LOL why does it show them at 23 feet below sea level when on the Pad!! omg.. they're next to the ocean - if they were -23 feet , they'd be permanently flooded!
Such a shame our government cut the fund for NASA. I live in Florida and I go at least twice a year to Ksc. Is a great experience, educational. The IMAX hubble 3d is fun. And hands down for the shuttle launch simulation..
Atlantis is my favorite space shuttle of the fleet, but I like them all in addition to Atlantis. Too bad I'll never get to see a space shuttle launch in person now that the space shuttles have been retired, but maybe in the future I could go to KSC and see Space Shuttle Atlantis on display.
@DeadJesus100 When you're older and wiser one day (many decades into the future for you unfortunately), and you realize how fucked up you are, how ignorant you are and how often you make a fool of yourself (every time you troll YouTube, at least), you will have the opportunity to redeem yourself for polluting the Web with your Neanderthal views by committing suicide and thankfully ridding the human gene pool of your corruption.
So once the Shuttle departs from the main tank what happens to the tank, does it get manoeuvred back to earth with some built in controls or does it fall back to earth with a tracking device to find its location?
@DahDahWahWahDah It does'nt become space junk. It has a tumble valve in it that vents remaining oxygen to help break it up while re-entering the atmosphere. If going to station most of it burns up and the big pieces fall into the Pacific ocean.
@DeepAbsentia The two support arms in the front don't carry any thrust loads. Only yaw loads (keeps the orbiter's nose from shifting left or right). The larger supports in the background (near center of the shot) are 17" liquid hydrogen and oxygen feedlines with a ball-and-socket type of attachment. They have small pyrotechnics that detonate when it's time for the orbiter and tank to separate.
In a simulation i could get the shuttle into a perfect 110 MIle high orbit, traveling at 9000mph and still had 1k of fuel to spare in the external tank. If i ever get to do it for real i'll be beyond myself!
@Doctor699 I'm pretty sure that 9,000 mph isn't fast enough to stay in orbit. That's why the shuttle gets up to 17,500 mph. Anything less than mach 25 in low earth orbit and you're coming back down.
Simply Amazing footage., Its a bit overwhelming to think in the vastness of space and the achievements the human race has acomplished in the past decades of space exploration., My respects to the crews of Apollo 1, SS Challenger and SS Columbia. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten and their memory lives on with each new discovery.
absolutely breathtaking. i get giddy every time i watch this video, just the start where the shuttle engine's ignite and then converge almost makes me pass out from awesomeness. Add to that the speed which is uncomprehending.
(watch the Nasa TV upload here on youtube as well, it's in even more HD)
@spacevidcast Yeah. 6000+ degree exhaust and a cold exterior, seperated by only a thin level of material...that is amazing technology! Im sure there is an easy reason why, but its a shame that the Orbiter cant be built from the same materials. Would probably be alot lighter
@Hollywood115F16 The orbiter is made of an aluminum alloy. The nozzles have the copper inner lining and use brazed stainless steel tube formed into the nozzle shape with cooling passages designed into the tube-wall. Copper and steel are heavier than aluminum. If there were a way to make a new shuttle orbiter of the same shape and design as the current fleet, it wouldn't be much lighter than Endeavour, the lightest and newest of the three. Discovery's the oldest, but lighter than Atlantis
@spacevidcast Thank you for the information, cleared up all of my questions. The STS has its flaws, and its time has come and gone, but its still going to be sad to see them retire
@addsarino There's nothing to know about. There is some ice, there's a bit of debris from the separation, but aside from that, there's nothing suspicious, shady, sketchy, or peculiar about the view of space. And I'm saying that regardless of the number of foil hats in America.
@spacevidcast Wow you really are Nasa's best friend aren't you! lol And let me guess..anything suspicious seen in the skies that no one can claim what it is, moves at speeds that have never ever been seen on this planet etc...is just...a weather balloon right? In a strong breeze? lol C'mon. this is 2010. There are a lot of stupid and ignorant people walking this Earth. You have a reputable youtube channel, don't start dumbing down your viewers. Keep up the good work!
@spacevidcast Ps I meant to add..there are lots of ignorant people...but lots know these days what is going on. We aren't cavemen anymore, we can think..and know there is more to this universe than just us. How foolish it is to think so otherwise.
@jlebesis We don't 'know' that there is intelligent life beyond Earth. The odds of us being the only planet out of trillions in the universe to harbor life is just arrogant and yeah, foolish. But that brings up an issue. See Fermi paradox and Drake equation.
