STS-127 Launch HD

[PRSOV]

I thought the TAL site used was Zaragoza? was the weather below the minima on the launch day?

[GoFasterStripes1893]

I was there ^^

[vigilante258]

whats those lights that start flashing at about 9:00? Is that the Shuttle passing through the atmosphere?

[thegreeensky]

this is fantastic! really love this...

[Laurel010203]

if we could turn back time )-; . I still get flash goose when I see this launch of Endeavour.

[BillsNewGuitar]

I love to watch these videos with headphones on and the volume cranked up all the way.

[selfmadeboys88]

NASA Shuttle program canceled. Ending space exploration.

The Concorde passenger airliner retired-The first supersonic civilian airliner. New York to London in 3 hrs 30 mins.

WHY ARE WE GOING BACKWARDS?

[matatanXtreme]

@selfmadeboys88 Oh, don't forget to mention the Black Socialist President with mussslim background, HUUUUUUGE STEP BACKWARDS!

[selfmadeboys88]

@matatanXtreme trolling spotted and destroyed.

[722blaze]

awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EngineerQA]

Go to 1:42, Prandtl-Glauert condensation clouds appearing when breaking sound barrier :) pretty awesome

[gonefishin1985b2009]

5.30 watch between the fuel tank and shuttle something white goes past right to left

[DappaDuke]

Love it!

[place910]

What's that noise you can hear before launch that sounds like an old steam train?

[1bugriz1]

so sweet

[akelodmc]

my favorite part: when the blast evens out and turns to a blue ring :D

( 0:56 )

[phongbong]

Hey NASA, I'm putting myself forward to be one of the first Mars colonists. You don't even have to pay me since money's no use on Mars.  I'm not to good at math, but my backs strong and I can lift shit.

[Lucuskane]

@phongbongIF willing I would launch you to mars if i had a spacecraft and sufficient rocket power, but it is a one trip.

[deepapai0509]

Enjoyed!

[musicbruv]

That woman has a sexy voice

[barendschipper]

It was great to watch. So close to earth it seems. The ride so short...

The earth already a ball, the horizon rounding.

It all works so neat!

Great enterprise! Love to watch it!

[Rogapol]

I don't know why but the female commantary really adds to the launch.

[MarsFKA]

The only thing I won't miss when they stop flying the shuttles is the verbal drum-roll from the commentator as the vehicle lifts off.

[ParaglidingManiac]

What a machine!!

[AtlantisB737]

the translation is a bit funny, the booster joint heaters is translated as "the twister georgian troops" HAHA LMAO

[videogamesrockify]

that is the best thing in the world i would like to see it in real life withought getting on fire lol

ps:thats a hard job and scary!!!!!!!!!!1

[rdlulu]

1:43 - 1:51 the shuttle was passing the sound barrier.

COOL!!

[HansLeberson]

So everytime a shuttle goes into space they leave a large piece of space trash, the main thruster or whatever you call it.

[musicbruv]

The Booster's parachute back to earth and are re-used.

[joshatkins94]

The orange external tank burns up in the atmosphere. The solid rocket boosters parachute into the ocean and are recovered and reused. The orbiter completes the mission, returns to earth, and is used again.

[TheKingofnoob]

Ladies and gentlemen...

SCIENCE.

[lcf34]

@TheKingofnoob haha, smartest 2010 comment on Youtube so far dude ;-)

[puncheex]

@TheKingofnoob: Well, and a little ENGINEERING.

[Faerie70]

@TheKingofnoob Glorious!

[iMrAKay]

@TheKingofnoob It's not science, it's man's achievement.

[tourofheads]

Awesome. I love when they turn on and gimbal the main engines, it never gets old.

[xtortionist979]

i was 4 miles away from the launch site..

[seendaa]

its amazing! in HD, its wonderful!!

[docktergonzo]

F***in siiiiick!!

[Drummermoose777]

Love It,, Doesnt everyone love this?

[ishaloldumheraldeyaa]

@Drummermoose777

i dont love.....

nooooott!!

[plusplusplusplusp]

@Drummermoose777

I love it.

[rightlydivide]

@Drummermoose777 i'd rather sort socks. :(

[rightlydivide]

@Drummermoose777 no, I'd rather watch paint dry.

[cixelsyD1988]

0:59 I always like seeing the formation of the shock diamonds/cones. They seem really clear this launch.

