1st Ever SPACE SHUTTLE Landing

[PirateSygnal]

Cool, but I say we demand a presidential ruling that musicak be abilished from ALL pilot videos on yt.

[Jasun1974]

the technology is so old they had to retire them they should have before they killed all those astronauts they have the technology to do wayyyyyyyyyyyyy better they just dont want us to know it.

[sanchodayus]

That was smooth!

[GeorgeBonez]

As our great nation falls to socialism our Space Program is the first major casualty. It truly breaks my heart to see something so fine and so exceptional be looted and raped. I want my country back so bad but seeing how our conservatives vote now gives me no hope. If we were back in 1981 Michele Bachmann would have won in a landslide. Our America can no longer even recognize conservatism. My son is only 8 years old and will never know what we do.

[apacheangel007]

@ 2:00, AWESOME!!!

[kamwrites]

Okay, is it bad that I got a bit teary-eyed during this? So wonderful to see this program in it's infancy. I remember when I was little and the shuttle first went up, I couldn't believe it was going into space! 

[as3an18n]

for a billion dollar per flight, this spacecraft had made a significant achievement for mankind...

[ti994apc]

@as3an18n It was actually 1.5 Billion per flight and for every flight perhaps 100 people did not go to space.

[as3an18n]

@ti994apc 1, 1.5 or 3 billion its still a significant spacecraft :) ... I wish I had chance to ride that thing...

[foweyrocks103]

this music is really sad with the video

[cirian75]

I cant believe I have outlived the era of the reusable controlled landing space craft.

[ti994apc]

@cirian75 reusable ended up costing much more than disposable. Controlled landing was an element of danger because there was no 2nd chance or abort. Shuttle had to orient itself for re-entry or it would burn up. Capsules do not have to orient or abort landings. Also the extra weight of the landing system required a heavy lift rocket which added major cost. As graceful as it looked it was so unpractical.

[Denvermorgan2000]

I want the shuttle back they should build something even better!

[1965cyclone39]

i was in biology class in high school when they turned the tv's on and we watched this live as it happened. i will never forget it.

[reeft]

name of music?

[Phantom2454]

@reeft It's 'Deborah's Theme' by Ennio Morricone from the movie "Once Upon a Time in America." :)

[reeft]

@Phantom2454 thank you so much! i knew it had to be made by a known composer :)

[WOWTheFlyingPalaces]

@reeft The name of the song came from the vdo named Ennio Morricone "Deborah's Theme", live in Warsaw.

[420gdub]

5:46 to 6 min..shuttle wheelie

[leosierralopez]

I can't believe that this kind of things will never be seeing again... I'm very sad fo that!

[Enatbyte]

@leosierralopez Who knows? Maybe there will be some sort of space plane in the future. It's sad to see the shuttle go, but I'm really excited to see what will be coming in the next half century or so!

[blana76]

it is shame, such a beautifull piece of flying machine, i'm crying because it is not used anymore, god speed columbia challenger discovery atlantis and endeavour,you will be missed

[cadwaele]

@blana76 It's true... all the great planes of our western world are disappearing... concorde = finished, shuttle = finished...

[LordHannigan]

@blana76 All of these vessels the Enterprise because if it failed. I am sure the other shuttles would never of seen space.

Love Live the USS Enterpise.

[matske2102]

@blana76 you're right im 18 years old but since i saw the shuttle for the first time on tv i was in love with it its an awesome machine witch we never will see again!!!

greetings from holland

[dj17q]

@blana76 well said, but pls dont use the word 'god'. This is the 21st century, stop messing with todays genertaions. Thank you.

[fowzie777]

@dj17q - how about you use words you want to use and leave others to use their own? what does the 21st century got to do with anything? God exists...period. you believe that there is dark matter? ever seen it? you believe there are black holes? ever seen one? young people today have been indoctrinated to accept what they are told in school without questioning anything....like the lie of evolution...so full of holes its the biggest joke going...but you believe it...wake up and ask some questions

[dj17q]

@fowzie777 Why yes, I do believe Black Holes cos it has been documented. Now, seeing that you're one of those typical wankers beliving about the book of crap, do you know or HAVE you ever read it thoroughly?? I reckon you didnt otherwise you would have picked up that accordingly to the book of crap Earth ais supposedly flat as pancake, in the centre of universe and so and so. The first 5 chapters were written by Moses, And where did he get that from? From God. So there you have it.