@addsarino If there is something suspicious then send your own fucking rocket up there and demostrate to the worl what is it that NASA has been "Hiding"!
can they at least keep their voices down next time =D =D =D i need to hear the bass and roar of the liquid hydrogen mixing with liquid oxygen ignited........
Well, it would be cool if we hear sound from comms from shuttle crew and mission control/kenedy firing room without NasaTV guy.. He's pain in ass... And who needs explanations about space shuttle terms after 133 flights and huge database on Internet... Some humans are so lazy..
@mquiroz90 You're actually right,the NASA and other Spacial Agencies are hiring the best Scientists and Engineers to do research about how a Space ship would be created,i believe that in 10 years from now,we will find the proper technology to build these machines,but it will cost a lot more and this will require more than simple astronauts to operate,a new era of Space exploration will see the light soon.
I don't care if it happens at four o'clock in the moring our time, I'm going to watch the last space shuttle mission launch live -- that's just too important to miss.
Thanks for this video. I saw part of the latest (and last?) Atlantis launch on the BBC. Spent my lunch hour tracking a video like this down. Well worth it!
@6t5r6t Because when the orbiter releases the tank they are in an elliptical orbit. The orbiter does burns to circularize its orbit to stay in space. When the tank gets on the low side of its elliptical orbit, gravity pulls it in.
@mach25man Technically, isn't gravity always at work to pull in an orbital object? My understanding is that when the tank gets to a low orbit, it interacts with the upper atmosphere where friction slows it down. It need lose less than 100 mph for its orbit to decay completely.
@peakman2006 Correct. On the low part of the orbit the friction is part of it. Also there is a tumble valve in the tank which vents un-used fuel to help the tank tumble to help break it up.
@Mendelevium146 no but they eventutually will crash back down to earth. the ist has to come down a bit for the shuttle then theshuttle uses its thrusters to push it back up into an orbit where it wont just get pulled down by earth. you really underestimate gravity's power. it all eventually comes down if its within range and all that space trash will fall back down
oOo Number time :D Well the main tank holds 539,400 US gal, and about half is used by T+30. The orbiter weighs ~240,000 lbs. at liftoff, total gross weight is ~4.4 million lbs, with total thrust ~6.8 million lbs! Or look at it this way, the shuttle must reach about 17,180 mph (7.68 Km/sec) or about Mach 23 to reach orbit and be free of atmospheric drag.
Consider too that over 4 million sensors are collecting data every second for analysis. I'm guessing she doesn't run any form of WinOS ;)
17,000 Mph ................ Oh My God Wat The Heck? Cars On Highways Are Not Even 100Mph And They Look Fast If U Watch Them Pass , Nascaar Is Like 200mph And They Are Fast ... 17,000. Imagin That , I Want To Go To A Launch Before I Die.
@svinehunden We did. As we mentioned in the first 60 seconds of this video, as soon as the clock starts counting down from T-9 minutes we turn it over to NASA TV for their commentary exclusively. You didn't hear a word from us for most of the video. But thanks for playing.
@svinehunden Alas, I don't believe NASA makes that an option. We can mute the sound completely but you'll want to hear the SSMEs and SRBs light up. NASA speaks over all of it, but that is official NASA PAO speaking.
@svinehunden It is switched live, so the camera angles and audio you're hearing are exactly what you would see if you were watching it live on our site or on NASA TV. We do have single camera replays available, however, since the audio always has PAO on it, you get that on the replays too. They don't send clean audio from NASA as far as I know.
Way to make that amazing piece of machinery a political bent. The Shuttle is old, outdated, and a pain to keep running anymore. Picture it like a workhorse truck you have had since the 80s, but it's gotten to that stage that it seems that the more you fix, the more breaks. You've dropped the block already, you've swapped the transmission more than a few times, and some of the parts you need aren't even being manufactured anymore(Atlantis suffers hardest from this...)
Obama just cancelled their next space craft Ares. Shuttles are in their prime . They are not dangerous. Both accidents were caused by Mgt. The orbiters perform flawlessly every mission.
I dont think age matters as long as their taken care of. These orbiters except for their burnt re-entry marks on the outside look brand new on the inside. Built for 100 space missions, they have a pretty robust build to them. Jet liners are not taken care of anywhere close to the degree the orbiters are. Obama wants to turn it over to private enterprise. With that in mind, it will be another decade until we launch humans from this country.
You might as well give the rest of the world credit in all the other ideas that came from the USA like cars, airplanes, computers, baseball, the light bulb etc.
It shows altitude: -23 ft. Why negative? Can anyone tell me? I got this kind of measurement in physics problem but never seen in real scenario like this one. Anyone know?
