STS-133, Space shuttle Discovery's final liftoff.wmv

We were due West of the launch site about 6 miles. I think we missed the engine rumble because of the 15 mph wind to the North West. The July 2005 launch was on a dead calm day and you could really feel and hear the engine noise that day. Either that or NASA is now using much more water for noise suppression. Only one, maybe two missions left for the space shuttle program. After that it will be a part of history.

Music credit "Feelin Good" by Kevin MacLeod

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[wawhiker]

Hard to believe it's going to end...in the 60s it was all so new.

"We choose to go...space is there, and we're going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God's blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked." JFK - Rice University - September 12, 1962

[Woodenarrows]

@wawhiker Sent you a PM. The NASA budget is basically frozen for the next 5 years. Looks like the ISS will be the extent of our work in space for the near future. The Obama administration wants to shift space work from the government to private industry. The ARES rocket and the Orion crew capsule are replacing the shuttle. Seems like I also heard we will rely on Russia for backup.

[ez2curanut]

Quote "Discovery's three main engines are burning fuel at a rate that would drain an average swimming pool in about 25 seconds." WOW!!! watch?v=RxFwUG9PiYM

[Woodenarrows]

@ez2curanut Ya, and I thought my Durango was a fuel hog :-)

[TheTimTracker]

amazing!!! i loved it!!!!

[Woodenarrows]

@TheTimTracker Your hand held was a lot steadier than mine! I still think I need a stedicam of some kind :-)

[steintanz]

Thanks for sharing this historic experience with us!

Next time they'll use UFOs, I guess ;o)

[Pushpower1]

Thank you for this very nice video of shuttle launch STS133.

Interessting how crowded the viewpoints are. You never

see this on TV in my home country. Let me tell you that I feel

very sad about the end of the Space Shuttle program.

It is or was one of these visionary American things that gave me

a feeling of identification with the United States and being part of

the Western civilization and culture.

Greetings from Germany.

[slodeth5]

Amazing view. Thank you for showing it to us. It is indeed a page of history. Best to ya.

[kaziklu79]

Thanks for uploading this video!

[zoolanderfred]

That was really amazing! Thank you for posting.