i like how we don't have a fast way to launch seven people into space anymore .......what is wrong with the last two presidents who cancelled the sts progam the two presidents wasted over a trillon dollars we could have some of that for the sts progam why why
$56 million to investigate this accident. $3 million to investigate 9-11-2001 ... anyone smell a foul odor. War Merchants have made $3 trillion since 911 on phony wars. Taxpayers paid that bill. Get it! False flags are the lottery times one million
and that is because sound travels more quickly through more dense material than less dense. air is more dense at sea level, however, at some point there must be a tremendous amount of atmosphere smashing into the bottom of the shuttle i wonder an instance where enough atmosphere is compressed and enveloped around the shuttle that the density is greater or equal to sea level atmosphere, does the shuttle then have multiple mach speed readings? can anyone shed light on that?
Runway 33/15 has been here since the beginning. The first few missions landed at Edwards for the crews to gain experience. Then over the years runway 33/15 was modified and the orbiter was modified so KSC landings were off again on again to get the mods done. But since the early 90's all landings were designated to end at KSC.
i dont get how this all works they take so much up to space but come back wit some airplane what happened to the other parts? how do they get down so smoothly is it hard and risky? please help
The orange tank is a fuel tank for the orbiters main engines. Once the orbiter reaches orbit the tank is discarded and it burns up in the atmosphere. The white rockets are solid rocket boosters and are used just for the 1st 2 min. of flight. They parachute to the ocean where they are recovered, refurbished and re-used. Once the mission is over, the orbiter slows down and gravity brings it to the runway where it lands like an airplane.
@widajaja According to my Astronomy teacher, they fall in a body of water to soften the crash. And the NASA people will be waiting there to collect them and reuse them. I hope this answers your question. : )
Uhm, thos e rockets are just helpful when the shuttle starts, the fuel runs up fast so they are engaged after it's done. When shuttle is comming back, gravity does all the work so it doesn't need all those fancy rockets:D
They know where they are supposed to be landing before they even go up. Always go with the earths orbit, to the east, and they orbit the Earth every 90 mins.
Isn't it interesting to note that they stopped the shuttle dead center in a pentagon at 3:38? Cab you say Black Magic/Freemason Ritual? I knew you could. I like when you say that... Jeez! Anyone catching what's going on here? Look at the NASA logo, the back of a one dollar bill. Our society is one gigantic magic ritual. Now that you know, what are you going to do about it?
What a perfect landing. I always thought that the shuttle used a parachute to slow down. This didn't - just some strange flaring of the rudder assembly.
This video looks like STS 1 in 1981. Parachutes were not added until 1992 I believe. The flaring of the rudder is the speed brake which is computer controlled.
The United States should have bought the Buran from the Soviet Union or Kazakstan whoever owned it. It sat unused for 14 years before it was crushed by a collapsing hanger. What a waste
is this the first launch? I know the second one blew up sadley. If anyone knows what happened to Columbia when it blew up on re-entry can you tell me on my page?
u kno...the stupid thing is...for the spaceships that didnt burst...they kept usin the same one over and over again...all they did was keep repairin' the tiles undre the spaceshuttle
You can tell this is the first launch of Columbia back in 1981 - the external solid fuel tanks were painted white. Today - they save several thousands pounds of weight - and do not paint them - the are naturally orange from the outer layer of epoxy foam that is 1 - inches thick.
Just kidding - My bad - I meant Edwards is in California and that ROSWELL is in New Mexico. I know hat Area 51 is in Nevada - the Russians found it - and photographed from their satellites it in 1988!! Russia has the same type place Novosibirsk in Siberia it is a few hundred miles of swamp from the nearest town!!!
ya guess what, instead of calling us F*** heads that enjoy this stuff try calling you one, because we might wanna go on one, even though they are not gonna fly them anymore, seriously! such a dick
I loved this video.. I think space travel is so cool... I have this wicked book about space with crazy pictures of amazing things, with real interesting info.. it's wicked...
me to! i love it! it's amazing about a world beyond ours! :-) Its sad how it blew up though... :( i mean this was when it was i guess "young" and stuff.