LOL, most advanced machine ever created? Remove the word "ever" and oh stop that "US have it others don't" attitude. The brains behind that machine are from all over the world. Good that US have it, but don't brag.
Indeed. I read about it too! An awasome 'product' made by us without a doubt. However, when I said remove 'ever' and 'don't show US have it attitude' I meant that those people who worked on it aren't just US born people. Furthermore, all techs aren't born in US. Either way, it is relative concept but ppl like to brag about things. When knowledge is infinite and it's everywhere, what's to brag about? That was my point. LOL
Well you know how it is, words can't convey true human feelings. Perhaps if he had said that in a different way or maybe said face to face, this dilemma wouldn't have happened. I didn't take his 'attitude' seriuosly. It's just that I've seen ppl talk like that about religion, science, people and so on. You wonder why they do like that, when there are broader way of thinking. But no he has right to be proud. So am I, but not as 'only US can do' but rather as 'only human can do'. :D
On this vid's forum I don't think it would be proper to talk about concept such as 'seeing one'. But if you must, then you also have to understand, we humans aren't animals, we have the ability to think and go BEYOND THINKING. And by that I mean this: What we see as one or not one is in our mind. It is all about being wise (wisdom that is, the ability to decide what is right and wrong and do right thing regardless of it's usual appearance). So not only astronauts see earth as one.
Wow, I'm dont know much about philosophy or logic. You might as well be off in another world with those comments. Sorry ! This is a shuttle video. Right ?
That's why I've said "i don't think it would be proper to talk about...". But no it has nothing to do w/ philosophy. If you say logic, then you are looking at at machine that put human logic (in engineering) to the test. Thinking broad always rewards one w/ broad things, be it concrete or abstract. That was the general idea. You can fire a rocket anytime but can't see how differently it flies each time until you think about it. (it's a loose, broken analogy but hope you understand).
It probably measures 0 from the height of the sea or something similar. So, if the launch pad is built in a valley lower than the sea, there's a negative value. I'm not entirely positive that this is the case here, but probably something like that.
Agreed...not only americans that participated for this fabulous machine,german scientists,russians, and lots of other europeans/asians contributed to it...without von braun and his click,americans would have never left the earth....
LOL why does it show them at 23 feet below sea level when on the Pad!! omg.. they're next to the ocean - if they were -23 feet , they'd be permanently flooded!
John19182004 1 month ago
Such a shame our government cut the fund for NASA. I live in Florida and I go at least twice a year to Ksc. Is a great experience, educational. The IMAX hubble 3d is fun. And hands down for the shuttle launch simulation..
acMilanLVR 3 months ago
lift off
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i love the space shuttle atlantis!!!!the best!!!!!!
NackellackLOEWE 5 months ago
Atlantis is my favorite space shuttle of the fleet, but I like them all in addition to Atlantis. Too bad I'll never get to see a space shuttle launch in person now that the space shuttles have been retired, but maybe in the future I could go to KSC and see Space Shuttle Atlantis on display.
Robert9640 6 months ago
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2011 Nasa sent men 220 miles from earth
1969 the pretended to send men 240,000 miles from earth
NASA FAKE SCIENCE
DeadJesus100 7 months ago
@DeadJesus100 When you're older and wiser one day (many decades into the future for you unfortunately), and you realize how fucked up you are, how ignorant you are and how often you make a fool of yourself (every time you troll YouTube, at least), you will have the opportunity to redeem yourself for polluting the Web with your Neanderthal views by committing suicide and thankfully ridding the human gene pool of your corruption.
Until then, please shut the fuck up.
Thank you, that is all.
AvatarAlphaOmega 7 months ago
@AvatarAlphaOmega i am older than you flagfucker
Stop believing in the lies of the US NWO Government idiot
DeadJesus100 7 months ago
GoPro Hero cam xD
geniemist 7 months ago
just wow...
paulthe6th 7 months ago
Space shuttle Atlantis travels 280 miles into space in 2011
LOL Nasa Liars FAKED THE MOON LANDINGS
240,000 miles away in 1969
Nasa Nazi Disney Fairy Tales
Nasa is dying
FUCK NASA
DeadJesus100 8 months ago
I swear, the sound of the SSMEs starting up has got to be one of the most beautiful sounds in the world.
Poof.... WOOOOSH... ROOOOOOAAAAAARRRR.
Hehe. :)
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Futurecop2012D 9 months ago
AWESOME views!! Lovin' it!!
BitstreamDreamer 9 months ago
five russians disliked this cause they didnt go to the moon first
TToadTv 9 months ago 5
@TToadTv but they had Sputnik in the 50's.