[MartynTDP]

MOON RISING

YOUTUBE

[livardo]

Looks amazing in HD

[LuGAsturias]

Awesome video, you often see from NASA TV on the Internet because there is no other way. Greetings from Spain!!

[Cascadia07]

how awesome does this look in hd! 1:00 - wow!

[danhart19z]

when you atually look at it seems that its barely going 100MPH but when you actually find out you're quite amazed

[QuarterPounder4]

1:19 - 1:27 my favorite view. Really shows how fast the shuttle's going.

[suzuyamahahonda]

I'm training right now to be an astronaut, it's extremly dificult to become apart of this program but it's worth every second.

[mach25man]

If your just training, your not going to make this program

[ladybard1968]

I'd love to be an austronaut but I haven't got the qualifications

[PrinceofIndigo]

Science...is awesome!

[Executor009]

breathtaking

[bishiehunterenya]

I saw this launch from Banana Creek. Best experience ever!

[GermanPublicServer]

9:49 that looks amazing. just amazing!

[kimmern123]

The LOX feedline camera on the external tank was only put in place AFTER Columbia happened. Foam loss was a known, but accepted problem. No one thought it was anything to worry about.

STS-101 had heat damage to the aluminum structure of the wing after foam had fallen off during launch and hit the wing. STS-27 in 1988 was REALLY badly damaged, however that was from a piece of an SRB nose cone.

Bottom line: Foam loss has ALWAYS been a problem for the shuttle, not only after Columbia.

[gobuzzrobotics]

ooh so nice in HD- i was at lake george so i couldnt watch the launch

[Niliaayne]

I missed this due to a train, we couldn't make it home in time for launch.

Nice that this was uploaded, I wanted to see the launch that happened right after I came back from Space Camp...

[Michel290389]

whats that at  2.40? it looks like electrical discharges?

[shauntaylor2000]

hi all when the three main engines start up why does it not move ?

[insightnew]

It doesn't lift off till the booster ignites. The three main engines are on the shuttle The boosters are additional and separate later.

[EndeavourLaunch]

Because the SRBs (those big white things on the side) provide main thrust for the shuttle for the first 2 minutes. The three main engines provide thrust for the rest of the flight.

[jeffreyrayjackson]

It does. Well not up. It is bolted down. When the orbiter engines fire up the vehicle actually leans forward. Can't really see it in this video, but if you look close in others you can see it. Once the SRBs start up the craft rights itself and the bolts are released/blown.

[mach25man]

3 engines lite milliseconds apart and are checked out by computers for those 6 seconds. If everything checks out, boosters are ignited.

[superskullmaster]

Well peak main engine thrust is 109% and at sea level all of them together put out 1,251,900lb of thrust which is far from the 4,470,000 lb weight that it has on the launch pad. They don't launch at 109% so its actually less thrust.

[LongLiveOx]

Man, I wish I was an astronaut. I'm too stupid and lazy, though.

[sivaprasad2020]

sexy female voice.......all engines are working well......:) how will they not.....men stand up

[sail027li]

you're an a** magnum..

[randommagnum]

Oh that really, really hurts sail027li. LOL

[tom67264]

Wow!! great Graphics!!

[Spartan168]

how long does all that smoke stay around the launching pad?

[mach25man]

Just a few minutes. Thereis always a sea breeze

[KillCount666]

Desertphile works at Houston! @_@

[monacelli]

Can you get on the internet in space? Weightless wanking..

[jvstin19]

"This is mission controle Huston"

WAUW, That woman got a voice!!

[haknumkom]

yeah nice voice!

[Regnum0nline]

xD Das is ein Zufall

[TitusVI]

hi die Sterne warten ;-)

[wheatcandle]

endeavor, roger

[hirsebrey]

VROOOOOOOOOM!

[UdallIn72]

By the way, I think it's hilarious that they actually call Mark Polansky "Roman."

...You'd think that'd be a touchier subject, especially at an agency as image-conscious as NASA.

These are the people, keep in mind, who pooh-poohed the Colbert Node and want us to call the iconic Vomit Comet... Well, something less catchy than Vomit Comet.

I can't remember.

[mach25man]

The pilots bring their call signs with them from the military. NASA does not make them up.

[UdallIn72]

Yeah, I know.

There's only one callsign a person named "Polansky" could possibly have.

I was never under the impression that NASA made it up; I'm just surprised they let it go--it is, after all, a borderline ribald joke.

They're normally too conservative for that sort of thing.

Oh, and Polansky's the CDR on this mission, not the Pilot.