And i love how when it officially touches the ground the people say
hahahahahahahaha, cold fusion. . . . .good one. You must be one of those people that has no idea what they are talking about. The advances in technology NASA has contributed to are nearly endless. Do some more research before use bash something like this.
You can't win this argument. My entire life is research. Im in the school of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at a front running university. This kind of stuff is all I learn about pretty much everyday.
I didn't know that. The shuttle makes an unpowered descent so how far back do they have to make the decision as to where to land? Does the decision have to be made while still in orbit, ie where to fire the retro rockets? Cos obviously you can't 'glide' from Florida to Cali.
As awesome as the shuttles are, it's high time they were retired. With constant SRB problems and thermal tile loss, they are incredibly dangerous vehicles to fly and have never been "fully operational." Challenger and Columbia are testament enough that a radical re-design or replacement should have happened a long time ago. Read Mike Mullane's book "Riding Rockets."
i know, the Ares rocket. but the Space Shuttle would be good for other Space Agencies such as ESA. the Shuttle's deserve better then to be ditched away into Museums. with a few modifications they will capable of flying for another 20 years or so.
don't get me wrong i'm very happy the US and other countries are returning to the moon, but the shuttle is great for ESA. ESA can't afford all 3 Shuttle's, but 1 or maybe even 2 would be great. it's time we Europeans get independent of Russia and USA
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But fundamentally flawed. It costs $500 million per launch, is only partially reusable, maintenance intensive, and overly complex. The biggest thing is that the orbiter itself is basically a very heavy payload, reducing the useful cargo capacity severely.
In comparison, the upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 will be FULLY reusable, cost only a fraction per launch, and launch roughly the same payload (9h). And it's privately developed, by a company that's only been around for a few years.
i went with my father last year. It was quite costly on my father's expense. I dont know if it was worth the coin or not. i would have thrown up my lunch but they didnt let us eat anything for 12 hours. The best part is re entering Earths Atomsphere. FLYING SO FAST!
it need lower gasoline and lower weight. also we can use this system to build a big space ship so i need only money to come i think i search soon work but i WANNT to come NOW :(
STS 1 (the mission name) was launched on April 12, 1981, 20 years TO THE DAY after Yuri Gagarin's flight.
The commander, John Young, flew with Gus Grissom on the first manned Gemini mission, walked on the moon on Apollo 16, and is the only person to fly 4 different types of spacecraft: Gemini capsule, Apollo Command Module, Apollo LM, and space shuttle.
He's been in space six times (2 Geminis, 2 Apollos, and 2 shuttle mission) and worked for NASA for 42 years!!!
how cool to see rockets launch from your backyard! I think the space shuttle is one of the best spacecraft ever made, sad to see them stop using them.
she's a stupid bird. even Big Bird on sesame street at least made kids happy. Waste of main streets' money, giving a few fem-nerd scientists jobs. Take this money instead for for logistical research for future 'actual' space travel (long distance - yes, this will take brains and money). i.e., work on something intelligent, not something 'puttery', and of no use to anyone.
So by your logic when they made the first car they should have stop making cars and tried to build an airplane? You do realize that the space flight has helped us invent everything from electric cars to tang.
not to mention Internet! the space shuttle has been used for putting satellites into space, and bringing back old ones too, these satellites transmit data all over the world, TV, internet, phone calls etc, spaceflight is essential these days! So every time you use youtube, think that your video you are watching could of been transmitted through space and satellites!
Parachutes were installed after the Challenger Accident when KFC's landing strips were redesigned to accomidate shuttle landings. Prior to this, all shuttles landed at Edwards Air Force Base in Calfornia and used a long dry lake bed to land, thus not needing the parachutes.