Mspsychapussycat 9 months ago
@Mspsychapussycat but didnt go to the moon SO WHAT NOW!!!
TToadTv 9 months ago
@TToadTv .............................DAMIT!
Mspsychapussycat 9 months ago
@TToadTv Calm down man, just havin a little fun.
Mspsychapussycat 9 months ago
@TToadTv the brainwashed flagfucker
No man has ever been to the moon
Nasa can only go 300 miles into space in 2011
how far do you think they went in 1969?
Nasa is a crock of horseshit
DeadJesus100 8 months ago
@DeadJesus100 And you can prove that? cause your a top secret Anti NASA Communist right? ya
TToadTv 7 months ago
@TToadTv yes idiot, even nasa admits it has not been further than 400 miles since 1973
Flagfucker
DeadJesus100 7 months ago
@DeadJesus100 O did you get that off your TOP SECRET NASA website
TToadTv 7 months ago
@TToadTv you do realise that americans will rely on russia to be taken to the international space station... HULK SMASH!
zerker12568901 7 months ago
@zerker12568901 Lol American astronauts have to hitch hike into space next time
DeadJesus100 7 months ago
@TToadTv HAHAHAA!! Those old grudges!!
IDoNotBlameYou 7 months ago
reeeal cool watching videos about space
OfficialMattiasNyman 10 months ago
How could anyone not like this video??
Sweetheart12922 10 months ago
Anyone know of any good child friendly space stuff? I really want my kids to see some stuff on space but this stuff wont keep their attention.
rickythepitbull 10 months ago
It's Monday! Which seat can I take?
lexichronicle2 10 months ago
It becomes space junk dahdahwah
connodebom 10 months ago
So once the Shuttle departs from the main tank what happens to the tank, does it get manoeuvred back to earth with some built in controls or does it fall back to earth with a tracking device to find its location?
DahDahWahWahDah 10 months ago
@DahDahWahWahDah It does'nt become space junk. It has a tumble valve in it that vents remaining oxygen to help break it up while re-entering the atmosphere. If going to station most of it burns up and the big pieces fall into the Pacific ocean.
aimhigh59 10 months ago
Why is the altitude -23 feet before launch?
ageetarz 11 months ago
@ageetarz Because its 23 feet below sea level. :)
BlueSwifts 10 months ago
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AngeloAdellna319 11 months ago
Just to see those engine fire then boom its lift off. God I wish I had seen a launch. Great stuff USA
shammon1 1 year ago
excellent quality video.
minimusmax 1 year ago
What are the compounds that hold the two pieces together @ 12:42?
DeepAbsentia 1 year ago
@DeepAbsentia The two support arms in the front don't carry any thrust loads. Only yaw loads (keeps the orbiter's nose from shifting left or right). The larger supports in the background (near center of the shot) are 17" liquid hydrogen and oxygen feedlines with a ball-and-socket type of attachment. They have small pyrotechnics that detonate when it's time for the orbiter and tank to separate.
spacevidcast 1 year ago 2
@spacevidcast That's cool.. thanks man.
DeepAbsentia 1 year ago
@spacevidcast 40 years later and Nasa can only go 300 miles into space
NASA FAKED THE MOON LANDINGS
HEIL NAZI NASA
DeadJesus100 8 months ago
Science FTW!
walkinwithjesus 1 year ago
In a simulation i could get the shuttle into a perfect 110 MIle high orbit, traveling at 9000mph and still had 1k of fuel to spare in the external tank. If i ever get to do it for real i'll be beyond myself!
Doctor699 1 year ago
@Doctor699 I'm pretty sure that 9,000 mph isn't fast enough to stay in orbit. That's why the shuttle gets up to 17,500 mph. Anything less than mach 25 in low earth orbit and you're coming back down.
baillou2 11 months ago
@baillou2 yea your right, my mistake, sorry. :P
Doctor699 11 months ago
Simply Amazing footage., Its a bit overwhelming to think in the vastness of space and the achievements the human race has acomplished in the past decades of space exploration., My respects to the crews of Apollo 1, SS Challenger and SS Columbia. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten and their memory lives on with each new discovery.
oscar2996 1 year ago 8
absolutely breathtaking. i get giddy every time i watch this video, just the start where the shuttle engine's ignite and then converge almost makes me pass out from awesomeness. Add to that the speed which is uncomprehending.