[mach25man]

Yes technically he is CDR but both front men are pilots. Pilot D. Hurley (right seat) call sign is "Chunkie"

[UdallIn72]

Oh, that's who Chunkie is...

I was watching NASA TV while they were doing their com checks, and I assumed Chunkie was someone at launch control.

Thanks!

[Betsix]

I would pay serious money to see the raw HD footage from the angle starting at around 1:01 with the shuttle rising away from the camera, which we get less than 15 seconds of. It looks so surreal.

The lighting is breathtaking, and seeing the shuttle fade to a distant glow from that angle would be sublime.

I'm actually jealous of the person behind the camera at that moment. I hope that they managed to take the time to look away from the viewfinder and appreciate the launch with their own eyes.

[UdallIn72]

Beautiful, definitely.

I'm pretty sure that camera is unmanned, though.

I think the nearest NASA will let anybody get to the launchpad is 3 miles, and the shot is from the East looking West.

I don't think there's 3 miles between the pad and the coast.

Anyway, I'd like to have seen that angle a little longer, too!

[Spartan168]

it looks so incredible it almost looks fake.

[EndeavourLaunch]

Well baby it isn't. ;) Cause I saw it myself.

[puncheex]

@Betsix: That, like almost all of the launch cameras, is a fixed camera. No one is closer than the launch complex besides the astronauts (there might be some drivers in the rescue center at the bottom of the slide lines, but maybe not even there). If you watch NASA TV they usually rerun the launch from all the cameras in sequence after orbit is achieved, and that may show that camera's view until the vapor cloud blots it out.

[Freddy784]

Very Interesting .. good video

[wimicon]

yeah they were inspecting that

[panajotisx]

What's that at 3:17, 3:49, 7:19 and 7:44?

Debris?

[puncheex]

@panajotisx: Data lost in video transmission; interference, loosing lock on a satellite, just a dropped data packet.

[panajotisx]

@puncheex: nothing like that at all...

[puncheex]

@panajotisx: Sure. Whatever you say. You're certainly in a position to know.

[panajotisx]

@puncheex: I didn't mean to offend you. Anyway...

[puncheex]

@panajotisx: OK. Take a look at it again; try to freeze it if you can catch it. It appears to be a hard dropout of about an inch of a horizontal scan line, very hard edged. If it were debris it would probably be soft edged, out of focus if it was as close as it would be to flash in a single frame like that. The telemetry systems are relayed to a satellite, with packet switched technology, I believe, and that shows whenever some event causes the rocket to shake tor change attitude.

[puncheex]

... They don't bother with error correction on the video; it's too voluminous, and they'd rather have the fast response than the zero errors.

[Problembaer2]

have they a new 2x teleconverter?? @02:26 you can see the transition. What focal lenght have those cams by the way?

[GoldenDragon667]

:D I asked my parents if we'd be able to go see a shuttle launch live one year and they are seriously considering it.

[Elios0000]

better do it soon only 8 more left

[HNDNV07]

Super Sonice speeds beginning @ 1:44?

[samiswilf]

we need to do more space exploration. it is our destiney. humans' first goal was to discover the entire world, now we must discover the universe.

[strangesynchronicity]

This is far from universe my friend.. outer space, not even backyard :)

Whish I could see launch in 2245 :)

[hejustleft]

Magnificent.

[capemp1]

6:20 & 6:30 UFO???????? first look at the right side and then to the left

[e521soediv]

Probably just debris.

[usarules99]

very cool , its amazing what humanity can do when we stop killing each other.

[Quake120]

Amen to that!

[ArtBear88]

This is a NASA launch. Why are there arguments about WW2 battles long past?

[2346]

cause Germany and U.S made the space stuff after the war i think

[paleomangary]

Lets Get back to the moon......Before China and India.

[whotookmybong]

Debris @ 3:16 - no problem. Michael Jackson's ghost @ 5:15 - Abort Mission, Eject!!!!!!!!

[rorschach2182]

i wonder how it feels when you're up there on space

[SherlocckHolmez]

weightless? lol

[TheOriginalTubbster]

OMG Everyone shut up hating on each others countrys.

[Quake120]

Agreed. The space station, which the shuttle supports, is a monument to what can be accomplished when people set aside their differences and remember that we are all human on this planet, regardless of race or religion. Many countries participated in the construction of the station, including some that were previously enemies.

If you can't set aside your differences, you need to seriously grow up and mature a bit.