There were landings at KSC and on a paved runway in Edwards before the Challenger accident, Challenger actually DID the first landing at KSC. The reason why they switched back to the lakebed in Edwards was a blown tyre while landing at KSC. After that, nose wheel steering and a parachute were added (Endeavour was already shipped with these upgrades).
the columbia exploded because on liftoff a piece of the fuel tank fell off and chipped the wing then on reentry the wing overheated from the inside, broke off and ripped open the fuel tank and it started leaking and the flame from the engine followed the leak got to the tank and exploded
It's just a shame that people don't seem to care about these shuttle missions like they did back then. I just don't think some people realize the oppurtunity we have that we can actually reach a boundry far beyond our imagination.
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Technically it's very hard to tell where the atmosphere "ends"...it just gets thinner and thinner the farther away from Earth you get. The boom was a sonic boom from Columbia slowing down from above Mach 1 (speed of sound) to below Mach 1. The first boom was the front of the spacecraft hitting the sound barrier, and the second boom was the rear of the spacecraft coming through the sound barrier.
my sister Celine and her friend Michelle when they were 16 threw eggs at the house in front of me owned by a guy from Columbia? I take it that was because of the drug problem that was plaguing America because of terrorists over there....a wild guess....i take it the Protestants are responsible for that too.
actually this launch was a test flight actually all the radio audio was from STS-1. But the part where columbia is in orbit, is in the real first flight. there's another video that shows the real launch.
i like how we don't have a fast way to launch seven people into space anymore .......what is wrong with the last two presidents who cancelled the sts progam the two presidents wasted over a trillon dollars we could have some of that for the sts progam why why
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and that is because sound travels more quickly through more dense material than less dense. air is more dense at sea level, however, at some point there must be a tremendous amount of atmosphere smashing into the bottom of the shuttle i wonder an instance where enough atmosphere is compressed and enveloped around the shuttle that the density is greater or equal to sea level atmosphere, does the shuttle then have multiple mach speed readings? can anyone shed light on that?
vmgeospatial 6 months ago
@lordriderfan " typically going mach 8 when it enters the atmosphere "
and @deltaspeed93 "wrong!, mach 22 17,000 mph"
mach 22= 17000 mph only when speed of sound = 772 m/h
speed of sound = ~772 mi/ hour @ sea level. shuttle re-enters the atmosphere at 400k ft
speed of sound @400k ft = ~688.6 mi/h
the speed of the shuttle on re-entry is roughly between 16,700 - 17,300 mi/h so 16700/688.6 =24.25 17322/688.6 =25.12
mach24 or 25 the instant the shuttle passes 400k ft but it all depends
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LoraKeciamf31 8 months ago 67
how did they die i didnt see no explosion?
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hfj222fdf 11 months ago
R.I.P
gtrdevil 1 year ago
great video!
nice ending aswell
jel018 1 year ago
they just go smooth back to earth with parashutes
vuurwerkl 2 years ago
sure you fool( try to survive 1200° and 20 000 miles per hour and 1.5g,
predatortheme 1 year ago
thanks guys
widajaja 2 years ago
Runway 33/15 has been here since the beginning. The first few missions landed at Edwards for the crews to gain experience. Then over the years runway 33/15 was modified and the orbiter was modified so KSC landings were off again on again to get the mods done. But since the early 90's all landings were designated to end at KSC.
mach25man 2 years ago
i dont get how this all works they take so much up to space but come back wit some airplane what happened to the other parts? how do they get down so smoothly is it hard and risky? please help
widajaja 2 years ago
I don't think they get the other parts back. Its very very expensive, theres on like 2-3 shutles still around.
ruhroh999 2 years ago
are the parts thrown into space? or do they come crashing down to the earth....this seems very risky
like a 40% chance of dying
widajaja 2 years ago
The orange tank is a fuel tank for the orbiters main engines. Once the orbiter reaches orbit the tank is discarded and it burns up in the atmosphere. The white rockets are solid rocket boosters and are used just for the 1st 2 min. of flight. They parachute to the ocean where they are recovered, refurbished and re-used. Once the mission is over, the orbiter slows down and gravity brings it to the runway where it lands like an airplane.