[dj17q]

@fowzie777 So why is it possible God have told Moses the earth is flat?? No he didnt because the Book of Crap was written by ancient men who didnt understand anything. Now, you wake up and STOP hassling todays generations. This is the 21st century, GET OVER IT!!!!!!

[dj17q]

@fowzie777 For the last 4oo years since Galelio and Darwin, science have been ridiculed by whackers like you who couldnt let it go. Well I got news for you fucko, not this time. It is high time you whackers SHOULD listen and open your eyes instead of believing everything on a pice of book. It is high time to stop kidding urself u piece of cunt!!!

[dj17q]

@fowzie777 Have a fuckin GOOD day, and try not to stress urself too much with the fairytales of yours.

[xXDEICIDE216Xx]

@blana76 I miss them too. But, they served their purpose and did it with a level perfection that we should be proud of. Its time to move on and go further. :)

[BrianC1965]

It pisses me off! The US Government wasted this beautiful flying machine for what? The shuttle was capable of so much more. In many ways, we have, as a species, regressed. In the 1960's we decided to go to the moon and we made it happen. After that, we were satisfied with LEO missions. We have shamed the memory of those brave men who ventured to another world. Now, these magnificient machines will sit and rust as a testiment to Americas impotence! What? is that laughter I hear?

[Enatbyte]

@BrianC1965 The shuttle could only go into LEO.

[J2TKcapIRK]

Indeed.

[FilippovAA]

Yeah, it is really strangely beautiful and sad...

[Johndoe9990]

This is strangely beautiful.

[ShortyMoneyTV]

Enterprise, the space shuttle that never got to go to space

[ghostalin]

pretty neat the way the jets landed along with it

[cryinglion]

I don't understand why they didn't use Enterprise for official missions.

[ShortyMoneyTV]

@cryinglion They had planned to reinstate it to use it after the Challenger explosion, but instead they just built the Atlantis

[nakazatoGTR]

@ShortyMoneyTV no they built Endeavour, Atlantis was part of the original fleet

[Erik0072]

@cryinglion If I remember correctly it was because she was never fitted with a heat shield and powered flight systems. The reason Challengers hull designation was OV-099 and not a number that came after 100 like the other shuttles was because NASA decided it was cheaper to build an Orbiter from spare parts instead of fitting Enterprise for orbital flight.

[aimhigh59]

@Erik0072 Correct there was no heat shield. It had powered systems to fly or land but not the systems to go into space...

[jonny96]

What makes it even more sad is that there is nothing to fill its shoes!

[weldonpc]

It is instances such as this that makes me proud to be American.

[cactusfloyd]

beautiful video, and music. very nostalgic. thanks for sharing it with us

[psmrox]

Space Shuttle is one of the most iconic flying machines of this generation.

This video is quite rare on the youtube, thanks for sharing!

[coptafiel]

that's ANNALS of history, not ANALS!....Where is your head, anyway?

[DJ1SCY]

Every Space Shuttle that was in the Space Shuttle Program will be living legends for generations to come

Enterprise

Columbia

Challenger

Atlantis

Discovery

Endeavor

May they be perserved in the anals of History and may a new Space Shuttle Program come to be some day.

[silvialucianunes]

@k65czes00808, Jesteś w moim sercu na zawsze moim przyjacielem, dziękuję. Po prostu lubi nagrań wideo i muzyki jest cudowny.

Pozdrawiam was

Sylvia

[silvialucianunes]

Wonderful!

Great sharing, thank you!

*****

[TheTexasTornado10]

@Mulfes it's called "Deborah's Theme"

[noideawhoheis]

i can fap to this

[KellicTiger]

She may have been described as a flying brick however she is/was the most beautiful spaceship mankind has ever sent into space.

Dear NASA and congress. Damn you all for cutting corners and going with capsules. capsules may be the smart move with what the economy has had to endure the last 11 years, but not a bold move. Bold moves make history. Smart moves, play it safe moves stay at home and bolt their door fearing everything. capsules are not our future.

[ti994apc]

@KellicTiger Landing like an airplane made for a very expensive and unpractical system. Although it "looks" cool, Shuttle is actually a less advanced rocket system than a capsule system. 1000's of Astronauts never got to go into space because of Shuttle costs. It was also by design by fare the most dangerous manned system ever created. We could have proved re-usability after 3 flights but NASA ignored the impracticality.

