Space Shuttle Launch Audio - play LOUD (no music) HD 1080p

You need a sound system with a lot of power and a great sub (turned up to house shaking level) to get the right effect of this video. I made this for all the people who dreamed of seeing a launch in person but were never able to make the trip themselves (myself included).

Using dozens of different video sources and countless audio versions of Shuttle launches I mixed this little clip together to mimic as close an experience to the real thing as I could. I know that the exact sequence of countdown events is somewhat compressed and not time-accurate but I was going more for the 'feel' of a high energy launch experience rather than a technical documentary. Throttle Up and SRB Separation are sounds as might be heard from onboard acoustic transducers picking up resonant vibration in the vehicle's structure.

Please take care not to damage your sound equipment during playback. I did not do anything to boost the low frequency roar of the Shuttle during liftoff but the SRB and SSME thrust noise may be taxing to even high quality sub-woofers and speaker cones if played too loud.

For those who sit through the last few frames you can catch a glimpse of my home theater system I built a couple of years ago. This video really is best viewed at 165 inches or better!

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  Science & Technology

[Scott Andrew]

pretty fucking amazing, but still a primitive way to travel the cosmos.

[TC Millan]

No matter how many times I view those images, it still brings a smile to my face... friggin' coolest thing I've ever seen!

[Scott Andrew]

There is not enough room here to explain.

But, since we are here on Youtube, I can direct you all to a video that helps explain it if necessary.

[Christopher Wright]

The shuttle may have been expensive, primitive, and at times dangerous, but for me, it's a piece of my childhood that I will never get back. One of my biggest regrets is never making a trip to the space coast to feel the heartbeat of a machine that captivated millions around the world. My only wish is that one day my children and I can feel the earthquake of exploration that Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and STS brought to the cape or where ever our great leap into the universe hails from. Godspeed

[DarkX656]

1:36 liftofrgasm

[CynicalVision]

Do you have a better way?

[Roshan Babu Sundararaj]

What is that big orange thing?

[Tonio9606]

Can you get these lil rockets at Walmart ?

[Fortlin]

Makes me proud that we as humans reached a lot :) And ofcourse the usa can be very proud!

[Rémy Bigot]

I'm a big fan of Ariane 5, but this rocket is amazing too !

[Uber Goober]

True.

[akazVV9]

its over 9000000000000!!!!!!!!!!!!