mach25man 2 years ago
@widajaja the parts are thrown back to earth so Nasa can reuse them :)
Souleater835410 1 year ago
@widajaja According to my Astronomy teacher, they fall in a body of water to soften the crash. And the NASA people will be waiting there to collect them and reuse them. I hope this answers your question. : )
MyLittleHollywood 1 year ago
@widajaja
Uhm, thos e rockets are just helpful when the shuttle starts, the fuel runs up fast so they are engaged after it's done. When shuttle is comming back, gravity does all the work so it doesn't need all those fancy rockets:D
BakuPL 2 years ago
They know where they are supposed to be landing before they even go up. Always go with the earths orbit, to the east, and they orbit the Earth every 90 mins.
MrJakeBush 2 years ago
They are suppose to land at Kennedy every time.
mach25man 2 years ago
Isn't it interesting to note that they stopped the shuttle dead center in a pentagon at 3:38? Cab you say Black Magic/Freemason Ritual? I knew you could. I like when you say that... Jeez! Anyone catching what's going on here? Look at the NASA logo, the back of a one dollar bill. Our society is one gigantic magic ritual. Now that you know, what are you going to do about it?
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dsgh55978 2 years ago
What a perfect landing. I always thought that the shuttle used a parachute to slow down. This didn't - just some strange flaring of the rudder assembly.
trossachs2003 2 years ago
they didn't start using parachutes till later, those were speed breaks on the rudder. as for your other question they decide in orbit where to land.
FORZION 2 years ago
1st landing with parachute was 1992 I think. Added to relieve stress on axles and brakes.
mach25man 2 years ago
This video looks like STS 1 in 1981. Parachutes were not added until 1992 I believe. The flaring of the rudder is the speed brake which is computer controlled.
mach25man 2 years ago
The parachute was added after the Challenger accident. The rudder is a split panel that is a speedbrake during final approach and rollout.
da40flyer 2 years ago
It was added I think 6 years after Challenger accident. But it had nothing to do with the accident.
mach25man 2 years ago
The United States should have bought the Buran from the Soviet Union or Kazakstan whoever owned it. It sat unused for 14 years before it was crushed by a collapsing hanger. What a waste
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it's not the fucking desert it's the fucking ewards air force base i live in cali so i should know
YourMomisZero 2 years ago
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irvinmanohar 2 years ago
that joke doesn't even make sense... you should have said meteor
FORZION 2 years ago
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irvinmanohar 2 years ago
are you 5?
FORZION 2 years ago 3
irvinmanohar
Don't make bad jokes about Columbia-Disaster . . . it is very sad . . . people died in there :-(
R.I.P. Columbia
Westumer3 2 years ago 21
correct, they ae excellent people, and they all died.......
chillsteri 2 years ago
ratards
Adzie2k9 2 years ago
haha i live a few miles from there
rob5654 2 years ago
were they clouds
adsonkool 2 years ago
is this the first launch? I know the second one blew up sadley. If anyone knows what happened to Columbia when it blew up on re-entry can you tell me on my page?
Kady716 2 years ago
A piece of foam fell off the ET and ripped a hole in the left wing. The hole let heat in the wing causing the insides to melt.
R.I.P. STS-107
CincyBros 2 years ago 10
u kno...the stupid thing is...for the spaceships that didnt burst...they kept usin the same one over and over again...all they did was keep repairin' the tiles undre the spaceshuttle
avpkid345 2 years ago
They were designed that way.
TheJomogogo 2 years ago 3
AMAZING
joewheelermufc 2 years ago
R.I.P
Nicklaspm 2 years ago 2
You can tell this is the first launch of Columbia back in 1981 - the external solid fuel tanks were painted white. Today - they save several thousands pounds of weight - and do not paint them - the are naturally orange from the outer layer of epoxy foam that is 1 - inches thick.