[cixelsyD1988]

Agreed, putting essentially a football field with scientific equipment, and facilities for 6-13 people to live off of, into orbit, is no easy feat.

My hope is when (or perhaps if) the shuttle retires, the ISS will see new visitors such as the new Japanese HTV, more ESA cargo vessels, and Orbital or SpaceX vehicles.

It's not just a good place for science, it's a good place to test launch technology.

[Chisuz]

whooow AT 3:12 on you can see some debris going off... that was quite some... well seems not to be a problem, though

[kapetaniosteo]

amazing... what human have done!

[booster744]

Hey, let's not forget that both of us have worked together in the past to do great things...remember WWII? I believe Canada joined that war many months earlier than the US...and so do we have to make fun of the US because of that? In the end, we worked together and achieved what seemed impossible. We may disagree and what wars are worth fighting, but that never stopped our two nations working together to achieve great things in space and medical technology.

[straightofdahood]

WWII was like 70 years ago dude....what have they done for us lately?(Iraq,Afganistan etc)

and btw, Canadas involvement in WWII was mimumum at best........

[arkitektmsh]

How about Juno beach in the Normandy invasion

[dimaniak]

Why should they?

[cixelsyD1988]

Can we just be happy for a successful beautiful shuttle launch instead of bashing each other's countries?

[32KOAST]

thanks for taking the time to look at my profile and come up with a stupid response. I was born in dad county and lived there for 15 years. You little space junkies need to find a new hobby instead of picking fights over the internet. Go fist yourself you fucking pre cum jerk off

[bwilleb]

Firstly, Canada does have a space program. Secondly many of NASA's employees are Canadian. Thirdly, the space station they are going to was made possible by Canadian inventions such as the space robotic arm. Thanks for doing your research before commenting on youtube. Fourthly, he just stated his opinion, calling him a dip shit is just making you look like an asshole, which everyone already expects from Americans. Not making fun of the whole country, just the select few who insult the rest.

[m43991]

When did STS-127 reach the space station

[MrAmerica1995]

Friday

[32KOAST]

i dont know about you guys, but i think going to space is a complete waste of time/energy/ and cause of major pollution. We should focus more on our planet then expensive space stations so scientist can fiddle with weightlessness.

[joachim2464]

well, our planet is not gonna be here forever. Our future is in space. That can not be argued. Many medical advances and everyday things you use at home is there because of the spaceprogram.

[KingBKC]

wow nice video

[ice9001]

Wow why do the us not pump all the money they waste on wars into the space program its the one thing that give the world a sense of togetherness a different perspective on the earth .

[PleXuS666]

I absolutely agree with you on this.

[jfcc9086]

The only reason why the US space program is under funded is because its not lucrative. Wars are VERY lucrative. So when a space program will be lucrative, humans will be on mars before you can say NASA...

[ice9001]

I agree totally .Helium 3 anyone don`t worry it soon will be .

[dmcguk]

if you believe in god good for you

if you don`t believe in god good for you

so STFU!

[i19011991]

Wow!!

[Robnufc94]

/watch?v=gmA6kt3CGQg

Watch FSX Landing Please

[HandsomeFallOutBoy]

lol,i laugh at you.

[space88891]

wow you suck ass

[ewtng]

Good launch!!

Except...

3:14 - 7:18 - 7:42 - 9:34

What the crap is up on the right side of the screen you guys just seconds prior to ET- SEP @ 9:45 with all the debries ! ?

They better review this extremely carefully.

If they find damage to the heat shield. They better not B.S. there way through the desicion rather or not to bring her home or not.

[Tidermans]

Damn, I wonder what kind of monster ass cameras they are using. I want one.

[ewtng]

So do I man !!

So Do I !!

[tjalolx]

UFO @ 9:57 Watch closely on the left side, just beside the external tank. Can hardly miss it

[slangig]

From 0:57 to 1:02 we created GOD

[JetRanger0007]

COOL ! I got one of these in my back yard too ~!

[slangig]

From 8:50 to 9:38 wtf is going on?

[Waruna89]

Human rock!

[evry190]

you need to see a doctor

[Purushadasa]

How do you mean?

[BerSerKer2k8]

he means someone poo´d in your head, freak

[BerSerKer2k8]

lol xD retard hahahah

[marchesedesade89]

Lol epic fail, cmon we're in 2009, we discovered DNA, we discovered how life began, you must have been sleeping during the '700 and '800 Illuminism..