NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LAUNCHES TO FULLY POWER SPACE STATION

[k1Ss0fdEAtH]

i watched this at school

[Ocyrix]

Honestly Man... No Body Cares Dude. just had 2 break it down 2 ya ^_^

[ArmadylGodSwordsmen]

I guarantee the people watching this video have a higher I.Q. on average than the people watching some Hannah Montana video.

[blackarmoredfox]

it retiers 2009 after endevor so hahahahahah

[erratis]

So impressive, I know they need to upgrade, but this type of vehicle will be missed.

[H0704]

I totally agree! I love the aerodynamic look. It's kind of a plane that goes into space. Even though ocean splashdown is safer, the way the Shuttle makes the reentry and lands is the coolest.

[pexmer]

lol

[skafadivx]

want to see fulll nasa launches In HD

click on my channel (skafadivx)

[mim3dot]

Amazing!

[Hustler85]

Sexy voice, sexy machine.

[YGP64]

Holy crap 17500mph?

[britishareawesome69]

stop spamming !

[Flinty88]

thats pretty badass

[downtownrogbrown]

wow, the exhaust from the main engines seemed to be causing some sort of aurora effect right before Main Engine Cut-off (MECO) and then during separation of the shuttle from the external tank you could see some sort of aurora effect -- that is cool!! :)

[Hmz7777777]

what the NASA is searching for ????

[sanekk]

your penis

no but really i have no clue google it

[JohnS72]

I've posted my video response. I think the only thing missed in this video was the transition back to daylight - which in person was what made this the most fantastic launch I've seen. Wasn't a day or night launch - was a twilight launch. Somehow that seems to be missing here. But I REALLY love the ET-CAM footage and wish we could hold that the whole way through on NASA TV during launches. Love to see the pad (and Earth) drop away. Roger - Roll Program.

[Robdoggierob]

That is honestly cool as hell. Would be scary as hell though :)

Robdoggierob

[zynary]

gay..love it!1

[gymikk]

Oh poor bat! a bat was there trying to stowaway!

Let him go!

[smokiller]

let him go? he stayed there

[syrine1313]

cazeaec

[TheZav88]

So cool. My parents were actually in Florida, about 200 miles south of Canaveral, and could see it as it took off. Sooo cool.

[Hydra360]

FULL POWER for FULL SCIENCE!!!!

[inthesky1985]

harpers globe is better

[skguh]

Rawk!

[Chick6517]

Loved it!!! The video was fun and it was pretty informative. Its awesome how the video is high quality!

[liuwenjie6678]

girls voice so sweet

[TheGammaRayBurst]

Okay? That sounds like a stalker to me.

:-)

[elkinsinbox]

Whatever happened to that bat they found on the external tank?

[2dum2think]

Full Power for Full Science hahahahahahah

[KU3K1D]

AHAHA sorry but i wouldn't be excited if i was on the crew if i heard that =/

[esovia11]

I think this beats what the negros have done, namely developing a bunch of wooden spears.

[nnytom]

idiot, i bet lots of african americans were a part of this, you stupid racist nob.

[m1sterh0tsauc3]

awesome awesome awesome

[FUSHI4]

full power for full science? really? thats all you could think of? "full science"? as apposed to half?

nevermind but still....wow

[kimmern123]

I agree it's a rather cheesy line, but it actually is rather correct. The solar panels on the S6-truss are needed to support the expansion to a permanent station-crew of 6, as opposed the current 3. The solar arrays were also needed so that the final instruments in the lab-modules could be powered up.

[FUSHI4]

I have been educated. Thanks!

[CubicButts]

Why isn't this in HD?

[FUSHI4]

someone is a little slow

[McFrolics]

What does NASA stand for?

[secoxxx]

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[Ganxiba]

buıʇsǝɹǝʇuı ɐpuıʞ

[Revigoe7]

Let's discover life on other planets!!!!!!!

[Akab6]

Full power! and FULL SCIENCE!

go team

[rangedkid]

amazing.

[Zervaman]

Manned spaceflight is simply damn awesome!