(watch the Nasa TV upload here on youtube as well, it's in even more HD)
TheWillRogers 1 year ago
THIS IS AMAZING AND RIVETING. GOING TO SPACE IS MIND BOGGLING. WOULD LOVE TO GO.
mwill424 1 year ago
I know the mains use really REALLY cold fuels, but thats the first time I've noticed them frost over on start! :-)
Hollywood115F16 1 year ago
@Hollywood115F16 They frost over on pretty much every firing, including tests.
spacevidcast 1 year ago
@spacevidcast Yeah. 6000+ degree exhaust and a cold exterior, seperated by only a thin level of material...that is amazing technology! Im sure there is an easy reason why, but its a shame that the Orbiter cant be built from the same materials. Would probably be alot lighter
Hollywood115F16 1 year ago
@Hollywood115F16 The orbiter is made of an aluminum alloy. The nozzles have the copper inner lining and use brazed stainless steel tube formed into the nozzle shape with cooling passages designed into the tube-wall. Copper and steel are heavier than aluminum. If there were a way to make a new shuttle orbiter of the same shape and design as the current fleet, it wouldn't be much lighter than Endeavour, the lightest and newest of the three. Discovery's the oldest, but lighter than Atlantis
spacevidcast 1 year ago
@spacevidcast Thank you for the information, cleared up all of my questions. The STS has its flaws, and its time has come and gone, but its still going to be sad to see them retire
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nawindsor 1 year ago
Great video, this is the best qulitly yet
ExpertSwimmer 1 year ago
The YouTube video can record up to 15 minutes long !!!!!!
cd150155youification 1 year ago
When those rockets go full throttle at lift of ...thats pure POWER!
shammon1 1 year ago
GO STS !
PatrickEdesmet 1 year ago
Happy Anniversary!!
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borisconnerconner 1 year ago
Funny how when you see an object moving in space the camera ACCIENTALY seems to blur, NASA dont want anyone to know about anything.
addsarino 1 year ago
@addsarino There's nothing to know about. There is some ice, there's a bit of debris from the separation, but aside from that, there's nothing suspicious, shady, sketchy, or peculiar about the view of space. And I'm saying that regardless of the number of foil hats in America.
spacevidcast 1 year ago
@spacevidcast but the cam blurered, how can we belive that??
Zayde101 1 year ago
@spacevidcast Wow you really are Nasa's best friend aren't you! lol And let me guess..anything suspicious seen in the skies that no one can claim what it is, moves at speeds that have never ever been seen on this planet etc...is just...a weather balloon right? In a strong breeze? lol C'mon. this is 2010. There are a lot of stupid and ignorant people walking this Earth. You have a reputable youtube channel, don't start dumbing down your viewers. Keep up the good work!
jlebesis 1 year ago
@spacevidcast Ps I meant to add..there are lots of ignorant people...but lots know these days what is going on. We aren't cavemen anymore, we can think..and know there is more to this universe than just us. How foolish it is to think so otherwise.
jlebesis 1 year ago
@jlebesis If it were something of concern, other space agencies would be interested, and investigating this phenomenon too.
spacevidcast 1 year ago
@jlebesis We don't 'know' that there is intelligent life beyond Earth. The odds of us being the only planet out of trillions in the universe to harbor life is just arrogant and yeah, foolish. But that brings up an issue. See Fermi paradox and Drake equation.
spacevidcast 1 year ago
@addsarino If there is something suspicious then send your own fucking rocket up there and demostrate to the worl what is it that NASA has been "Hiding"!
matatan69 1 year ago
@addsarino You're a blithering idiot.
tko741 1 year ago
I used to watch these launches on tv then go out into my front yard to see it go up when I lived in Deltona, FL.
moondogjack1978 1 year ago
can they at least keep their voices down next time =D =D =D i need to hear the bass and roar of the liquid hydrogen mixing with liquid oxygen ignited........
unpredictability 1 year ago
Well, it would be cool if we hear sound from comms from shuttle crew and mission control/kenedy firing room without NasaTV guy.. He's pain in ass... And who needs explanations about space shuttle terms after 133 flights and huge database on Internet... Some humans are so lazy..
But, for spacevidcast crew, nice job... :)
Paun991 1 year ago
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199leg 1 year ago
WOW ive watched it like twice.
gtvapsamtik 1 year ago
Complimenti!! Davvero un gran bel video.
Olizimm 1 year ago
CooL
Blaktop23 1 year ago
too sweet
AyumiAoi 1 year ago
2011
surfsup79 1 year ago
@surfsup79 the year is getting close after 2 more months than its jan 1st 2011
mquiroz90 1 year ago
we will have space ships in the future later shuttles may not be around anymore thers might be shuttles but it be different
mquiroz90 1 year ago
@mquiroz90 You're actually right,the NASA and other Spacial Agencies are hiring the best Scientists and Engineers to do research about how a Space ship would be created,i believe that in 10 years from now,we will find the proper technology to build these machines,but it will cost a lot more and this will require more than simple astronauts to operate,a new era of Space exploration will see the light soon.
