STS-119 Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery From T-1 to MECO

[Pedros1and2]

How was discovery gana return back to earth.

[DeepAbsentia]

What a lovely voice..

[An3ggPlant1]

R.I.P. SPACEBAT!

[spacevidcast]

@An3ggPlant1 His name was Brian. His technical name was "Interim Problem Report 119V-0080"

[An3ggPlant1]

@spacevidcast Brian was so brave.

[ECsponger2]

"...Taking the space station to full power, for full science!"

omg lol

[kadmany]

do u believe humans get outta earth?

[loko1701]

@kadmany what drugs are on, do you think humans get outa eart. OMG get a grip you thick fuck

[fitzy336]

Met the pilot of the ship today.

[Nikthebigfish]

At 1:21 or 10 secs before lift-off we see these sparks coming out of the launch pad directly under the main engines. Does anyone know why they're there? Is this for ignition? Thx in advance...

[spacevidcast]

@Nikthebigfish The sparklers are there to burn off any excess gasses so when the space shuttle main engines ignite it is a controlled explosion rather than an uncontrolled one.

[Nikthebigfish]

thx. that makes sense

[leisulin]

@spacevidcast

Ok, then please tell us: what is the mechanism that DOES ignite the liquid oxygen and hydrogen once it starts to be pumped out into the engine bells?

[spacevidcast]

@leisulin The SSME's have two things called spark initiators within each shuttle main engine (2 per engine x 3 = 6 total) that sort of function similar to spark plugs in a car or electronic igniters like those found in gas grills. The reaction happens in the combustion chamber. That chamber is connected to the bell, where the thrust is created.

[homayuni]

those are to burn away any excess hydrogen that might have build up...

[AtlantisB737]

does anyone know why the pitch maneuver was "no go" ?

[12366206]

I wish we would all have one chance to be in space at least one in our lifetime.for bree btw.

[nominal5]

No more funding cuts for Nasa!!!!!!!!!

[trendyboi25]

The speed of the shuttle can reach to 5000mph from launch to space.

[mach25man]

When it gets to space it is doing 25500mph.

[spacevidcast]

@trendyboi25 5,000 mph would put you suborbital. The number you're looking for is about 17,300 mph by the time they get to space. Slightly faster to maintain a stable orbit (17,500 miles an hour, roughly).

[AllahKongetMelayu]

Does any 1 know what's the normal maximum speed it can reach after it leaves the ground & before out of earth's air rings?

[mach25man]

You are considered in space at 62 miles or roughly 330,000 ft. So when the tank falls off at about 375, 000 or so the orbiter is close to earth orbit velocity of 17500mph. Just a comment guys, please dont kill me on these figures.....

[navyguardf18]

i get chills every time i watch a shuttle take off.

[Coachfil1]

quando mi porterete con voi nello spazio??

[4WTCmemories]

NASA is the best!

[LMdAkId]

17,500mph , WOW !!

[TheProxyOne]

It's so impressive and beautiful, from far it looks so peaceful. But truth is every seconds something cathastrophical was happening that has made this miracle. The moment it launched was the most beautiful scene.

[xolilcarpioxo]

i saw that over my house!!

[thespian456]

HEY,,,  where can I get me one of this cool flying things....

this is awesome

[jasonlee1979RT]

I don't think I could pronounce how much exactly this thing would cost if it were for sale. Every little piece of it is worth thousands of dollars. Just the wing itself would probably run as much as 10 Ferraris

[MrAmerica1995]

God, I love the space shuttle. A true testament to the ingenuity of mankind.

[Lbertucci4132]

the engies of the Vehicle are Loud during Launch It makes Me Jump

[nsJohn3]

what happens to the last break off boosters, before getting into orbit, are they ever recovered....

[Neptuneaus]

Yes, the solid rocket boosters parachute into the ocean, are towed back to shore by a boats, refurbished, and readied for another launch.

[cumicumi5]

damn...i cudnt stop replaying this clip juz becos the chick's voice.

[G9PitBull]

the voice of the chick is so hot

[Erik0072]

@G9PitBull cause science chicks are goddesses ;)

[alekseik]

I wish I was a Shuttle!

[MrAmerica1995]

God speed, space bat.

[rohenrix]

Gotta love this ^^

[whisman2007]

For some reason I always enjoy the announcer and the communications from the shuttle.

"...and liftoff of space shuttle Discovery, taking the space station to full power for full science!"

"Discovery roll program."

"Roger roll, Discovery!"