[andrewh23]

NASA television needs to learn how to turn off the capslock key and write coherent titles.

[CeroRasengan]

Even though the title is in capital letters, it doesnt mean that it is incoherent. Just that they are a bit excited about it.

[oldspice100]

i dont think they care if the caps offends you

[grobozo]

Crank the volume way up and listen to the sound the main engine makes when it starts up at 45 seconds into the video.

[AdvancedGentleman]

WOW, damn!!!!!!!!!!!! That was loud!!!!!!

[dougeagle]

Very cool video. Especially at the end when the shuttle separates from the fuel tank. :D

[Buckeyes202]

17,000 mph, damn

[GustoMaximus]

this womans voice is so annoying

[drekarnos]

lol it is huh

[cuazulado]

The lady's voice was annoying... great launch though...

[studiomcleod]

what has the international space station achived?

[astrorider]

it fulfilled many's space dream =D

[Rebz360]

That lady should not speak but very nice lift off

[g0ing2n0where]

Full power for full science! Its cool how you see the bosters rockers flex when they first ignite. Soo much power!

[KzrrainzYes]

Load of bullshit sorry.

[R471337]

truly

[watermarc74]

try watching it before you comment.

[KzrrainzYes]

What are you talking about?

[TheAnnoyingAsian]

Did she just say 5000mph at 4:32 !?

[fashionskiller]

yes she did

[adamj425]

Uh yeah man. Space shuttles kind of have to go fast.

[UpsetJapaneseGuy]

Goes even faster. 7000mph at like 5:45. 9000mph at 6:45. 11000mph at around 7:36. This thing is FAST.

[livinglegend10118]

its possible because there is no gravity or friction in space, combine that with the constant push from the rocket, it progressively goes faster

[gucker07]

Of course there is gravity in space. The reason the shuttle (or any object in earth orbit) doesn't fall back to earth is the centrifugal and gravitational forces cancel each other out. That's why the shuttle has to reach a speed of Mach 25 to stay up there.

Earth's gravity field (all gravity fields) extends into infinity, but it get exponentially weaker with distance.

[feihcretsaM93]

5 stars! Best launch video i´ve seen! You actually see when reaching space :)

[Mpain55]

it is in hd...

[tks1986]

エキサイティング！

[SynapticChaos]

Better to reach for the stars than to reach for the bible. LOL.

Don't pray in my school and I won't think in your church.

GO NASA

[volimcevape]

5 stars for science!

[acedeno23]

....hence that big orange thing underneath the shuttle.

[acedeno23]

Air is needed largely for the oxygen present. The oxygen aids combustion by

acting as an electron acceptor (an oxidizing agent). Rocket fuel can be made

such that other oxidizing agents are present (sometimes liquid oxygen).

[CAPTAINCAPSLOCKZ]

and u pay taxes for that u got pwnd

[speedsk8r010]

How can they burn rocket fuel (fire) in space when there is no oxygen?

wtf?

[gpc510]

they use liquid oxygen as part of the fuel

[Fooleish]

They bring the oxygen with them. The External tank carries both fuel (hydrogen) and liquid oxygen.

[tiagodantas51]

17,500 mph

wow

[Exestenz]

FULL POWER FOR FULL SCIENCE

[tybrady64]

What NASA did not tell you, was that there was a bat on the engine and NASA did not delay the flight. Just wait until PETA finds out about this!

[speaketh64]

i wish i could see space :(

[R34LiSM]

Orville and Wilbur would be proud.

[JonEricMusic]

That is so cool!

Thanks for sharing NASA!

Banjoistically yours,

Jon Eric

[phillyZeroTen]

I'd rather spend it on school programs and such. But I totally agree with you on the banks. If NASA is working on something like reduce global warming then I'm fine with that.

[clayguy1]

the reason we have computers.. blackberries, HD TV, all that has come from related science from the space program.. Believe me, you don't want to end the space program.

[crunkky14]

i never knew how boring space was

[etopla2]

Not for a couple of hundred years.

