Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch STS-122 07 February 2008 HD

[Lowgaen11]

The shuttle was attacked by a giant spider before this launch

[BMXBOBO]

the shuttle that blew up years ago exploded after going with throttle up

[kurisu925]

You know... Now that they have stopped using space shuttles it won't be long before we completely lose the ability to build them. After world war II the U.S. stopped manufactureing battleship cannons and recently when one of the older cannons broke they found that no one in the US knew how to repair it or build a replacment.The peolple who used to know had died off and no one had been interested in learning it from them because there was no job market for it. That will happen here too.

[matske2102]

i go miss the space shuttle!!!!!

[Maryann771]

WOW FANTASTIC! EXCITING! °O°

[simonshack]

"Good staging" indeed! :-P

[maninder1992]

@ 0:06 is ecstasy !!

[Gidien2000]

The Pilot was called Alan Poindexter? I guess you'll deffinately be remembered for having a name like that..

[treeboy83]

@EagleLineProductions it makes steam lol im all for the earth 2 but take it sumwhere other then space flight

[bilal73778]

verry nice quality

[GRANGE331]

wow great video . but these guys can have that job.

[macolett]

what they say?

"we have problem"... or "go have ..blemm"

anyone?

[nitfiddley]

@macolett Go at throttle up.

[Airking4321]

well I counted 73 seconds after liftoff and in comparison to the challenger launch video, at 1:23 in this video, challenger would have exploded, :-(

[Jerry2665]

That's beautiful

[XxPro2SnipexX]

:27  haha penis..

[DealGuide]

These people are crazy, I wont even go on a rollercoster! *lol

[charlieiscool1000]

is the space station right on the edge of earth?

[ViktorDragmire]

The shuttles have to reach speeds of 18,000mph to get up in space

[demonikreaper]

That's incorrect. That's roughly the speed the shuttle travels while in-orbit (~17,200 MPH). If it were that fast just to escape Earth's gravity, it wouldn't take 8 minutes just to enter orbit. 2,000 MPH is about the speed it requires to break through the lower atmospheres (which are the densest).

[faosfx]

careful my friend, I study orbital mechanics....the shuttle's final speed when in orbit is 16,900 mph.....when they each apogee and fire the OMSE engines, the speed increases to about 17,200 mph however however, to reach the ISS at the higher altitude orbit, the speed goes a little above 17,200 mph. at 18,000 mph however, the shuttle will not escape the earths pull of gravity, you are incorrect ... this would only cause the eccentricity of the orbit to become larger.

[demonikreaper]

Then go ahead and make revisions to Wikipedias articles concerning such, as this is where I obtained my information.

[jasonyeozhishen]

2000mph.. WOW

[SpartanW98]

@jasonyeozhishen you would be amazed at how fast it really is

[predatortheme]

in space its 19000mph i think

[elar55]

@predatortheme it will reach a speed of 5 miles per second by its in orbit. thats about 20000mph. otherhand the space probes flying around in solarsystem like DAWN are going 76000mph

[predatortheme]

thank you elar55 :P

[soshowcanihelp]

Random house owner- Hmmmm where did i leave my house?!?

[elchamber]

What happens to the rocket boosters?  Does NASA pick them up or what?

[mach25man]

Land in ocean by parachute 140 miles off coast. NASA ships are waiting to tow them back to the Cape.

[RJY4356]

@mach25man Those SRB recovery vessels are actually 2 U.S. Coast Guard towboats- the Freedom Star and The Liberty Star.

[wangsishuo]

I think the booster will circle the earth for a while before it's being dragged back towards earth. Maybe they've designated an area for the booster to land for reclycling..

[TechmanFred]

theyre falling down to earth, there are some videos here at youtube showing it (booster-cam or rocket-cam)... watch them, and all is clear :)

[the12221]

i think it lands in the sea and from there they pick it up

[Gar91]

yep, they have ships out in the ocean to get them

[britishareawesome69]

yes htye do. Onve the solid rocket boosters have separated they fall back to earth and land in the ocean. they then pick them up and re use them

[instybob]

Yes. They drag them out of the ocean.

[punisher102938]

@elchamber yes, they let them fall into the ocean and then recovery ships pick them up hope this answeres your question. :o)

[cupcakeXciara]

I was there in the V.I.P section. It was really cool.

[llanero89]

I saaw this from Miami, couldnt believe it, didnt know i could be seen from 250 miles it was pretty cool. adn left a white cloud in the sky.

[81397productions]

it's cool 2 c wat mankind can do!

[stev1212]

You would of jizzed if you seen the apollo launches.

[vmmlh]

Wow.. thanks a lot for uploading this in HD. I've never seen a Shuttle launch in such detail! Most awe-inspiring machines ever built for sure.

[horizonflyer9]

i love the red/blue flame trail coming out of the main engines

[airboyd]

Someone asked if I had launch video. I do, but it pales in comparison to this NASA provided HD footage. Enjoy!