Shuttle's Twin Boosters Supply Stunning Views

[djearthstu]

a lot of debri off the boosters covers the cam on 2 clips stopping you from seeing anything,,i have seen a lot better views

[trog69]

That was a rush!

[iiklaa]

Nice layer of debris at 8:07!

[increddavisstuntman]

some great shots right here...the shots with the parichute.

[gdwnet]

Post seperation the SRB's tumble and descend until barometric switches activate parachutes and other recovery systems. When they land in the water a recovery ship picks up the SRB where divers pump out the water and then the SRB is taken to port canaveral where it's shipped off to ATK for cleaning and resuse.

[staninjapan07]

Certainly fascinating, but I do not understand what happesns at around 4 minutes and a few seconds into the video. It appears to me that the solid burner rockets (and cameras therefor) just spin in space after breaking away from the craft. If anyone can tell me what happened (usually happens, that would be good thanks.

[CaptainAmerica1510]

10:50

[KrzysztofK1989]

looks like the people who make the ascent highlight videos have some good material to work with.

[starlite2991]

incredible pictures! lol

[peter132kaufmann]

do you see the long shadow soil?

[2014andBeyonD]

@peter132kaufmann yes

[jokerneck1q]

Sorry, we're the only ones in the Universe. But we also have a sister Earth in the Whirlpool Galaxy a million years ahead of us in linear time(One Million Years BC). Yes BC is Bush/Cheney!!

[DJTyrrell]

Such wonderful views - thanks for uploading!

[maksphoto78]

New and unique view? Sorry, this has been done many times before.

[jackjohnbob]

@maksphoto78 Not all of the cameras have. I think the ones looking up are new.

[GatorHighlights3]

Holy crap, alien encounter at 18:55!

lol

great video

[OGdank13]

11:15 there is a ufo

[vicorly]

In the first video, I think they had some high winds in the 65-80 second MET time frame - you can see the changes in the shadow of the exhaust plume a bit later.....

[TaxEvasion]

i was just wondering if they ever had the ability to record video like this before. but when i consider how huge vcr cameras were in the 80's i guess the technology just wasn't available then.

[vicorly]

If they had these cameras on STS-107, they would've known about the hole in the wing. NASA could've scrambled together a rescue mission and the Columbia crew would still be alive today.

[SPYK3O]

@vicorly

Contrary to popular belief that is actually true, because of Columbia's configuration it could have stayed in orbit for almost a month if needed and Atlantis was almost set to launch in March so they could have pushed it and possibly made it happen.

[sl9guitar]

@SPYK3O yep.. that "crash" or whatever you want to call it was purely nasa's fault. they were negligent and responsible.

[SPYK3O]

@sl9guitar

Columbia less so, Challenger definitely so.

[sl9guitar]

@SPYK3O yeah but they saw the foam hit the wing. they ignored it as if it were not a problem. later when they simulated it they knew exactly what the cause was. i mean i cant judge em but when you put people in space the risk is great. they are the world leaders in space travel(nasa). they are the ones everyone looks up to. you gotta get it right.

[SPYK3O]

@sl9guitar

They ignored it because previous ballistics simulations had inaccurate speeds for the foam. After STS-107 they tested it with the numbers used to "ignore it" and everything was fine, but it was discovered that the numbers were inaccurate. They ran the tests again only to find the miscalculation and the true nature of the incident set in.

If you ask me I would say there is no one to blame really.

[vicorly]

@SPYK3O I don't remember, but did STS-107 got to the ISS? I know it would have been much smaller back then....

[joachim2464]

@vicorly sts-107 was not anywhere near the ISS it was in a different orbit. Conductiong a science mission

[SPYK3O]

@vicorly

Nope STS-107 didn't go to the ISS, but it had the extended duration package in its cargo hold. That's why almost no shuttles haven't gone to the ISS since. If there is a problem on launch they can dock and have much more time to sort it out.

[vicorly]

@SPYK3O Sucks that there are only 2 launches left. I was there for 4 launches. Last time was the first attempt after STS-107, a scrub in the mid 90's. The two actual liftoffs I saw were Sally Ride's first launch, and I was there for the launch of Challenger in 1986.....

[SPYK3O]

@vicorly

impressive

[silvereagle2061]

I really hate the forward cameras. All that soot in the lens.

[lilaznoreo3]

love the beginning where you can see the water coming out !

[mapmanic]

Great videos! Brilliant idea to capture this stuff and release it to the public so that everyone can experience spaceflight... at least vicariously.

[karadan100]

This is breathtaking! Thank you for posting this, NASA. You rock!

[gammaphoton]

I know it is dangerous and expensive but this is the one thing that we do better than anyone else. It will be a loss when the shuttle lands for the last time.

[PepperRoni20]

@gammaphoton not really, the shuttle is old, if USA wants to stay ahead they have to move on

[tailspin37]

These videos are spectacular. Awe inspiring for sure.

Great job, to everyone involved

John

[KriegsterZ]

i love the condensation buildup on the cameras lol