Space Shuttle Discovery Launch STS-119 15 March 2009 HD

[musicmovers11]

i love it so much.. I'm a Filipino. 17 years of age. I want to be an Astronaut, it's my dream since I was a kid. I want to prove that Filipino can be also Astronaut, better than them. ^^~

[rallycar747]

"Daddy what is that flying through the air!?" "That's America!"

[khalilovH]

@rallycar747

actually, all the engineers are not american .. american engineers are just good in eating hamburgers and getting their asses fatter and fatter.

FUCK YOU and FUCK your america.

[darthfurious80]

Are those sparks at 0:04? What are they?

[DDam0n]

@darthfurious80 Yep. They're used to burn off any gas around the SSME's before they ignite.

[adeel256]

@DDam0n oh thanks for your reply. i thought they were part of the ignition system. as in they actually started of the engine.

i completely missed the point that the SSME was actually more sophisticated than a common firework rocket!!

[kad1496]

What are those discs ripping at 0:09 through 0:10. They are right next to the smaller unignited rocket nozzle.

[636Castle]

@kad1496 They're little paper covers for the RCS ports that protect them from debris. They're supposed to come off during the launch.

[soPhuzy]

A russian disliked this

[Pedy1968]

@soPhuzy i think also...lol

[lostinseganet]

Full Science :)

[Heirokos]

I turned 17 the day this happened :3

[patton303]

Looks like one nostalgic Russian watched this video.

[cowsrock94]

does anyone else think that its kind of stupid that it takes two huge rockets plus the engines on the shuttle just to get the equivalent of a midsize jet into space?

[detibry]

@cowsrock94 unfortunately thats the hand nature has dealt us. The specific energy of the fuel we use is lacking given the task of putting a shuttle into space. that's why we have to use so much.

[BedeThatsAJoke]

@detibry Im just wondering, do you have any theories on what would get us out of our Earth's atmosphere easier?:)

[CubesForAKid]

@cowsrock94 Can you do better? This is more efficient than the Saturn V.

[cowsrock94]

@CubesForAKid No, I can't do better, but I'm still allowed to think that it take so much.

[predatortheme]

omg that sounds so stupid now (space shuttle 5 meter above ground) QUICK:ignition and liftoff)

jsut sounded bad :<

[barthoedemaker]

It's like a ride on a giant bom.

[Evilrip0306]

She just sounded really excited lol

[AtlantisB737]

yep..she needs some massage...

[Error081688]

I hate those goofy little sayings they always have immediately after liftoff.

[AtlantisB737]

u mean the girl or the crew?

[Error081688]

"taking the space station to full power for full science". That type stuff.

[AtlantisB737]

yeah, I got it...or when they land.... roger, wheel stop endeavour, congrats on a superb mission delivering bla bla module and installing bla bla for bigger windows to the world...sounds stupid, the astronauts know what they just did in space.....

[Mjbabycakes7072]

@Error081688

Those sayings are so goofy....engineers come up with that WhiteBread crap. Not taking away from their brains....but please.....

[Error081688]

@Mjbabycakes7072 Aw sad. I'm an engineer at NASA :(

For what it's worth, I never came up with any of that. You don't think it's PR folks huh?

[AL3J4NdR001]

sexy voice, I always wanted to know who is she :/

[barthoedemaker]

It all started with Kennedy and Von Braun.

[defenderoFreedom]

LOL

she was 1 second late in saying "booster ignition" - it was lifting off already.

no bigee

[eromacque]

The announcer came across as a bit of a dipshit. Booster ignition comes before lift-off.

[AtlantisB737]

yeah, she almost forgot that part. Check sts-130 landing....the nasa girl says "maing gear touchdown" with the airplane still in the air, and then she says "landing gear down and lock" sounding obviously mad at herself. The person in question is an engineer, a good pro and very knowledgeable, but still human. I fuck up every day ten times more than her I ´m sure...

[defenderoFreedom]

@AtlantisB737

i hope she doesnt actually work for NASA. hopefully she got a write-up! lol

[DjTranceelite]

This is Just Butifull

[casualabortion]

you don't need thrust vectoring for the roll - this could be accomplished using the same control system (flaps/ailerons) used to land the shuttle in the absence of thrust.

[billmosby1000]

Thrust vectoring is very helpful, though. The roll inertia must be pretty immense, so thrust vectoring would probably give you a lot more torque than the control surfaces, especially at the low speeds the roll is initiated. Besides, the main engines need vectoring to compensate for engine-out conditions in which either proceeding to orbit or landing at alternate sites downrange are necessary.

[MrWoodbird]

The NASA is not badto improve good Fireworks... It is really nice to look at those things, the NASA is so overdued and cheap like a seventy Year old Bitch who thinks she can keep her business still working good...

[EndeavourLaunch]

huh?

[chillfmdude]

when she due back for landing?

an if any time she be over the uk again?

[birudagmawi1]

Does the shuttle have thrust vectoring? I'm asking because I was wondering how they did the roll while a few hundred feet after lift off.

[MusicalFan1701]

Yes, the SRB and main engine nozzles gimbal to achieve thrust vectoring. The auxilliary power units (APU's) power the hydraulics.

[063209dr]

@birudagmawi1 I think you will find that vectoring the main engines is how they keep the thing going in the right direction all the time. I understand they can also vector the solids.

[steveyp94]

i didnt even know that there was a launch on march 15

[NikkexD]

same here!

[mcs895]

i saw it ^_^

[NikkexD]

cool :O

[P0wningPrince]

awesoem

[FSXLOVER4]

awesome* P0

[airboyd]

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