[armyman206]

listen to that sound at 0:45 :D

[OAXM202]

Whats the crazy light show after 7 minutes?

[turtleluda]

its not fake i did the physics that prove that it was possible. and it wouldn't be hard for them to do. have you even seen our next space shuttle. they wouldnt waste their budget on something fake.

[kTaaang]

lol, the woman who's commentating sounds so excited to see the shuttle take off

[sticknNbookn]

I can think of one damn good reason... giant crap flying towards earth in space. It's blasted before it makes contact with the Earth's surface. Thank you NASA.

[phillyZeroTen]

If something "giant" is going to hit us from outer space chances are that we can't stop it.

[sticknNbookn]

They know about it way before it happens. They fire at it to try to break it up as much as possible. The fragments should disinigrate when passing through into Earth's atmosphere. It's called an impact event.

[maxboost724]

amen

[TheSecretOfBlackRose]

always amazing to watch the shuttle take off

[eddievantonio]

is it Me Or Did that Launch Seemed Beautiful When The Sun Ray Reflectedin the camera..=]+

[adrastea99]

This might be one of the last times it flies

[reefstudy]

What makes you say that? Because of the old soviet satellite "space junk"?

[Insubordinate]

No, because it's planned to be retired by 2010.

[jovigrey]

14000 mph wow

[jovigrey]

62000 mph dam imagine going that fast in a car lmao pure terror lol

[raymond11111111]

global warming much

[yfourk]

I bet you live in a bunker waiting for the aliens to come and take you away.

[KingColins]

So I guess everyone is spending millions and billions of fake dollars on acting props?

[joewein]

Manned space travel is not in the service of science (you get a lot more bang for the buck from unmanned missions, where there's no crew survival to worry about).

It's primarily 1) entertainment and 2) a job creation scheme for NASA employees and contractors.

[reefstudy]

LOL man

[fightnight14]

How genius people are. :D A huge rocket is not a joke

[carrierexchange]

awesome

[NinjaNate]

waste of money

[QueerRicky]

huh? how? space travel is the reason we have all our modern day conveniences. How would be have satellites without nasa? Plus zero gravity is propelling medical science. Lets not forget the contributions to physics that the space station brings. But i agree it costs way to much.. The private sector could do all, much much cheaper.

[raymond11111111]

and global warming much!!!!

[sorry8140]

ya gotta admit, she sounded weird when she said "taking the space station to full power for full science"

[Ambushcrysis]

She missed number 5.

[astrorider]

time to change =D

[razr3g]

waste of money

[britishareawesome69]

how was that a waste of money

[canadaflying123]

LOL! the shuttle launch controller lady struggled right during the launch.

[cragus2004]

Great stuff

[elbigjim]

even on my video the roar of discovery is not matched in real life... its HEART THROBBING.... your body physically shakes along with it, even 7 miles down when you finally get it.

[Zarathustrasbrother]

So cool- what a sight to behold- Human creativity, bravery, intelligence and teamwork at it`s most expressive.

[quitedolphin]

A simple question ,shuttle going straight upwards I mean 90' Degree with respect to ground or at an angle to the ground. And how the hell it accelerate if it is at 90' Continously and why it didnt stall when its side rockets seprate.

[QuarterPounder4]

The shuttle only starts at a 90 degree angle, and it's only at a 90 degree angle for about 10 seconds, but the SRBs have enough thrust to keep it going, and when they separate, the shuttle doesn't stall because it's basically in space already. The vertical speed will begin to drop when the SRBs separate, but the shuttle is still going up, and by the time the vertical speed reaches zero, the shuttle is in orbit.

[blablubb12345]

The vertical speed drops, but the horizontal speed rises dramatically. From 3000mph at booster separation to 17500mph at main engine cutoff.

[modelun12]

for liftoff, the 2 white rockets on the side are used as well as the POWERFUL 3 main engines on the back of the shuttle...the POWERFUL 3 main engines are used until the shuttle can 'float' in space

[QuarterPounder4]

I'm not positive, but pretty sure the SRBs are more powerful than the three main engines. I'm sure the main engines help, but I think they're used more for guiding the shuttle until SRB separation, then after that used to finish the launch taking the shuttle into orbit.