Earthlinked 2 years ago 2
That's what they want you to think!!!
Just kidding - My bad - I meant Edwards is in California and that ROSWELL is in New Mexico. I know hat Area 51 is in Nevada - the Russians found it - and photographed from their satellites it in 1988!! Russia has the same type place Novosibirsk in Siberia it is a few hundred miles of swamp from the nearest town!!!
Earthlinked 2 years ago
Dude you play to much Call of Duty: Shi no Numa.
MCWachner 2 years ago
col
MACWTC 2 years ago
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FUCK GOIN ON ONE OF THEM THINGS
killamandem 2 years ago
ya guess what, instead of calling us F*** heads that enjoy this stuff try calling you one, because we might wanna go on one, even though they are not gonna fly them anymore, seriously! such a dick
Blabist 2 years ago
i thought it blew up
batmanrock3333 2 years ago
This was before that, and it didn't blow up it disintigrated on re-entry
psychosocial25 2 years ago 2
This is the shuttle's 1st mission. It blew up re entering on its 20th mission.
unbelievaabblle 2 years ago 2
it did, but not this missin
MACWTC 2 years ago
I loved this video.. I think space travel is so cool... I have this wicked book about space with crazy pictures of amazing things, with real interesting info.. it's wicked...
williprev 2 years ago 3
me to! i love it! it's amazing about a world beyond ours! :-) Its sad how it blew up though... :( i mean this was when it was i guess "young" and stuff.
And i love how when it officially touches the ground the people say
"Welcome home columbia"
or
"Welcome back to Earth"
im 11 now and i love space
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Perfect landing, but so much waiste.
They should stop all missions to space until the develop another technology like cold fusion or magnetic/antigrivity propultion.
hrysoulam 2 years ago
Of course there is waste, it's not rocket science. Oh, wait, it is, isn't it?
Jitterbug200714 2 years ago 6
hahahahahahahaha, cold fusion. . . . .good one. You must be one of those people that has no idea what they are talking about. The advances in technology NASA has contributed to are nearly endless. Do some more research before use bash something like this.
JDM1342 2 years ago 5
the contributions of the research are undoubtable and many as much is the waist and polution to Earth and space.
But please do some research before answering.
hrysoulam 2 years ago
You can't win this argument. My entire life is research. Im in the school of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at a front running university. This kind of stuff is all I learn about pretty much everyday.
JDM1342 2 years ago
finally someone like me
theremoteanater 2 years ago
whooaa.....they land in Area-51
cool men..
the crowd are luck to enter the perimeter of the base and watch the landing of it..
awsome
xianzot03 2 years ago
Its edwards air force base. not area-51
littlec916 2 years ago 2
Right - Edwards is in California - Area 51 is in New Mexico!!!!
Earthlinked 2 years ago
no they land in california desert
theremoteanater 2 years ago 2
Not often, dude. Only when weather in Florida does not allow a landing to the Shuttle facility...
lcf34 2 years ago
It costs 1.5 million for them to piggyback the shuttle to Florida... California is last chance landing zone
djjr77 2 years ago
I didn't know that. The shuttle makes an unpowered descent so how far back do they have to make the decision as to where to land? Does the decision have to be made while still in orbit, ie where to fire the retro rockets? Cos obviously you can't 'glide' from Florida to Cali.
trossachs2003 2 years ago
So awesome. I wish everyone could see this.
bamsgyrl 2 years ago
As awesome as the shuttles are, it's high time they were retired. With constant SRB problems and thermal tile loss, they are incredibly dangerous vehicles to fly and have never been "fully operational." Challenger and Columbia are testament enough that a radical re-design or replacement should have happened a long time ago. Read Mike Mullane's book "Riding Rockets."
bojo8686 2 years ago
I cant think of any constant SRB problems.
