Last Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis [HD] - STS-132 from Titusville

Picture perfect final launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-132 from Space View Park in Titusville, 12.16 miles from the launch site.

At this distance, the actual sound of the launch takes about 60 seconds to reach us. This occurs at 1:18 in the video.

Recorded in full HD with a Canon 5D mark II, canon 100-400mm and 2x extender for 800mm of reach.

Amazing!!!! Only 2 planned left, if you haven't been, go and get there early.

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[jetfreak4]

This is not Atlantis' final launch. The final launch assuming all goes to plan is going to be on June 11th.

[aparker1981]

@jetfreak4 At the time it was the final launch.

[murdamechanik]

how early should i get there and was your total focal length 1280mm taking into account the sensor size? Did you have it on a tripod and use image stabilization? I am thinking about renting a lens for the nov launch and watch it from titusville, I just want to get some tips from someone who has done it. Did you lose your autofocus when you added the extender? You think a 600 mm lens will be enough? I love your vid!!

[aparker1981]

@murdamechanik For space view park, if you want to be guaranteed front row you'll have to get there the night before and camp out. To be in front of the trees you'll have to be there by 5AM at the latest is my guess. My focal length was 800mm, I shot with a full frame sensor, so no cropping. 600mm on a cropped sensor will be fine. I did loose autofocus, but with video it didn't matter. Get a video tripod with smooth panning/tilting and that allows for almost 90 degrees of tilting.

[henrynevins]

@aparker1981 About what time of day was this launch so that you had to get there by 5AM and be in front of the trees. Is Space View Park off of Rt#1? I'm about to buy tickets for the Feb 24, 2011 launch of Discovery and see it from NASA's visitor center. But from YouTube videos of launches from the visitor center its mostly blocked by trees. Your clear view of the pad looks great. Thanks

[aparker1981]

@henrynevins the launch was at 4pm. Space View Park is right off RT1. I haven't liked any of the videos I've seen from the visitor center. If I'm not mistaken then it is only a fraction of a mile closer to the pad than space view park is, so paying to have 10 seconds of a 120 second show blocked just isn't worth it.

[plusplusplusplusp]

I love it how you can actually see the solid rocket boosters separate and the rest of the shuttle gradually dissapear as a white speck.

[lowrysam]

Now that's the way you shoot a launch video. Nice lens. Where were you at in Titusville? Any advice for this great location? I'm in Orlando, but I will watch the next two launches a little closer. If I can't get launch tix (I never can), I'll watch it from somewhere near the place you shot. If you tell me the secret location, that is.

[streethandles]

at 0:31, the expression of the joy sounds like he is jerking! .. who agrees?

[britcorefan1]

lamfao. what a bunch of wankers

[1995a1995z]

wtf I swear I heard a women getting an orgasm?

[ThePunjab2010]

fuckin yankee monkeys.

[vonjager]

christ those fucking people are annoying. I wanna hear the shuttle, damnit

[mannydeguzmanjartist]

2:51 Holy cow! That's a lot of hydrofluorocarbons!

[DickLodge68]

It deeply saddens me that the Shuttle Program is done. This is truly the apex of human flight to date. Due to cost, it will never be the same.