WarrenAch 1 year ago
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teachtruth2U 1 year ago
the altitude and speed is pretty awesome.
DrNeur0tic 1 year ago
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89hedy 1 year ago
it was soooo cool to view the launch from the causeway :) wish i could go again
i filmed the launch from the causeway with a canon HD hf-s10 camera, you guys are welcome to go to my page and see it
mejw1 1 year ago
there goes the last and coolesr space shuttle ever i salute you
Sherwin930 1 year ago
I don't care if it happens at four o'clock in the moring our time, I'm going to watch the last space shuttle mission launch live -- that's just too important to miss.
plusplusplusplusp 1 year ago
gostaria de saber ok acontece com os 3 foguete logo depois que eles se separam da nave
tiagoat82 1 year ago
saw it live on TV, saluated when launched
Deathkillazz 1 year ago
I was there for this launch, it was a perfectly beautiful day. The experience was unlike anything else.
CornerSka 1 year ago
Thanks for this video. I saw part of the latest (and last?) Atlantis launch on the BBC. Spent my lunch hour tracking a video like this down. Well worth it!
mattr297 1 year ago
@mattr297 yesterday iwatch the last atlantis launch
thacoolangelo 1 year ago
look at that its just wonderful to see that people can build that kind of aircraft.
jollyboi024 1 year ago
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flchange 1 year ago
this is amazing!!!
bijourex 1 year ago
Good luck guys we saw you goin up from the Bahamas : )
bossmandadon4life 1 year ago
I was just wondering, when the external tank separates from the shuttle. How come it falls back to earth, and the shuttle stays in space ?
6t5r6t 1 year ago
@6t5r6t Because when the orbiter releases the tank they are in an elliptical orbit. The orbiter does burns to circularize its orbit to stay in space. When the tank gets on the low side of its elliptical orbit, gravity pulls it in.
mach25man 1 year ago
@mach25man Thanks :) I searched the internet and couldn't find an answer. An amazing piece of engineering, such a shame it's retiring :(
6t5r6t 1 year ago
@mach25man Technically, isn't gravity always at work to pull in an orbital object? My understanding is that when the tank gets to a low orbit, it interacts with the upper atmosphere where friction slows it down. It need lose less than 100 mph for its orbit to decay completely.
peakman2006 1 year ago
@peakman2006 Correct. On the low part of the orbit the friction is part of it. Also there is a tumble valve in the tank which vents un-used fuel to help the tank tumble to help break it up.
mach25man 1 year ago
LELAND MELVIN!
hunterhalo2 1 year ago
What happens to the primary reservoir? It just roams forever in low earth orbit?
Mendelevium146 1 year ago
@Mendelevium146 gravity
lespaulplayer09 1 year ago
@lespaulplayer09 at this altitude and this speed its in orbit
Mendelevium146 1 year ago
@Mendelevium146 no but they eventutually will crash back down to earth. the ist has to come down a bit for the shuttle then theshuttle uses its thrusters to push it back up into an orbit where it wont just get pulled down by earth. you really underestimate gravity's power. it all eventually comes down if its within range and all that space trash will fall back down
lespaulplayer09 1 year ago
the space shuttle looks better than it did years ago technology
shaboopie12 1 year ago
the space shuttle looks better than it did years ago technology
shaboopie12 1 year ago
17000 mph
lane83180 1 year ago
whoa! this video is so High Definition!
Very neat!
RobertsDigital 1 year ago
well a top fuel dragster can do it in 4. what's amazing about this is that it goes UP haha
Na8ters 1 year ago
I FLIPPING LOVE THIS SH*T!!!
patrickkelly3 2 years ago
Divide by zero and cross focus more pineapples.
Elven2k9 2 years ago
Hello!
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HAVZN71 2 years ago
I WANNA GO TO SPACE SO BAD XD
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Dear All,
I have some questions about psychology:
(1) Why do we love space travel?
(2) Why do we want to explore the space?
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(4) what is the social value(s) represented by space exploration?
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative ideas and brainstorm!!! :)
applesweeter 2 years ago
@DemosMX yeah.
Dakamum 2 years ago
How much fuel was used in this operation do you think?
iSahand 2 years ago
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EstateRavePosse 2 years ago
Plus the ISS, Few thousand tonnes.
