STS-126 launch 11/14/2008 shuttle Endeavour

[manyworlds123456789]

im canadian and it was a beautiful launch...nice job, americans! that was a nice launch. Isnt it dangerous to launch at night because you can see the damage caused by the launch on the orbiter? i think they should launch more in daytime, for the safety of the astronauts.

[apopheniacMCMLXXXIX]

I remember when I was in third grade they sent John Glenn up on the space shuttle Discovery when he was 77 to become the oldest person in space and we watched the launch live in the classroom. I was a space nut even back then but my teacher was an IDIOT...When the SRBs started to burn out and then separated she FREAKED and immediately shut the TV off because she didn't want us to see the carnage. She thought it was another Challenger. :P The principal had to convince her that it was normal....

[CCBRWN93]

great story :D

[zbubolcorp]

So funny !

[apopheniacMCMLXXXIX]

1:06 Most satisfying sound on Earth. Turn it all the way up. :)

[hometurf39]

i was there

[pacman2k1]

great! imagine... 17000 mph

[XxSaintIABxX]

Awesome!

[blazinchalice]

Night launches are so cool. Firefox users, I recommend the theme add-on called Night Launch. Back to the video; it is a bittersweet launch as we will only see a few more shuttle launches before the fleet is retired in 2010. After that, it will be the Russians who make all the trips to the ISS. What happened, USA?

[techtwins]

The next spacecraft that will be used is Orion, which will launch supplies and crew members for crew rotation on the ISS.

[laserfloyd]

Interest in extending the shuttle program has been shown (at the time by both presidential candidates, though now it's up to Obama). I think we should only because we basically built the ISS and we're going to have to pay Russia to take us there for 5 years? Blah, extend the program I say!

[intrepid1990]

except that fu** door a picture perfect start :)

and a great vid

[he94587]

Cool!!

[ramdac]

Indeed

[chooonz]

Always a wonder to see.