Or thermal tile loss. Foam shedding off the tank is constant though.
mach25man 2 years ago
technology at its greatest
hassannassaralah 2 years ago 4
damn i felt tears in my eyes. the shuttle is the most beautifull spacecraft ever built!
really sad it is going to retire in 2010. i'm wondering why ESA wouldn't buy a Shuttle.
Ruudeke 2 years ago
Yeah, but they are getting a new manned space craft in 2015
Frogki1 2 years ago
i know, the Ares rocket. but the Space Shuttle would be good for other Space Agencies such as ESA. the Shuttle's deserve better then to be ditched away into Museums. with a few modifications they will capable of flying for another 20 years or so.
don't get me wrong i'm very happy the US and other countries are returning to the moon, but the shuttle is great for ESA. ESA can't afford all 3 Shuttle's, but 1 or maybe even 2 would be great. it's time we Europeans get independent of Russia and USA
Ruudeke 2 years ago
isnt it the Ares 1?
Blabist 2 years ago
omg lol. for a sec i thought that was snow in florida im like wtf!!!!!!. and the i realized their in california
ffdarien123 2 years ago
i buy space suttle smulaor last week here inmy ton..amaing stuff!!!!!thank you god save germany german engeniers and russia and also the ret o th word.
eristderbeste 2 years ago
Its amazing that the shuttle is still in use. What a magnificant craft. The greatest the world has ever known for space travel.
Surfer22z 2 years ago
But fundamentally flawed. It costs $500 million per launch, is only partially reusable, maintenance intensive, and overly complex. The biggest thing is that the orbiter itself is basically a very heavy payload, reducing the useful cargo capacity severely.
In comparison, the upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 will be FULLY reusable, cost only a fraction per launch, and launch roughly the same payload (9h). And it's privately developed, by a company that's only been around for a few years.
TheRealSiguy 2 years ago
When it comes to space travel, aesthetics don't matter. Practicality does.
TheRealSiguy 2 years ago
well done freemasons
eristderbeste 2 years ago
haha
Surfer22z 2 years ago
cool
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gdiportofolio 2 years ago
It has always been my dream to be a Klingon and fly around Uranus.
4darin5 2 years ago
it has always been my dream to orbit Erath and go on the Moon
lilbosnian13 3 years ago 3
i went with my father last year. It was quite costly on my father's expense. I dont know if it was worth the coin or not. i would have thrown up my lunch but they didnt let us eat anything for 12 hours. The best part is re entering Earths Atomsphere. FLYING SO FAST!
nonSteel 2 years ago
listen to that bang when it comes back into the atmosphere
Steph3ns 3 years ago 2
THE SOUND is :..
uller114 3 years ago
I saw both the first liftoff and landing live, albeit on TV from here in Canada. I hope to be there with my son, when the last launch takes place.
sthom5 3 years ago 2
I have one space shuttle but is in paper it flys very good see on my channel
1BemVindo1 3 years ago
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How does an Isreali colonel wind up on an American space shuttle flight?
Not one of em will join our armed forces, but they get first dibs at going up in space on our tax payer funded space shuttle.
Oh yeah, that's right, they are our allies. Where were they at when we invaded Afghanistand and Iraq?
Everything they touch, blows up.
fanbutton 3 years ago
Including the truck in NYC on 9/11
Know what Im talking a about?
The2ndAmendmentGuy 3 years ago
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I have a hard dick.
widajaja 3 years ago
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hahahah u have a hard dick wow
luislatinonc 3 years ago
watch 3.30 scenes the ground :)
shampusa 3 years ago
it need lower gasoline and lower weight. also we can use this system to build a big space ship so i need only money to come i think i search soon work but i WANNT to come NOW :(
shampusa 3 years ago
this is old method to send rockets to space
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shampusa 3 years ago
STS 1 (the mission name) was launched on April 12, 1981, 20 years TO THE DAY after Yuri Gagarin's flight.