[byron0375]

@ti994apc It was expensive and unsafe, but this should be expected since it was the first of its kind, a really giant step for space technology. What if it had been followed by improved versions? Eventually cost would have come down and safety records would have improved too. Capsules are certainly cheaper and safer, but I wonder how they will contribute to the advance of space technology. I can't picture thousands of astronauts traveling in small capsules.

[flchange]

watching that extended flare and that sweet beautiful touchdown is so pleasant!

[papakadinchi1472]

how did they get it on the plane?



[KellicTiger]

@papakadinchi1472 Crane

[ludocrat]

Beautiful. That's what it's all about.

[TheBubbabear67]

It's to bad she never got to go into space, It's like a beautiful lady dying a virgin, just not right.

[mjm9536]

@TheBubbabear67 It was never built with the intent of going to space.

[TheBubbabear67]

@mjm9536 I know, it's still sad. What can I say, ships named 'Enterprise' will always have a special place in my heart.

[liquidaluminum]

Wow. She's so beautiful.

[kwebb121765]

I remember that I cut class to stay home and see this live.

[kwebb121765]

I remember that I stayed home from school to see this live (w/o my parents' knowledge).

[frank2398]

Something should be said for the amazing t38 pilots that made it possible.

[Burnz2much]

Hilarious at the discrepancies as hes calling altitude for the gear to touchdown, wonder if it was because the shuttle is deceivingly large..

[kwebb121765]

BTW, the music you used is very well-chosen and edited. What are the names of the pieces you used?

[kwebb121765]

Here's a curious fact you neglected to mention. The shuttle was, in fact, named after the U.S.S. Enterprise from Star Trek. Some fans had launched a mail campaign to get NASA to name the shuttle Enterprise as a show of public for the space program. The White House was deluged with 400,000 letters of support. And, if I'm not mistaken, Gene Roddenberry and the entire Star Trek cast were at this test flight at NASAs request.

[mjm9536]

@kwebb121765 Was first named the constitution if i recall

[Capt777harris]

I was there. I witnessed it first hand.

[2degucitas]

I know this is a solemn moment, but it cracks me up when the winnebago comes rolling out to catch up with the shuttle. "Come on, Martha! Let's go see the big plane!"

[Mulfes]

what's that music from the beginning till 3:30 ? It's wonderful!!!

[thebrassbeast]

what's the music being played ???? it's beautiful =)

[ELCINATOR]

R.I.P STS 1-133. the space shuttle was a prime symbol of america. greatest (and probly the most expencive) vehicle ever to be built. The space shuttle will be long remembered by all...from young children wishing to explore space...to elderly citizens watching in amazement. Brings me to tears thinking of all the acomplishements this vehicle has made. a sad end to an era

[traxxasrc97]

@ELCINATOR Yea i always wanted to see that thing take off and/or land but never got to. :( I actually think the first aircraft I ever saw in a picture was the space shuttle.

[dskxalive]

What series 747 was that

[mjm9536]

@dskxalive There were two, a 747-100 and a 747-100SR

[TheBeanR1]

challenger

[HARTPOINTER1]

It looks sooo cool ahow the jet lands right next to it

[ishouldplayzelda]

the crew must have been shitting their pants

[MrInsects]

It sucks that thers only 2 more spaceshuttles left 1 is with a robot and only phsicly 2 problems with the SPACE SHUTTLE but we will have more missions in the future

[TheSILENTGAMERZ]

how is it going foward the rockets han closed up

[gle1973]

@TheSILENTGAMERZ its gliding

[kat00003201]

obamas put forward for them to do 5 more i think, i read it somewere a few weeks ago

[dalek14mc]

1 person is a communist who is jealous that their country couldn't do what the US accomplished

[EmpireLS56KW]

The test flight crew were

Fred Haise, Gordon Fullerton

Other flight crews

Joe Engle, Richard Truly

[EmpireLS56KW]

It’s like seeing a new born baby for the first time of the back of 747 as she freefalls back down to Earth as conventional air-plane.

It now getting close to the end with only two flights left now.

[B1900pilot]

Excellent concept, but like some ideas that do appear to be good on paper. Don't always bring the desired result and benefit for the cost. We have to realize as NASA has to it's own consternation that space travel isn't routine in spite of what the public relations people might have us believe.

We are equally making a HUGE mistake by not continuing the Constellation project, and it begs the question if we had spent the time money and resources on other vehicles and missions where we'd be.

[oglok]

and What's next?

[TAtotheC]

Impressive stuff.

