mean the only important info you'd get from the window during launch is roll, pitch, and yaw, and most of the time they'll see nothing but a black or dark blue sky, and the HUD (even with a list behind it) and CRT's have the rotation info
Eagle1Division2 5 months ago
20 people were 2 1/2 miles away during liftoff
benzcheap 6 months ago 2
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benzcheap 6 months ago
sweeeeet vid.
darthfurious80 6 months ago
what happens to the booster rockets when they are released?
sheaprodigy 6 months ago
@sheaprodigy they Parachute into ocean where ships pick them out of the sea
OverFeedEwok 6 months ago
@sheaprodigy they fall into the ocean where they are then retrieved my nasa
ThatGuySRT 5 months ago
Good job ! Probably a lot of work...
Chrisdenancy 6 months ago
This is awesome! Haha I love the category it's in...how-to and style! GENIUS!!
DeltaAirlinesFlyer 6 months ago
Beautiful!
wyrrox 7 months ago
if i were an astronaut, i would record this with a flip camera
MiscellaniesIdeas 7 months ago
Look at the eye at 1:12
dreamdriffter 7 months ago
Not trying to be funny, but how do you "dislike" this video!? It baffles me that anyone would.
formber 8 months ago
NICE!!
vicorly 8 months ago
Best launch video on YouTube.
patton303 8 months ago
I love love to see and hear this all in HD!!!! I think it would be amazing since the shuttle program has 2 shuttle launches left.
Just my .02 worth.
kycruisecrazy 8 months ago
is it just me or at 0:48 does that smoke look like a deformed penis lol
melbshuffler98 9 months ago
@melbshuffler98 yea thats just you man hahaha
MOI5E 8 months ago
Went to the the Kennedy Space Center 2months ago and highly recommend it to anyone if your in FL
coppercove08 9 months ago
Isnt there anywhere you can watch the kind of camera view from 00:40, but view it like that for the entire ascent?
It annoys me that all I find is bullshit angles, I want to view it straight out like that, as if it was from the cockpit side window, for the entire ascent! :-) Are there any?
niggasjit 10 months ago 2
@niggasjit I'd like to see that too!
harald25 10 months ago
@harald25 Right here bud:
/watch?v=eacfu3DYQVg
niggasjit 10 months ago
@niggasjit It was only mounted out the side window for one mission and is no longer allowed.
aimhigh59 10 months ago
I really wonder where all the fuel in the space shuttle is? I mean there must be thousands of liters of fuel, and i dont suppose its run by a green energi 2 cylinder fiat engine?! They must need so much of it but the shuttle just doesnt seem big enough to have such amount.
LucasSchaaf 10 months ago
@LucasSchaaf Not sure what you mean by shuttle - remember the term shuttle comprises of the external fuel tank, solid rockets and orbiter. The orbiter is what most people call the shuttle and there's very little fuel stored in that compared to what's loaded in the external tank and SRBs to get it into orbit.
alijanlondon 10 months ago
@alijanlondon Oh right, so when in space the "orbiter" releases the external tank and SRBs, and then it is able to travel to whereever and back, on the fuel stored in the orbiter?
LucasSchaaf 10 months ago
can i buy one?
chewties949 11 months ago
jesus man.. all that kinetic energy blasting away to lift such a massive structure... its breath taking
herbivore007 11 months ago
How much would it cost to go into space with some astronauts?
FlagRasta 11 months ago
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@FlagRasta More than you will ever earn
LucasSchaaf 10 months ago
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@FlagRasta 1 million dollars
lifeis2shortful 10 months ago
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wow GREAT video of this space shuttle,,,
i love american space shuttle is the best great leader wonderful airspace much better than ussr russia cheap buran shuttle
bestamerica 11 months ago
One word. Wow.
vonkiser 11 months ago
When I feel like people are so stupid I can't stand it anymore I watch this video and know that I am wrong.
teambronski 1 year ago
my only regret for being born in this wonderful age. is that space travel and colonization won't be available to the average citizen in my life time.
iluvCr3ALL 1 year ago
@iluvCr3ALL
No commercial space travel will be available within the next two decades.
... Colonization already happening on this planet since thousand years ago.
alongthebluff 11 months ago
Sonic shock wave at 0:49 :) Amazing.
jlebesis 1 year ago
0:12...FEEL THE POWER BABY!!!
Darko2625 1 year ago
great footage. well edited. haven't seen that shot out of the window during roll program. thank you for posting. are you an insider? ;-)
jjames05 1 year ago
Vamonos!!