The commander, John Young, flew with Gus Grissom on the first manned Gemini mission, walked on the moon on Apollo 16, and is the only person to fly 4 different types of spacecraft: Gemini capsule, Apollo Command Module, Apollo LM, and space shuttle.
He's been in space six times (2 Geminis, 2 Apollos, and 2 shuttle mission) and worked for NASA for 42 years!!!
toddsmitts 3 years ago
check out nasa's latest shuttle launch in my page!! great view from my backyard in orlando!
XXPAMBLANXX 3 years ago
i saw it
night view
watarball 3 years ago
how cool to see rockets launch from your backyard! I think the space shuttle is one of the best spacecraft ever made, sad to see them stop using them.
nzoomed 3 years ago
That sonic boom was so cool
phantomofopera91 3 years ago
she's a stupid bird. even Big Bird on sesame street at least made kids happy. Waste of main streets' money, giving a few fem-nerd scientists jobs. Take this money instead for for logistical research for future 'actual' space travel (long distance - yes, this will take brains and money). i.e., work on something intelligent, not something 'puttery', and of no use to anyone.
fuhmeregan 3 years ago
So by your logic when they made the first car they should have stop making cars and tried to build an airplane? You do realize that the space flight has helped us invent everything from electric cars to tang.
FORZION 3 years ago
not to mention Internet! the space shuttle has been used for putting satellites into space, and bringing back old ones too, these satellites transmit data all over the world, TV, internet, phone calls etc, spaceflight is essential these days! So every time you use youtube, think that your video you are watching could of been transmitted through space and satellites!
nzoomed 3 years ago
how come the parachute didn't deploy?
rtenewsontwo 3 years ago
They didn't use parachutes back then. I think the parachute came around the time Endeavour arrived.
SouthwestChief 3 years ago
Parachutes were installed after the Challenger Accident when KFC's landing strips were redesigned to accomidate shuttle landings. Prior to this, all shuttles landed at Edwards Air Force Base in Calfornia and used a long dry lake bed to land, thus not needing the parachutes.
kenescalade02 3 years ago
There were landings at KSC and on a paved runway in Edwards before the Challenger accident, Challenger actually DID the first landing at KSC. The reason why they switched back to the lakebed in Edwards was a blown tyre while landing at KSC. After that, nose wheel steering and a parachute were added (Endeavour was already shipped with these upgrades).
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runescapeikill 3 years ago
No, you are not!!
UseTheForce23 3 years ago
wow, 32 years of service and then it goes BANG! :(
T-T
clonetrooper234 3 years ago 2
She's a beautiful bird
sanshuz 3 years ago 4
well a fast bird
elskerstine 3 years ago 2
the columbia exploded because on liftoff a piece of the fuel tank fell off and chipped the wing then on reentry the wing overheated from the inside, broke off and ripped open the fuel tank and it started leaking and the flame from the engine followed the leak got to the tank and exploded
paintballfreek4971 3 years ago
This is Columbia's FIRST launch in 1981, Columbia was destroyed in 2003.
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MacieCox2212 3 years ago
those poor people.
pelleter 3 years ago
wich poor people.
joachim2464 3 years ago
The people who died on board when it was destroyed in 2003.
theredraven 3 years ago
i know but this was not in 2003 this was from 1981.
joachim2464 3 years ago
They knew about the risks.
acolyt3 3 years ago
I'm sure they did. Still, must be really shitty to die like that.
theredraven 3 years ago
AT least they got to see space before they died...that is one dream i hope to acomplish before i go.
v1ct0rR1v3r4 3 years ago
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exploded becaus for the first time they have a zionist from Israel with them
devil spirit with them, how they gonna survive ??
koko440 3 years ago
sempre l'inno americano che rompe il cazzo ma vaffanculo!!
CiccioCurvaEst 3 years ago
I thought Columbia exploded when it reentered the atmoshere!!!!!!
Freemanbros 3 years ago
It did, but there were more than just one mission. This was the first space shuttle launch, and Columiba was the first shuttle program.