EstateRavePosse 2 years ago
oOo Number time :D Well the main tank holds 539,400 US gal, and about half is used by T+30. The orbiter weighs ~240,000 lbs. at liftoff, total gross weight is ~4.4 million lbs, with total thrust ~6.8 million lbs! Or look at it this way, the shuttle must reach about 17,180 mph (7.68 Km/sec) or about Mach 23 to reach orbit and be free of atmospheric drag.
Consider too that over 4 million sensors are collecting data every second for analysis. I'm guessing she doesn't run any form of WinOS ;)
grofuss 2 years ago
@iSahand 534,900 gal of fuel in the external tank (LOX and H2) and 435,000 pounds of solid fuel in the boosters.
Galileo430 2 years ago
Guys, I sincerely don't think this is entirely in favor for the human kind
iSahand 2 years ago
I think I'm in love. This is gorgeous.
Szejd 2 years ago
17,000 Mph ................ Oh My God Wat The Heck? Cars On Highways Are Not Even 100Mph And They Look Fast If U Watch Them Pass , Nascaar Is Like 200mph And They Are Fast ... 17,000. Imagin That , I Want To Go To A Launch Before I Die.
juniorelsonero 2 years ago
Its because there isnt any air resisting the shuttle. It'll be a lot different at such a high altitude.
strongteen0911 2 years ago
@juniorelsonero
OkAy MaN
FloX795 2 years ago
So Beautiful, So Unbelievable. Von Braun was a genius.
barthoedemaker 2 years ago
to cool
jaydaug2008 2 years ago
nice were did you get the cool countown clock from
TheRecyfer 2 years ago
why don't you guys shut the f*** up and let us watch the launch...
svinehunden 2 years ago
@svinehunden We did. As we mentioned in the first 60 seconds of this video, as soon as the clock starts counting down from T-9 minutes we turn it over to NASA TV for their commentary exclusively. You didn't hear a word from us for most of the video. But thanks for playing.
spacevidcast 2 years ago 6
lol
and sorry... ;)
but i don't care who talks. just wanted to watch the launch and hear the sound without any talk... too bad...
svinehunden 2 years ago
@svinehunden Alas, I don't believe NASA makes that an option. We can mute the sound completely but you'll want to hear the SSMEs and SRBs light up. NASA speaks over all of it, but that is official NASA PAO speaking.
spacevidcast 2 years ago
thanks for the answers :)
is the whole thing edited when you get it or can you do that?
i'll like to see a professional recording from a single camera with the sound from it's position... know what i mean... like if i was there :D
svinehunden 2 years ago
@svinehunden It is switched live, so the camera angles and audio you're hearing are exactly what you would see if you were watching it live on our site or on NASA TV. We do have single camera replays available, however, since the audio always has PAO on it, you get that on the replays too. They don't send clean audio from NASA as far as I know.
spacevidcast 2 years ago
too bad...
svinehunden 2 years ago
@svinehunden why don't you fuck ur mom that nazihooker
kenniemc69 1 year ago
What an astonishing piece of machinery.. such a damn shame they're retiring it.
Thanks for the huge NASA budget Obama.....
X6insane6X 2 years ago 2
@X6insane6X
Way to make that amazing piece of machinery a political bent. The Shuttle is old, outdated, and a pain to keep running anymore. Picture it like a workhorse truck you have had since the 80s, but it's gotten to that stage that it seems that the more you fix, the more breaks. You've dropped the block already, you've swapped the transmission more than a few times, and some of the parts you need aren't even being manufactured anymore(Atlantis suffers hardest from this...)
vharshyde 1 year ago
fuck obama!
phantom1000A 2 years ago
I hate obama for those of you who are interested in space obama cancelled the man made space program no more space for us. :(
jasonrunt2 2 years ago
It's a good thing that they are ending the space shuttle missions. They are getting too old and dangerous.
Anybody know what Nasa's next space craft will be???
jammydodgerman 2 years ago
Obama just cancelled their next space craft Ares. Shuttles are in their prime . They are not dangerous. Both accidents were caused by Mgt. The orbiters perform flawlessly every mission.
mach25man 2 years ago
They were good in their prime in the 80s and 90s, but they are now almost 30 years old. And for a spacecraft, even a jet liner, that is old.
So does NASA have any other ideas regarding space travel?
jammydodgerman 2 years ago
I dont think age matters as long as their taken care of. These orbiters except for their burnt re-entry marks on the outside look brand new on the inside. Built for 100 space missions, they have a pretty robust build to them. Jet liners are not taken care of anywhere close to the degree the orbiters are. Obama wants to turn it over to private enterprise. With that in mind, it will be another decade until we launch humans from this country.
mach25man 2 years ago
So Russia will continue to use their Soyuz rockets to go to the ISS until America has got its act together?
jammydodgerman 2 years ago
Correct. And Nasa will buy seats from Russia to send US astronauts to ISS at a price of 50 million per seat.
mach25man 2 years ago 2
Okay, thats not cheap. Cheers for the info by the way :)
jammydodgerman 2 years ago
The actual reason there retiring the space shuttle is because ever since the Columbia incident.