"Discovery, go at throttle up!"

"Discovery, go at throttle up."

[SuperKipper123]

I love the commentary to. They always make it so interesting.

[drewid88]

HAHHAHHA

[furgee]

this chick is by far the worst shuttle launch anouncer i have ever heard

[spacevidcast]

Full power for full science!

[UdallIn72]

I think she did a pretty good job--although she did sort of flub the liftoff call.

It's nice to see the ladies finally getting a crack at this stuff.

[predatortheme]

@furgee

me too it sounds gay how she squished the (ignition and....)

othzer people just dont say this part sometimes and it sounds cooler if they dont say it when its too late

[redtails]

Oh wow 10 minutes and the ISS has nearly been approached.. Science is awesome

[lopatata]

Did sshe said " discovery is climbing with 365 mph"?!? It looks much more from the ground... :)

[UdallIn72]

At that point in the flight, it's pretty accurate, I think.

I don't think the shuttle breaks the sound barrier until throttle-up (which happens ten or twelve seconds before the "go at throttle up" call).

[spacevidcast]

@UdallIn72 Throttle up happens roughly 40-45 seconds after lift off. at that point they are transsonic.

[chellysell]

This launch is pretty similar to the STS-98 launch because of the dimmed sunlight in the sky and the sun on the ET Cam 1 minute into the flight, but with new commentators and no ET Cam on STS-98.

[TXEagle01]

I was able to see this launch from Titusville. Our flight arrived at 3pm, after renting a car, checking in, and driving from Orlando, we walked up to the beach at Tminus 30. The launch was at dusk which created some interesting colors in the smoke plume, we have some good pics of the event. Being into high power amateur rocketry, I was about to miss it when the launch was rescheduled to the day we arrived. If you ever get a chance, go see one, only about 9 more scheduled flights.

[Dakamum]

02:24 Discovery is passing through the area of Maximum Dynamic Pressure ( MDP ).

[spacevidcast]

@Dakamum Maximum dynamic pressure is called MAX Q. not MDP

[943207]

MECO- Main Engine Cut Off

[josemeco]

what' s "MECO"??

[TopGunPilot01]

Yeah i have been to the Kennedy Space Centre in August 2008, but when i went i was not their at any launch date but the Space Shuttle (Orbiter) Endeavour was lauching 20 days after i was there!

[StephenETavington]

does the orbiter carry any hydrogen to power the main engine? or...does it NOT use the main engine at all after MECO?

[EndeavourLaunch]

Doesn't use those main engines.

The Shuttle uses two little engines with already stored fuel for on Orbit operations.

[ulisespaceprobe]

the shuttle uses Hydracin as a fuel for its position rockets

[danielscapin]

What are the flares around the shuttle that appear about 7:40? The wihte ones must be the oms or rcs firing, but the yellow at the left side? At 8:10 they turn into white too.

[HuskerFan1097]

the earths atmosphere

[freakyflow]

remember the shuttle left earth in day time? and was flying at a pitch and 5000mph? your look at the sun on the other side of the earth

[ulisespaceprobe]

those flares are plasma caused by the orbiter's high speed that ionizes the atoms of the yet existing thin atmesphere up there.

[StephenETavington]

what's the high pitch noise at T minus 15? (1:18)

[Luxo087]

I think it tis the HPS high pressure water system

[queefkake1]

those are the SSME Turbopump priming

[denelson83]

@StephenETavington The Sound Suppression System.

[passycot]

What happens to the solid rocket booster when it separates.

[psychosocial25]

they parachute into the ocean, nasa recovers them and re-uses them

[passycot]

f*ck me 17000 mph what would that look like if it flew past you. Would it just be invisible.

[luckylucassen84]

someting like that yeah...'

in holland we got km/h but isn't it arround

17 miles a second or 170

[leonmills]

This woman is rubbish at the commentary. She has done a few launches now and she doens't get any better. There is a man who does it much better, much more authoritative but he hasn't done the shuttle for a while.

[passycot]

Whose she doing the commentary for? NASA TV.

[leonmills]

Yes, I am think she's rubbish. The man is buch better

[dechm4af]

Awesome Launch...i saw it from MCO...what i love about this video is the end...the shuttle turns...reminds me 2001...God Bless the United States and God Bless NASA

[damhu33]

nice i have see him not the lift of

[lightspeed66]

I watched this launch live! WooHoo! From Titusville, right on the water.