Aviator178 3 years ago
Oh okay do you know where I can find footage of it exploding? I'm looking for a pllasma missle...
Freemanbros 3 years ago
just look for space shuttle explosion here
thankasala 3 years ago
It didn't as much explode as the heat ripped it apart and caused it to disintergrate.
theredraven 3 years ago
It's just a shame that people don't seem to care about these shuttle missions like they did back then. I just don't think some people realize the oppurtunity we have that we can actually reach a boundry far beyond our imagination.
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mgarofano 3 years ago
A shuttle is typically going mach 8 when it enters the atmosphere.
LordRiderFan 3 years ago
wrong! mach 22 17,000 mph
Deltaspeed93 3 years ago
I love the sonic booms, it's like the Space Shuttle is saying "I'm ho-ome!" ^.^
tealrainne 3 years ago
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this could sound crazy but go on and stop the vid at 1:43 almost at the middle of the screen there is face, this vid is faked
nicoe143 3 years ago
omg he's right
Paulzbor8 3 years ago
I just don't see how it could be fake.
Taylor110591 3 years ago
Its a reflection off the window
debaucheryBotched 3 years ago
So there's this boom at 1:55.
Is that the shuttle breaking through the atmosphere?
Taylor110591 3 years ago
Judging by the applause I'm guessing it is.
Hoddersrevenge 3 years ago
I'm assuming thats the breaking of the sound barrier.
translucentorb 3 years ago
Technically it's very hard to tell where the atmosphere "ends"...it just gets thinner and thinner the farther away from Earth you get. The boom was a sonic boom from Columbia slowing down from above Mach 1 (speed of sound) to below Mach 1. The first boom was the front of the spacecraft hitting the sound barrier, and the second boom was the rear of the spacecraft coming through the sound barrier.
tealrainne 3 years ago
too slow
tepanec 3 years ago
it didnt explode it disintegrated
drummerboynano17 3 years ago 5
did'nt the columbia explode?
McClaneGames 3 years ago 3
it did
generaljoecool 3 years ago 2
yes, it did explode in 2003; i remember hearing it in the news. Columbia has been used several times since the 1980s.
NHRHS2010 3 years ago 2
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kunjumonss 3 years ago
Amazing!!!The shuttle is the fastest lander I've ever seen!
drsheikhjunior 3 years ago
Stuff like this is always so hardcore...
YagiKaru 3 years ago 4
the African people in America have always really been blamed for the problem with crime and drugs....I take it that's not actually true....? :(
kevin1to3 3 years ago
Everyone does drugs here.
pacificguitarist 3 years ago
he moved away when I got back from Vancouver...I take it he thought he was successful....?
kevin1to3 3 years ago
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my sister Celine and her friend Michelle when they were 16 threw eggs at the house in front of me owned by a guy from Columbia? I take it that was because of the drug problem that was plaguing America because of terrorists over there....a wild guess....i take it the Protestants are responsible for that too.
kevin1to3 3 years ago
I saw this live on TV
britoca 3 years ago
Love the scene with all the old late 70's cars and vans of blue-collar people gathered gobbling this shit up.
Reminds me of a better time!
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Flumerda 3 years ago 2
actually this launch was a test flight actually all the radio audio was from STS-1. But the part where columbia is in orbit, is in the real first flight. there's another video that shows the real launch.
FawxThePhoenix 3 years ago
STS 1 actually WAS the first "test" flight. STS 1 to STS 4 were all test flights with only 2 astronauts on board.
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My sarcasmeter has exploded! :D
davidesle 3 years ago
haha "LOOK AT THE SAND! LOOK AT THE SAND ITS MAKIN!"
tng4ever 3 years ago 3
its dupree from the heat of the shuttle
soccerfan1965 3 years ago 2
its dupree from the heat of the shuttle
soccerfan1965 3 years ago
i know but the guy was sayin it and it was funny:]
tng4ever 3 years ago