DieYouAtheist 1 year ago
I really wish I could see the full raw footy from those cameras. I want to see the lighting changes while they slowly break the atmosphere. I want to see those fuel tanks full journey. I think I speak for everyone when I say.. F&#% my life... this is bad, ASS!
AntwonDogg 1 year ago
20 thumbs down of NASA Shuttle WASH OUT PILOTS & CREW
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The space shuttle if it were to land on the moon would need a total redesign as it was not made for dynamic stresses of extra attached boosters. This also increases mass; hence, weight.so it creates a whole new set of problems. There in lies the problem with spacecraft - their design around constrictions.
Aerospaceman 1 year ago
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Aerospaceman 1 year ago
One thing no one seems to mention is the bell of each SSME provides the greatest energy or thrust at sea level then decrease with height as the density or space between molecules increases which means the effectiveness of the engines decrease.
Aerospaceman 1 year ago
@Aerospaceman
ALL rocket engines have MORE thrust in the vacuum than at sea level, regardless ofg what they are optimised for.
blablubb12345 1 year ago
I love how at 0:32 all the astronauts are all just chillin lol.
Mattsmafia 1 year ago
20 people should just give up at life
tmayne220 1 year ago
Great Video
AIRANORAK 1 year ago
Woah! Look at the shock fronts starting at :56 !!
philritter21 1 year ago
u r very lucky:)
fadyosman 1 year ago
que padre se escucha el sonido en un home theater jijijii
gxrnicx098 1 year ago
whoa , u can feel the power from the SRB's on lift off by just watching :D
kirza94 1 year ago
amazing! why would people give this a thumbs down wtf
yourbiggestmistake18 1 year ago
Man ascends great heights to find that true love exists only in a woman's heart.
IronManu77 1 year ago
as much as i believe in science and evolution.... i'd be praying the whole way up:)
toob247 1 year ago
Just amazing! Thanks
fighterNut66 1 year ago
I love fassinating stuff like this. Best liftoff footage I've seen.
gwg5640 1 year ago
im really gonna miss seeing this...
sanyo51 1 year ago
THERE ARE PEOPLE INSIDE THAT THING! :O
theendcredits 1 year ago
imagine being an astronaut...training and dreaming of this for your whole life...and then going up the first time. i can't imagine the thrill. very very few people get to experience something like that. they belong to a select few who are lucky enough to experience what pushing the envelope of human potential actually FEELS like. can you imagine?
avedic 1 year ago
The sound of those engines igniting is FANTASTIC!!
nenblom 1 year ago
The spaceshuttle is only able to reach low earth orbit. Which means a orbit within 500km above the surface at a maximum. Theyre only purpose so far is for EVA's (kinda useless) Large probes (like the hubble telescope) and supplies and parts for the ISS. If youll burn all the fuel of a spaceshuttle you will never get out of earth orbit so youll never reach the moon at all.
Armigo91 1 year ago
in fact the shuttle is barely able tor each space. But for a trained astronaut and a mission control centre it is hard to let it fail. It is not that strange since a spacehuttle each cost over billions of dollars. So you take the cheapest possible parts to get it there even if theyre billions of dollars.
If you screw up the angular velocity trough ascend you will have no alternative then falling back to earth. Thats because the spaceshuttle is to fictional for mass use.
Armigo91 1 year ago
More brilliant US Engineering being tossed away.
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Let's rip up all the railroad beds, too.
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Who needs highspeed 320 kph rail?
Knepperify1 1 year ago
Main engines also provide steering. They rotate based on gyro/computer readings to keep the shuttle moving in the proper direction.
colty77 1 year ago
Love the sound of THOSE engines!!!!
nenblom1 1 year ago
obmao has hut it down the asshole and he is killing the usa he is using the moey for heath care that 1 wants sad
sertox12345 1 year ago
wat about poo?
MrSouthpaw786 1 year ago
Love the sound of those engines firing up!!!!!! Really cool to see the Earth slipping away from inside the Shuttle! Gonna be sad to see the Shuttle be retired. Bittersweet.
nenblom 1 year ago
Some things are well worth the tax money!
jtack19791 1 year ago
The way we go to space still intrigues the hell out of me. Its like basically lighting the fuse to a great big 'controlled' explosion that propells us into space. Haha, its so rudimentary. Still cool to watch!
tamaninja00 1 year ago
@tamaninja00 And now they wanna use Nuclear pulse propulsion. Detonate a nuclear bomb behind the ship, use a pusher plate to absord the shock and to transfer the energy released by the explosion into movement.
Whaaaa ! :p
boutox 1 year ago
Beeeeeooooorrrtiful - although there is one shot there that brings back horrendous memories of "roger, go throttle up." So very sad.