[WatchingViking]

one era closes - another one opens

[jeabreg]

what's that music that starts at 3:30 ? thanks

[kitsune2222]

@jeabreg That's "Gabriel's Oboe" by Ennio Morricone

[frank2398]

Thank you for this video Aumann1! As I watched the final launch of the orbiter/shuttle Atlantis today (5/14/2010) I am both happy, remembering when classes was stopped for both the launch and landing of Columbia STS-1 in 1981 and a deeply saddened by the loss of Columbia during STS-107 and the Challenger STS-51-L in 1986. Seeing the Enterprise at the Smithsonian was truly humbling. Thank you so much NASA for the most beautiful crafts ever built.

[Hariboification]

Theres almost something surreal about seeing this! Amazing footage though! Humble and pioneering music (apart from the Gremlins tune at the very end :-)) in the video as well, complimenting the footage! I didnt see any parachutes deployed though on the back of the shuttle upon landing, i wonder why this was or maybe it wasnt required? I always wanted to be an astronaut and explore the cosmos! Man's greatest achievement by far!

[MarsFKA]

4:49 gives a good idea of the Orbiter's glide angle. It is the world's worst glider, with a sink rate of 1 foot for every 4 feet of forward travel. Perhaps the only thing with a worse glide angle is a TV set dropped from a high-rise window. I once heard someone say that the Orbiter has all the aerodynamics of a pair of pliers. For all that, it does everything it was designed to do.

[juanga529]

what soundtrack is this? I absolutely love it....

[joopdewestlander]

This is music from Ennio Morricone

[rock3tcat]

Why don't they just launch the STS this way? Like Burt Rutan did with the SSO and White Knight. Just fly to an altitude of 16 kilometers with a subsonic take off speed, and launch.... :)

[MarsFKA]

rock3tcat, the Shuttle Orbiter needs the 1,800 tons of propellant in the Solid Rocket Boosters and the External Tank to reach orbital insertion sped of 17,500 miles per hour. The only propellants the Orbiter carries is for the Orbital Manoeuvering System and the Reaction Control System thrusters. Space Ship One was light enough to be launched from a carrier aircraft and was designed only to fly sub-orbits. It accelerated to around 3,000 mph, then coasted over the top of a parabolic trajectory.

[dbfan2018]

i think it is a shame that they nvr were able to launch enterprise into space.

[billypilgrim9]

Kind of sad that we are almost at the end of the Space Shuttle era - sure, it had problems but what the heck...

[64MojoMan]

@billypilgrim9 No were not nasa is coming out with the new space shuttle design! how do i know? i know a guy who works for nasa headquarters in washington dc

[prckay]

@64MojoMan what are they coming out with

[prckay]

@64MojoMan what are they coming out with. will they be able to land it

[iceee187]

@billypilgrim9 there are much better ways to get into space and to actually fly around space then a space shuttle

[prckay]

@billypilgrim9  why would they end the Space Shuttle era... Who KNows we might have that kinda of new technology that was used on start rrek kinda of

[mjm9536]

@prckay They are old plane and simple. When the shuttle was first launched its total computing power was less than that of a Ti-83 calculator that high school students use today.

[prckay]

@prckay they should rebuild a newer version onf the shuttle... I bet we have star trek technology but we choose not to use it

[Kostaplays]

@billypilgrim9 so if its the end of the space shuttle era then whats next??

[billypilgrim9]

@Kostaplays You should check out SpaceX's commercial launcher, the Falcon 9 and the Dragon spacecraft. From every indication, it's on schedule (shock!) and has demonstrated great reliability so far. I'm sad to see the Ares program of NASA fall by the wayside but if private companies can do a better job, so be it.

[reviewingreviews]

@billypilgrim9 NASA designed a new shuttle, but nothing will ever compare to STS.

[shuki1]

From Wikipedia

1977

OrderDayYearMissionShuttleDura­tionCommanderPilot

(1)August 121977ALT-12Enterprise5 m 21 sHaiseFullerton

(2)September 131977ALT-13Enterprise5 m 28 sEngleTruly

(3)September 231977ALT-14Enterprise5 m 34 sHaiseFullerton

(4)October 121977ALT-15Enterprise2 m 34 sEngleTruly

(5)October 261977ALT-16Enterprise2 m 1 sHaiseFullerton

[apacheangel007]

Who were the men who piloted that landing?

[dcb1138]

Fred Haise (of Apollo 13)

[apacheangel007]

I thought this was the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my young life!