I've flown aboard a rocket airplane (the Xracer for the Rocket Racing League), and the wind noise is mighty loud even when the engine isn't running. The audio on this recording is from the noise-canceling microphones by the astronauts' mouths, and by design they don't pick up external noises.
During the early part of the reentry, though, the air is so very low density that it is pretty quiet. I haven't visited those speeds yet, myself, but one of these days...
This video is a trailer, taken from NASASpaceflight dot com - where the full 2hr 355mb version is on their excellent L2 section. The person who uploaded this to youtube failed to mention that fact.
They have microphones for their intercom system, and don't forget that the shuttle is a glider and there are no engines running, so the sound isn't too bad at all.
I've flown aboard a rocket airplane (the Xracer for the Rocket Racing League), and the wind noise is mighty loud even when the engine isn't running. The audio on this recording is from the noise-canceling microphones by the astronauts' mouths, and by design they don't pick up external noises.
During the early part of the reentry, though, the air is so very low density that it is pretty quiet. I haven't visited those speeds yet, myself, but one of these days...
rocketplumber 3 years ago
This video is a trailer, taken from NASASpaceflight dot com - where the full 2hr 355mb version is on their excellent L2 section. The person who uploaded this to youtube failed to mention that fact.
NASA904 4 years ago
fixed
zotz34fr 4 years ago
Get the book "Riding Rockets" if you want to understand how the whole process works. Good Read
RimReaper2 4 years ago
turn up your hud if you have it, ??? why whould they do that?
jer0701 5 years ago
Brightness of the HUD. It was being completely obscured by the runway lights.
wuzzlevideos 4 years ago
Why can we hear some voices speaking into the cockpit, just when noise from outside should be so loud that nothing could be said ?
cslevine 5 years ago
They have microphones for their intercom system, and don't forget that the shuttle is a glider and there are no engines running, so the sound isn't too bad at all.
wuzzlevideos 4 years ago