AD1351 1 year ago
I have a question. I'm a 13 year old so don't think i'm dumb. Does the external fuel tank also gives thrust or it's just a tank?
robert0joe 1 year ago 48
@robert0joe : No the ET doesn't provide thrust. But it does serve as the fuel tank and structural backbone of the shuttle during launch and ascent. Good question.
mianbentley 1 year ago 32
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Gauchoo1234 1 year ago
@Gauchoo1234 Turned on for nothing ? They burn for 8.5 minutes providing about 350000 lbs of thrust each.
mach25man 1 year ago
@Gauchoo1234 The Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) each produce around a half a million pounds of thrust each in the vacuum of space. During the actual launch, they do offer about a million and a half pounds of thrust all together. The shuttle needs both these engines and the SRBs to get a sufficient power to reach orbit. Without those engines running, it doesn't get to space at all.
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Gauchoo1234 1 year ago
@mianbentley
yes the SSME's are actually for the(for bringing the shuttle in the (upside down position ) to enter orbit and they are giving 10 percent thrust of the whole there are 2 smaller engines aswell on the shuttle but u dont see them they are really tiny and they are running too and the main engines (the Srbs) are doing almost the whole thing and they cant be stoped at all if they once started running thats not! good cuz then challenger would be safed
predatortheme 1 year ago
@predatortheme
While the SSME give only 20% of the liftoff thrust, they provide 80% of the overall energy to reach orbit. After the SRBs are jettisoned at 2 minutes they are the only propulsion for another 6.5 minutes. You could also call them the "second stage".
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Gauchoo1234 1 year ago
The shuttlesmain engines do provide thrust during ascent, and also, they provide the directional thrust in order to have the shuttle roll program shortly after liftoff.
krygiert 1 year ago
@krygiert
The roll program is mainly done by the boosters.
blablubb12345 1 year ago
@mianbentley I'm 20 and I just learnt something new. Thankyou.
matoy77 8 months ago
@robert0joe Man dun ever mention dumbnesss again, u 13 and u speak more sense and ask better questions than most of these M***F* that only spread ignorance.
jnstruMENTAL 1 year ago
@robert0joe Just so you know there is no such thing as a dumb question. The fact that are you are asking questions shows your intelligence.
NowLifeStarts 1 year ago
@robert0joe it provides the fuel for the rocket engines on the space shuttle but does not actually have any rocket engines on itself
mitch3323 1 year ago
@robert0joe and also, both booster rockets are attached to the external fuel tank. first, these two rockets are release, and then, later, the external tank itself is released.
kilosolutions 10 months ago
Talk about an experience
heathey2 1 year ago
the rate of acceleration of a flea is 20 times that of a shuttle rocket when it jumps.
mdg140 1 year ago
weight of shuttle rockets and fuel tank on the pad...4 million lbs
thrust on launch...6,423,000 lbs
dazzaboy04 1 year ago
That orbitor view looked a little too shaky for comfort. But man to give it those men and women who can handle that type mega energy on lift off! Amazing! -TX
Faztlan 2 years ago 4
@Faztlan the first space launch vehicle had more G's on takeoff.
mmaviator 1 year ago
fucking boosters and main engines ! how much trust did that have on take off .?
pepemackenzie 2 years ago
Thrust is about 7 million lbs.....
mach25man 2 years ago
it burns up 10 tons of gas per second
hahanom8 1 year ago
@hahanom8 Its 11,000 lbs a second, which is about 5 tons a second.
wblwarrior10 1 year ago
@wblwarrior10
Actually, it's 11,000 lbs of solid fuel per second for EACH of the 2 boosters, plus 3,000 lbs of LH2/LOX for the 3 main engines.
blablubb12345 1 year ago
AND the solid fuel burns from the top downward!
Aerospaceman 1 year ago
@Aerospaceman
They burn from the inside to the outside, while the upper star shaped segment burns out quicker to give maximum liftoff thrust.
blablubb12345 1 year ago
space is comming to us with virgin galactic
pepemackenzie 2 years ago
My dream is to have enough money so that my ashes can be taken up in a Shuttle. When they do a mission outside of it they can they send my ashes out into space. I have always wanted to see the world from outer space.
susan2410k 2 years ago
I guess your going to die this year then ?
mach25man 2 years ago
Only if you kill me lolol
susan2410k 2 years ago
Sorry. Just kidding. Last year for the shuttle thats all....
mach25man 2 years ago
That's OK. Really ? The last year ? Well that fucks my plans up then.
susan2410k 2 years ago
Orion Program is going to the moon in 2012............you still have time!!!!!!