[1560129]

die raumfahrt ist noch zu primitiv

[trav1971]

ammonium perchlorate powder iron powdered aluminum

[Tuuza123]

sorry for my bad english . But isnt the " fuel " in spaceshuttles like liguid oxygen ?

[DancingSpiderman]

Sounds like good english to me.

Why are you apologizing?

[Tuuza123]

because there could be little misspellings etc. Like liguid and so on

[DancingSpiderman]

mehhhh... That misspelling is quite passable here on YourTube

There are no strictly grading schoolmarms here... except the occassional anal retentive idiot who doesn't understand the concept of literary license

I misspell wurdz ALL the time for personality effect, and I tell the perfectionist to go get himself a life

You're okay

Have a great day

[blumarco]

Yes, it's liquid Oxygen + liquid Hydrogen

[cowlickballs]

The external tank (big red tank) contains liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. However the solid rocket boosters (white rockets on the side) contain a solid rocket fuel consisting of Ammonium Perchlorate and powdered aluminum, bound together by a polymer.

[passycot]

Mind boggling when you think about it. Some very clever people invented this technology.

[AmericanMale1953]

I am speechless. Not of this Earth!

[EverydayFlowers]

Very Cool.  Love Seeing the angle from The External Tank.

[Neptuneaus]

You can hear the strain in Commander Archambult's voice at 8:38 due to the g's (they were at 3g's at that point...hard to breath/talk).

[spacevidcast]

@Neptuneaus You experience 3 G's if you've ever ridden the carnival ride "Gravitron". It's not all that bad, really.

[rich0319726]

Very nice. The announcer seemed a little flustered this, but it's all good.

[einarfox]

to bad Brian died lol

[iPwnzorz]

FULL POWER FOR FULL SCIENCE

[YoshiFan501]

that is the queerest souding line in history!

[grokker]

u mad, bro?

[bambam4LSU]

not at all, wat gize u tat idill? haha truth hurts dont it..

[cfrench1031]

yea it was a great launch my first and i was 8 miles from it and if everyone didnt know the launch was at 7:43 and at 8:17 th i.s.s. went over florida

[chuckstore2]

I worked for Nasa in the late 80's, Discovery was the first shuttle I worked on. I saw this launch from Disney World. So great to see this shuttle fly once again.

[YoshiFan501]

Lucky, i want to work for Nasa

[harleybayo]

WOW !

[thespian456]

Love this video.. thank you for not editting it. amazing and, for me, very moving... keep in mind Columbia and Challenger.. by the way.. do you have the Challenger uneditted launch video??

[virtualmatrix258]

I'm 20 miles away from the launch pad and I can feel the shaking of the earth its crazy! Great watch the other night, very enjoyable.

[ACDCROCKS135]

I'm 200 miles south of the pad and got to watch it all the way to orbit!

[Neptuneaus]

4 days after launch and you could still feel the earth shaking? Quit drinking and I promise the shaking will stop.

[virtualmatrix258]

Oh wow you're witty...a fucking comedian.

Go fuck yourself

[Neptuneaus]

It was a joke, my friend.

[JustinTR1990]

holy shit I didnt know it went that fast....... lemme try

[sprtn007]

This video makes me wish I was an American.

[killerbeau95]

Trust me you dont want to be an american (too many stupid people).

[randomjunglist]

really, you really enjoy our innovations? hypocrite, ungrateful bastard, or both, hmm?

[ertnemz]

You're all morons stop insulting you idiots, or dont post a comment.

[Terminator4004]

thats just amazing. I'm gonna be following all the space missions closely from now on. These people are pioneers and these is really a proof of what we can acomplish. Little over a hundred years ago we started flying and today its not weird to have a space station.

[randomjunglist]

yea, i really can't wait 50 years from now. maybe walking on mars or probes to another galaxy! ...or we could be playing with sticks and grunting the way things are going nowadays :\

[massive611]

Narrator is retarded.

[DReeveArnold]

What About BRIAN?!?!?!?!

[KzrrainzYes]

Will conspiracy theorists think this is fake too?

[ihavtugo]

they already do. HA HA its unbelievable what some people will say.

[tybo09]

Of course they will.

Either that, or they'll say this launch was used to cover up government involvement in 9/11 and that Space Jews are behind the economy's collapse.

[spiderweb20]

i cant wait to watch all the new fake UFO sighting images that came from this launch. Are you excited for them? i know I am.

Anyways.... Glad everything went alright.

[OmahaAce]

Where's the bat?

[andeegreen]

hate to be the one to break it to you, but

he's dead mate!