Andrewmcmelonse 2 years ago
Well nasa new about the problems. And launced anyways.
Just like with challenger. Thanks to them being sttuborn. Its there own fault.
homeboy20012009 2 years ago
i watched this at school today...
jMaeGutierrez 2 years ago
You might as well give the rest of the world credit in all the other ideas that came from the USA like cars, airplanes, computers, baseball, the light bulb etc.
mach25man 2 years ago
AMERICAN MIGHT!! Weapons in Space. Y Que putos!!
Faztlan 2 years ago
I met the crew of this mission in Huntsville, at the George Marshall space flight center.
puppetexecution 2 years ago
It shows altitude: -23 ft. Why negative? Can anyone tell me? I got this kind of measurement in physics problem but never seen in real scenario like this one. Anyone know?
mindsoulbody 2 years ago
@tx77015ls1
LOL, most advanced machine ever created? Remove the word "ever" and oh stop that "US have it others don't" attitude. The brains behind that machine are from all over the world. Good that US have it, but don't brag.
mindsoulbody 2 years ago
Built by Rockwell USA here in the USA by Americans. No foreign parts on this baby.
mach25man 2 years ago
@mach25man
Indeed. I read about it too! An awasome 'product' made by us without a doubt. However, when I said remove 'ever' and 'don't show US have it attitude' I meant that those people who worked on it aren't just US born people. Furthermore, all techs aren't born in US. Either way, it is relative concept but ppl like to brag about things. When knowledge is infinite and it's everywhere, what's to brag about? That was my point. LOL
mindsoulbody 2 years ago
I dont see it as an attitude. There"s nothing wrong with showing a little pride. Good for him if he had something to do with it.
mach25man 2 years ago
@mach25man
Well you know how it is, words can't convey true human feelings. Perhaps if he had said that in a different way or maybe said face to face, this dilemma wouldn't have happened. I didn't take his 'attitude' seriuosly. It's just that I've seen ppl talk like that about religion, science, people and so on. You wonder why they do like that, when there are broader way of thinking. But no he has right to be proud. So am I, but not as 'only US can do' but rather as 'only human can do'. :D
mindsoulbody 2 years ago
I think only astronauts see the earth as one. Back on earth there is much division.
mach25man 2 years ago 15
@mach25man
On this vid's forum I don't think it would be proper to talk about concept such as 'seeing one'. But if you must, then you also have to understand, we humans aren't animals, we have the ability to think and go BEYOND THINKING. And by that I mean this: What we see as one or not one is in our mind. It is all about being wise (wisdom that is, the ability to decide what is right and wrong and do right thing regardless of it's usual appearance). So not only astronauts see earth as one.
mindsoulbody 2 years ago
Wow, I'm dont know much about philosophy or logic. You might as well be off in another world with those comments. Sorry ! This is a shuttle video. Right ?
mach25man 2 years ago 6
@mach25man
That's why I've said "i don't think it would be proper to talk about...". But no it has nothing to do w/ philosophy. If you say logic, then you are looking at at machine that put human logic (in engineering) to the test. Thinking broad always rewards one w/ broad things, be it concrete or abstract. That was the general idea. You can fire a rocket anytime but can't see how differently it flies each time until you think about it. (it's a loose, broken analogy but hope you understand).
mindsoulbody 2 years ago
@mach25man They orbit the Earth in 90 minutes.... they see it like I dream it. Someday......
funetiks 1 year ago
@mindsoulbody
It probably measures 0 from the height of the sea or something similar. So, if the launch pad is built in a valley lower than the sea, there's a negative value. I'm not entirely positive that this is the case here, but probably something like that.
Thorsell 2 years ago
@Thorsell
Thanks dude. I had a similar thought but needed confirmation. You (and I) are probably right. :D
mindsoulbody 2 years ago
Pad A stands 48 feet above sea level so the statistics on this vid are not exact.
mach25man 2 years ago
Agreed...not only americans that participated for this fabulous machine,german scientists,russians, and lots of other europeans/asians contributed to it...without von braun and his click,americans would have never left the earth....
WarrenAch 2 years ago
@WarrenAch
Indeed. You said it. :D
mindsoulbody 2 years ago