2ctrain 1 year ago
Ok - better organise an Aspirin bulk buy !!
susan2410k 1 year ago
obama is trying to cancel orion :(
SpartanW98 1 year ago
now thats what im talking about!
TheKrewl 2 years ago
where did you get the footage?
BZLProductions 2 years ago
my uncle has been in space!!FUCKING AMAZING.he said that it was like soo cool.just like you were fling
kokteilikook 2 years ago
i think i would literally shit my pants on the way up
SteelRainAssault 2 years ago 5
I love that there's no music ! Many a great video has been ruined by so bad music.
ProtoCosmos 2 years ago 70
Yea, imagine this with some crappy song like that one that goes "oh ah ah ah ah"... I hate music
biowerks 2 years ago
This is...fucking amazing... period
meusicalentall27 2 years ago 30
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This is off-topic but it's space-related.
There's a mountain of evidence that the Apollo moon missions were faked. I posted a partial summary of it on a science forum. Google "The Naked Scientists". In the "New Theories" section of the forum there's a thread entitled "Did We Land on the Moon?". The summary is on page 15. It's the 7th post from the top.
People who still think they went to the moon simply haven't seen the hoax evidence yet.
Cosmored 2 years ago
Thats THE COOLEST video on the internet. ;)
Great footage, its like being there.
How fast does that baby leave the Earth, OMFG!
Plenty of 'G's' on takeoff then :)
Man i wanna go into space so badly .... just not sure about strapping myself to a rocket just yet.
ghosttroop 2 years ago 2
the shuttle goes around 17,500 mph
stewartrocks20 2 years ago
we are now using more modified high tech rockets because they are alot more safe and could go to unreachable places than a shuttle
chris5812341234 2 years ago 2
We are not changing rockets just to change rockets. The shuttle is just as reliable and safe as any other rocket. The shuttle is going away because the mission is changing. Space station is almost done. Cant go to the moon or mars in the shuttle. Thats why the new rocket designs.
mach25man 2 years ago 3
why are we aandoning shuttle flight again? and whats supposed to replace it?
wadyano 2 years ago
The space shuttle is only designed for low earth orbit. It is being replaced with the Constellation program (Ares I, Ares IV and Ares V) which is intended to return astronauts to the moon, and eventually to Mars.
patrick82989 2 years ago
Space Shuttle can perfectly fly around the Moon and come back to Earth. It is only a question of autonomy and that can be prepared with no problems. But it cannot land on the Moon without a special track. Otherwise she could !! :)
adamlinks 2 years ago
The space shuttle could crash on the moon but never land as intended because it is an aerodynamic vehicle requiring an atmosphere which the moon does not supply.
Aerospaceman 1 year ago
@Aerospaceman Yes you're right but well, it depends. They can add specific boosters to Space Shuttle so it can land on the moon just like LEM did but it's not an easy thing to do for sure.. OR the shuttle can carry a module that can land on the Moon while Shuttle stays in orbit or go back to Earth and bring back other ones!!! That would have been great!
adamlinks 1 year ago
@adamlinks The shuttle does not have the velocity to reach the moon. You need a velocity of 25500mph to reach the moon. Shuttle was only designed for 17500. On re-entry the shuttle would burn up because of the higher velocity.
aimhigh59 1 year ago
@aimhigh59 Once it is in earth orbit and with zero gravity?... The trip from Earth to the Moon takes very few energy. The need to get that 25500 mph/h speed is when it takes off from Earth ground and to go straight to the Moon. Launch a rock into the void from a far orbit and then it will never stop going... The shuttle rocks!
I still say it is possible to travel to the Moon using the shuttle OR an other specifically designed for that Of course starting from orbital station to there...
adamlinks 1 year ago
@adamlinks
No, thats completely wrong! Gravity still exists in Orbit, the speed of the shuttle (17500mph) keeps it up. Increasing that speed results in a higher orbit. Increasing it to about 25000mph will take you to the point where the moon's gravity takes over. Getting to the moon roughly requires TWICE the energy than getting into low earth orbit. The shuttle is in no way able to get to the moon, that's a fact.
blablubb12345 1 year ago
@Aerospaceman
The shuttle has nowhere near the fuel to get to the moon, that's absolutely impossible.
blablubb12345 1 year ago
Moon Landings with people. Like the 60s only even better.
EndeavourLaunch 2 years ago
well doe
wadyano 2 years ago
This is simply amazing..thanks for posting...what a collection of clips of the launch...makes you feel like you're there!!
jlebesis 2 years ago
I was lucky enough to live in Cocoa Beach for 13 years. Shuttle and rocket launches never got any less impressive to me with time.