[joewein]

The two solid rocket boosters provide 83% of the liftoff thrust, whereas the shuttle's play a minor part until the boosters are dropped.

The two SRBs each provide 12.5 MN of thrust, versus 5.45 MN from the main engines on the orbiter.

[IHONDURASI]

woa scary...

[awSmithnl]

Rock and roll Discovery!

What a great sight when those boosters fire up! Amazing!!

[bradman456]

From anyones personal experience watching a shuttle take off: How loud is it when the shuttle takes off?

[Starinterview]

Loud!!!!

[stprimeflyer]

if you've been to an air show, imagine the thunderbirds and the blue angels taking off simultaneously at full afterburners...

multiply that noise by 100

[Fooleish]

Actually from the public viewing areas closest to the pad that people buy tickets for (about 7-8 miles away) you don't hear anything at all from the Shuttle for the first minute (but you sure as hell see it). As the Shuttle gets higher and higher, the cone of sound on the ground widens out to cover the area where the people are standing and you them feel the booming of the SRBs shaking the ground for about 1-2 minutes. After that the Shuttle is too high and far to feel or hear anything.

[kimmern123]

It has nothing to do with any cone of the sound. It's simply that the speed of sound is so slow that due to the distance from the viewing site to the shuttle itself, the sound is delayed by almost a minute.

[PPPCashDotCom]

NASA Go at Throttle up! What a beautiful sight. There hasn't been support or vision for NASA and the Space program since JFK. Everyone else is asleep at the wheel. Anti-NASA folks don't understand the human condition -- discovery, search for knowledge, understanding...our space-faring heros are pushing humanity forward. For once, maybe we should give NASA a bold vision with the right support to do even more? Go NASA! You have millions of supporters behind you WORLDWIDE. God Speed!

[goodguy20k]

If it weren't for President Bush's pushing for the Constellation program, we wouldn't have ARES I-X almost ready for the first test launch later this year.

If you mean public opinion? Yeah, JFK sure got people enthusiastic about the moon, but there was a lot of international politics pushing that forward. Obama seems like he's got the charismatics for getting the citizens excited about space, but...With his rating tanking over the economy...The economy is going to be first and forefront to him.

[jawiha0818]

Having worked at NASA Headquarters for 23 years (retired in 2002) I still find this a truly amazing feat!  Gosh . . . sends chills just thinking of the acceptable risk and the outstanding astronauts in the agency.

[Blind777]

If only humans would stop killing eachother with stupid wars and try to work as 1 more often.

[NuwKiru]

Congratulations to NASA, fantastic work!! Let's all cross our fingers the arrival will also be as safe as the launch

[justinwlaurab]

Human beings are amazing. A is A.

[cjclaxon]

Congrats NASA, on a SPECTACULAR launch!

[pestarzt]

taking the space station to full power for full science!

simply awesome

[marimarimarinos]

ある

[kouhei032]

成功例だけ取り上げているよね！

[feaieera]

NASAはすごい！！

[bernie5728]

Nice voice of astronaut Julie Payette

[gymikk]

I think there are much more rooms for us human beings to evolve,and the universe is the possibility to the evolution of human beings.

For example,it is said that our brains are used only 30% of its capacities,and the remaining 70% is the evoluable remain when we expand our activities into the space.

Humans have possibility to evolve.Thus we take step forward,and we need to go into the space.Peace.

[Neso906]

Actually, we only use 10% :P

But I still agree with you ^-^

[Aerospaceman]

Night Launches are always the best! We use to go up on the roof of the science building at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and watch from 60 miles away. The night launches light up the entire sky, then the sound hits you along with the vibrations. Great Launch!

[lucidcafe]

I never get tired of watching these launches. Awesome power.

[jannnn9]

one of those guys is puertoricans :)

[supertrinko]

go nasa! you guys are so awesome

[meutiotemumboteco]

Awesome !!!