When We Left Earth (3of3) The Shuttle / Home in Space #9of9

[Doctor699]

"To stop in space is to surrender!" - Gene Kranz

Obama cancelled constellation, and retired the Shuttle. He surrendered. Remember what JFK said, "The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not. We need to be a part of it, we have to lead it!"

It is heartbreaking to think that NASA was seriously considering going back to the Moon, and it comes down to a single short sighted man behind a desk that can destroy it all. My personal goal, is to land on the Moon myself!

[Andrew19ao]

Without risk we have nothing. I don't care which country does it, but one day people will land on Mars as long as there are people willing to take the risk and have that sense of adventure.

[fifaplayer10]

"We have learned alot about our space environment by flying the shuttle. And now it's time to go further....Those are journeys for the future. When we left Earth, it changed our world. It's a legacy of small steps and great adventure."

[DisappearingBoy2010]

It seems during the Apollo era, we took may more risks than we ever would these days. For that reason, I can't see us going to Mars. I think the U.S. has lost the 'right stuff', and until we get that back, we can't go forward. I hate it, but unfortunately I think that is the reality. Even talking with people I know, they don't think space exploration is worth it. It's apathetic and heart breaking.

[loyacarlo79]

i first watch it in HD Theatre of discovery channel i love it so much that i had to buy it and every time i see it i love even more.

[Erik0072]

Love that it concluded with McCandless floating out there in nothingness with the mmu. heroes, one and all.

[vladbcom]

Really gives you a lump in your throat reliving and rewatching the various disasters and tremendous loss of life. RIP all the guys who went up there to never return back.

[outbacknightpilot]

amazing to watch.. thanks for the upload :)

[FreedomLiberty21]

heroes, they are our heroes :)

NASA, you have done so much to bring progress to humanity.

One day, we will live among the stars and NASA will have played an important role in laying the foundations for that future.

[yeye11117]

i need a tisue *sniff*

[manfromhell1234]

i find it saddening that the govt no longer sees the need to return to the moon and go further. Everyday electronics all came from the space programs and it has accelerated our society ahead of any other to ever exist!

[lurkern]

also watched from episode 1 here on youtube. i cannot describe in words the joy and appreciation i feel towards the uploaders and makers of this doc series. the ending brought a well-deserved tear to my eye!

love, from sweden!

[dunlrock]

Ending is so inspirational...

[THABLASTAMASTA]

I'm glad I could find this great documentary, it had me the entire 3 hours. I was born in 1982, so my knowledge of the space program was primarily Hubble forward.....this documentary really helped educate me and fulfill my curiosity with great video and 1st hand accounts. This is why the Discovery channel is my favorite channel.

[aj2718281]

Wow, the Flight Director seems pretty clueless at 1:05, when he mentions to lock the doors(imitating Kranz' action during the 1st landing?). Maybe I'm just imagining it, but Mission Control seemed a lot more hard nosed and competent during the Gemini-Apollo era than it does today.

[blueb0g]

@aj2718281 It's standard practice to lock doors and not make any out of control room calls etc after an accident, it means the investigation's job is easier.

[murci3lag0]

@aj2718281 You're the one who seems pretty clueless. It requires a lot of training to even know that "Close the doors" is the name of the procedure performed when an accident occurs, and it refers to the full backup of all raw data in order to reconstruct the accident. I would love to see your resume to check if you're a competent person to judge on the cluelessness of a NASA Flight Director.

[aj2718281]

@murci3lag0 Thank you for the information. I was not aware of that. That being said, however, I still stand by my comment that NASA employees were more competent back in the days of Gemini and Apollo. Since then, NASA has been fairly directionless as far as manned spacecraft is concerned. As a result, it is only natural that the best scientists and engineers choose to work in a place that actually has a concrete vision and goal for the future.

[aeropilot2010]

@aj2718281 Leroy Cain (The flight director during STS-107) is one of the calmest and yet capable of flight directors. His command to lock the door was standard operating procedure during mission failures (Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia). He is by no means "clueless" and is by no means imitating Gene Kranz (though having met both met, I feel as if there are a lot worse people to be compared to).

[jaejedd]

i've watched the whole episodes from scratch to space shuttle and space station.....and there's only one thing in my mind now.....

"wow"!!!!!!!

salute to those who helped and risked their life for the future of mankind..

great documentary,,,showing every little bit....

salute to NASA,,

Respect from Kahunshivapur,Nepal.

[123456dreamy]

"When We Left Earth" is a Great Upload...thanks..!!!