Phyrex999 2 years ago 3
"Over the dawn! Over the airs of the Earth! We're underway!"
Wonderful!
I have *got* to see one of these before they stop flying.
MarsFKA 2 years ago
im going to the nov 12th one :) i really cant wait lol
im going alone cause i really dont want to miss a shuttle launch before they are gone :( and all my friends either cant go cause of work, money or passport lol, but it will still be good to go for me ;)
mejw1 2 years ago
I hope you have a great time at the launch. Have you been to the KSC before?
MarsFKA 2 years ago
no not yet, i would like to get a hold of some v.i.p. tickets for a closer view :) i think there like $100+ well worth it ;)
mejw1 2 years ago
My wife and I had two days there in 2003. We took the bus tour on day 1 and did the Visitor Center and Astronaut Hall of Fame, 6 miles to the west, at Gate 3, on day 2. Apart from the dreadful food and slow service in the Orbit Cafeteria, the two days were money and time well spent. We took our time and looked at *everything*.
MarsFKA 2 years ago
Make sure you show up on the 16th and not the 12th. Launch date changed early this week.
mach25man 2 years ago
really? omg thank you
good thing i didnt book flight, hotel and car yet, yikes
i just checked INfonaut app on my iphone and i noticed they just changed the date
thanks again
mejw1 2 years ago
Flylice -- the camera isn't moving -- the aircraft is in fact rolling by way of the engines changing angles (gimbaling).
eric22rr 2 years ago
very cool clip! 5/5
Discovery4421 2 years ago
Awsome power in those solid rocket boosters. I've always wondered how the whole thing stays intact considering the boostes, shuttle, and main fuel tank all come apart in the end anyway. And such power .
BarneyFlart 2 years ago
cool video very well put together and very clear.
madinthehead 2 years ago
The solid boosters assist by taking on about 75 to 80% of the weight, unlike the large hydrogen fuel tank the boosters are made of a solid mixture of ammonium perchlorate and aluminum metal, along with an iron oxide catalyst to speed the burning reaction along, and a "binder" material to hold all the components together.
candr 2 years ago
The "sparks" are igniters meant to burn off excess hydrogen gas during engine start but before main stage (full power) operation. Without these, a large cloud of explosive hydrogen and air could form under the Shuttle. If it exploded, it could damage the Shuttle structure or knock off til More..es. These sparks DO NOT "ignite" the rocket engines. Engine ignition is accomplished by an internal "blowtorch" of fuel and oxidizer in each engine, which is ignited with spark plugs!
cadian14758 2 years ago 2
so is it polluting though? gosh chill man..i was just asking..
stewardlie 2 years ago
cool & good edited, thx 4 share
yudiweb 2 years ago
these are the bravest guys in the world
a090006 2 years ago 5
quick question : are the sparks at the start basically just to ignite the engines?
darkenraja 2 years ago
No, they just burn off excess hydrogen coming out of the engines at startup. The engines are ignited internally at 3 different locations (hydrogen preburner, oxygen preburner, main combustion chamber).
blablubb12345 2 years ago 6
cool! thanks
darkenraja 2 years ago 2
so the space shuttle is hydrogen? but it still use gasoline right?
stewardlie 2 years ago
H + O2 = Ho2
FruityLoopsas 2 years ago
yes, just like a lighter just much much bigger
DCballer131 2 years ago
The sparks that go off right before the engines ignite are to burn off any stagnant hydrogen that may have leaked that would otherwise cause a hazard on ignition. They don't ignite the engines.
jnkmail09 2 years ago
Awesome
SuzukiSwiftAlex 2 years ago
0:35 Oh man so that's what the roll program looks like!
pdutube 2 years ago
thx for post
greatsilentwatcher 2 years ago
amazing!
LinkinPark2135 2 years ago
man i would love to do that,
KonigseggKing 2 years ago 2
OMG. What a sensation that must be. WOW.
brandondallas 2 years ago 3
Brutal
kyrkbymannen 2 years ago
the window view was amazing
adsonkool 2 years ago 3
Awesome point of view.
LEXPIX 2 years ago
right. 0:53 is the point of passing the sound barrier speed which is noticeable by the white watercondensation plums appearing shortly above the shuttle nose and the booster rocket top.
berndpfe 2 years ago
Great combined footage.. good ! Sound is really mighty.... real impressions.
berndpfe 2 years ago
0:53 sound barrier(?)
bemanos12345 2 years ago
yep
TechGuyGamer 2 years ago