Endeavour STS-123 Launch - In Cabin Video Part 1

[cxoswingdriver1]

Guy walking into Mission Control kind of in a hurry at :20, looking like "Did I miss the launch?" Probably blamed it on the traffic jam at NASA Road 1...damn that construction!!

[timd941]

i was at the kennedy space center 10 days before the sts-123 launch and 25 before its night landing. I saw the endeavor on the launch pad, saw the japanese part of the iss, and took tons of blurry pictures (i was almost 14 so yeah) and saw the memorial wall (where it has the names of all the astronauts that died)

[xADAMxSTix]

This is absolutely amazing, I could only dream of someday being in their seats.  What they are feeling must be one of the best feelings ever on this earth.

[fumfulapenguin]

this guys are on of the luckiest in the world

[ncjonson]

if you notice the pilot is the person that said go at throttle up not the commander

[jorgemdllin]

I made this question in all videos like this but I really want to know... is it true that a civil pilot (from american airlines)flew the space shuttle??if some oneknows please reply!!!!

[Neptuneaus]

You might be referring to Hoot Gibson, who flew for Southwest Airlines (not American), after his departure from the astronaut corps. He retired at the age of 65 due to Southwest's rules stating pilots must retire at that age. Hoot was a veteran shuttle commander and was known as being a bit of a daredevil. Great guy.

[BarneySaysHi]

Did they say Mach 12?

[delta8]

amazing,i love nasa

[pilot7893]

Funny last words before ignition-

"aw water flow, that's pretty cool!"

[IrishLincoln]

i think they are talking about the sound suppression system that prevents damage, burns, and limits sound waves to the launch structure. They're talking 350K gallons of water in 5 seconds...pretty amazing.

[Neptuneaus]

@pilot7893 He's referring to the pre-liftoff water deluge in the flame trench. It absorbs the acoustical energy/vibration produced by the SSMEs and SRBs at ignition.

[EndeavourLaunch]

Also watch 'When We left Earth; The NASA Missions' on the part of Apollo 8, shows the crew cabin video of the Launch, showing Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. Also same with Apollo 17.

[RJY4356]

I've seen what you are talking about- that is not in -cabin launch video, it is from simulator footage. They had no cameras inside any of the Apollo cabins during launch except on Apollo-Soyuz in July 1975. The Discovery Channel productions had a lot of deceitful editing in the production they made for the Apollo and Shuttle series.

[EndeavourLaunch]

Biggest load of bullcrap.

I've been in the simulator, the simulator doesn't bump like hell or shoot red flames out the window. This is real, not fake.

[RJY4356]

I know this video is real...what are you talking about though? The fact of the matter is there were NO cameras recording inside any of the Apollo spacecraft during launches in the 1960's- that's what I was responding to. I wasn't talking about the shuttle launches.

[EndeavourLaunch]

There was, Apollo 8, 17 did. Watch 'When we left Earth' It has video of the CDR sitting in the CDR seat.

[RJY4356]

Yes Ive SEEN it ! I have that whole DVD set and I AM TELLING YOU the video of Borman during the launch scene was recorded in a simulator! There were NO in-cabin TV cameras in ANY Apollo-Saturn mission until Apollo Soyuz in 1975. That was in 1968. I know my shit.

[EndeavourLaunch]

greenmagoos, take your bull shit Moon landing conspiracy's and shove it up your ass and watch the Video before you might even begin to call the Shuttle fake.

[vashonislandguy]

and it is " why does"

[greenmagoos]

I've seen footage like this of Alan Shepard, John Glen and Apollo-Soyuz.

Why do NASA film the shuttle launches from the inside of the cabins?

[dave46563]

I think it's mainly to help with the post-mission briefing that's done when the orbiter lands. They do it for re-entry too.

[greenmagoos]

The reason I ask and why I mentioned the Mercury flights etc, is I've never seen any footage from any of the missions to the Moon.

[dave46563]

I have some footage from Apollo 11 and it shows Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin in the Command Module....not during the launch but it is in cabin footage...i'll have to convert it but i'll put it up if you want.

[greenmagoos]

No its fine thanks. I've seen all the TV transmissions from the Apollo CM's on the way to and from the Moon.

I'm just curious why no footage appears to have been filmed certainly not released by NASA of the moon crews sitting in the cabins prior to and for the launches themselves.

[dave46563]

You're not the only one who is curious..There were cameras in the CM, I have an Apollo Reference Manual and it shows where they are in a schematic..guess NASA are the only ones to know the answer there, lol.

[greenmagoos]

I'm sure I've read that the Apollo 1 crew had a camera trained on them during the accident because this was the way NASA could keep an eye on them.

Suprised this wasn't also the case before the moon bound saturn V's launched.

Granted the footage might be a jumpy mess as the rockets launched given the force.

Cheers anyway. If you find out the reason can you please give me a shout.

[PC3900]

There were no cameras in shuttle cockpits either until about 1998-99. That's when small, lightweight, low-power digital cameras with lots of computer memory came along. Old videocamera/videotape setups or 16mm film cameras were not practical.

[mach25man]

@PC3900 Minicams were in the orbiter in the early 80's. The difference now is the way they are recorded. Today Sony minicams are used and this launch video is recorded to a DV tape and sent down the 1st or 2nd day. After the Challenger accident the crew started wearing the orange pressure suits. There is Youtube video out there that shows the crew in their blue jump suits and clamshell helmets. Camera's were also optional early on. Today they are required the location picked by the crew.

[joachim2464]

@greenmagoos in the series when we left earth from discovery channel they show several shots of the astronauts inside the cm during the launch of apollo 8

[vashonislandguy]

go for it Coolastronaut!!!!!!!!! Nohing can stop a dream

[Thecoolastronaut1]

I really want to be an astronaut

[vashonislandguy]

There are several vids from in-cabin cams from other shuttle flights. Check em' out, they are pretty cool as well. Also several SRB cams from launch until they splash down and sit for recovery.

[Hairakhan]

Awesome!!!

[toocoolforu]

i was waiting for a launch video INSIDE the shuttle. i'm glad : )