[redeyesthe20th]

narrator is retarded...

[xsomeguyx101]

Cool launch, always great to watch.

This commentator needs to stick to baking cookies in the kitchen. Stuttering and flubbing your words is not very professional... another unqualified worker used to fill a quota.

[planeguy5]

And LIFTO... booster ignition and liftoff!

Not the greatest commentary...

[rakarashe]

man thats an old ship NASA design a better and faster space ship then the 1970's one

[yaburuka]

wow nyc webcam...... hehe lol jst kidding its awesome coll!

[pruefziffer]

AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!

[Mauritzz30]

that liftup commentary sounded very gay

[keegsmeister]

but Will it Blend? That is the question.

[chakkeramon]

They couldn't put one pointing forward? lol just kidding, i've never seen anything like this for so long. awesome

[haavardknutsen]

the chick commetning all this sounds hot.. :P

[rollese]

Yeah xD

[matsnailboy]

thats frikin cool!!!

[dioxviad]

still sending antiquated ships into space huh

[rrikim]

its coool

[gypsygamer09]

Its amazing to see what sout there , but exploring new solar systems and stuff like that is territory man should never cross...thank god the shuttle didnt explode..

[Deathend]

Boring.

[lovedapple]

im waiting for a positive result from this mission..

[PerfectDecalibration]

sexy

[DBoi333]

dope

[idntexst]

go to "go go girls dancing on table"  to see what people do to get more customers.

[JLPR85]

Rockets rule.

more rockets=more science.

so science rules.

[torus2]

You are a dumbass. Naruto is for kids.

[imadelovetobmx]

man i just moved from florida,thts one thing i miss is watchin the shuttle launch!

[yu2be07]

Can someone 'splain to me what the heck is "Full Science"???

[yu2be07]

Solar panels for the space station.....

mmmmm.......'bout time they went green!

I guess now that the economy is tanking, they can't afford those long extension cords anymore, let alone the price of being hooked up to those dern fossil fuel coal power plants!!

Fire up the Edsel honey. I wanna go out for a hot fudge sundee tonight.

[ihavtugo]

there have been solar panels on the space station since the first day it went up dumbass. How the hell do you think it gets its energy. Solar panels were first used in space since the sun is the only source of energy you need in space.

[ihavtugo]

your an idiot.

[dumfree254]

99% of the fuel is used to break free of Earths gravity. Once we are up there it takes little fuel to fly around. We need to build a space stop on the moon to start our longer term missions from. There will come a time when we must be prepared to sacrafice many lives for progress. I'm just gonne stay here & drink my beer but once the Earth becomes unlivable I'm sure many people will go for the chance. Hopefully they will put some good video on Youtube!

[Grundalizer]

are you shitting me naruto? you want to waste your life watching cartoons, when there is an entire world, and universe around you?

[aerobat150]

Booster Sep is AMAZING on this one.....

[forresttheman]

"taking the space station to full power for full science!" ahahah

[forresttheman]

love to listen to the radio chatter

[desparanga]

Quede facinado...

[flybybutterflies]

watch my goldfish swim through hoops! watch?v=aWR2RgLX61o

[malley446]

i saw it from the bahamas it was cool

[jmjunkie]

My husband and I watched this shuttle go over our house tonight at 7:40. It was amazing. We watched it for about 7 minutes, until it was out of sight.

[ericleamen]

I was on a cruise ship headed into Florida and we saw the shuttle launch from the deck. It was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!

[thaitanium12]

NASA launched a rocket with a monkey and an Irishman as crew. When they got into orbit they opened their sealed orders. The monkey had to do all the million and one things that are rquired in space check this that and the other fuel, tragectory and the rest of it.

The Irishman opened his orders and it said"feed the monkey".

[steelerscrzy]

what was their mission

[gnlnick7]

i didnt know either b4 i read the description

[canadamonster]

prob another spy sat

[XiamenTiger]

fail noob

[IdPorkKevinJonas]

i would be so pissed off if i was buzz aldrin, being so close to the first man on the moon. He is the poster boy for second place.

[JephN]

SVC WOOHOO!!

[adamiscool123]

my friends dad was the commander

[nexypointy]

o yeah?

[steelerscrzy]

that is sick

[rottenbyron]

No way!! My dad's cousins father-in-law's second-cousin's exwife's former-teacher's old dog's new owner was the commander.

[sanjuuroku36]

lol XD

[lovemababyboo]

hahahahaha rofl thats great man!