Shuttle Boosters Provide New Views of Launch

Cameras attached to each of the two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) that helped propel space shuttle Endeavour into orbit have been recovered; they provide unique video of the STS-130 launch on Feb. 8 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center as well as point-of-view documentation of the reusable SRBs' separation from the orbiter and their subsequent return to Earth in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida.

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[adamb0000]

the footage from nasa over the last few days has just been amazing

[kycruisecrazy]

is there any chance to get a complete launch and landing in HD and put on Blu-Ray. i bet with todays HDTV's and home theater's it would be AWSOME and a wondeful reminder of US Space Shuttle history. please NASA/Discovery Channel!! film the next few shuttle launches so we will have a great record of the Shuttle program. just like they did with the 50th anniversery of man in space. great video!!

[johnnystir]

12:30 is AMAZING

[djemptyx]

Nice! Thanks for that info! Yes, it is remarkable what we are seeing today. I only dreamed of seeing images like this when I was younger. I remember watching the shuttle missions on TV years ago. The reception was horrible. With today's images/video footage I feel like I am there in the craft with the astronauts. Fascinating.

[spacestevie2]

This started on the Discovery Return to Flight mission. There had been cameras on the Shuttle before, but were put for engineering purposes and not for the evaluations they are doing today. They also recently just started releasing them to the public. The wonders of the digital revolution!

[djemptyx]

Nevermind my last question. I've been digging through the video archives today and found some answers. Thanks nonetheless!

[djemptyx]

thanks Stevie, but I guess I want to know round about when this happened. Was it something they implemented before the next launch following the disaster? Or was this a recent inclusion on the shuttle craft? Thanks for any info.

[spacestevie2]

Nasa put these cameras on the shuttles in response to the Columbia disaster to track debris shedding from the ET.

[djemptyx]

@wakepa - Indeed, it did look like a field of stars. I also enjoy the colour flashes from the first burnout/seperation view. As spectacular as these views were at night, I would love to see the daylight version sometime before the decommissioning. How long have these cameras been in place? Anyone know this?

[biasvoltage]

If we wanted to (you and me) we could contribute and privatize what we have. I'd ante up $1000 a year no problem. Anyone interested? The only caveat would be that I'd like to be privy to communications and special video--and maybe a party at HSC once in a while.

[PatriotsJetTeam]

Correct they're covers for the forward RCS ports.