The Space Shuttle ~ A Remarkable Flying Machine Part 1

A 1981 documentary from NASA which covers the preflight and post flight aspects of the STS-1 flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Source, NASA.

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News & Politics

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• NASA
• Space
• Shuttle

[mianbentley]

@ColeChannel This was a documentary on the first Shuttle flight.

[ColeChannel]

@emenentia i didnt watch the whole thing are they talking about columbia or challenger

[emenentia]

@ColeChannel You're serious?

[ColeChannel]

@pflam1 what tragic accident are you talking about?

[pflam1]

Hey everyone lets remember them as the heroes they were! It was a tragic accident and they will live forever in our memories! I remember to this day where I was and it was sad but we had to press fordward to do justice to their memories

[xxvideoscaserosxx]

@dcb1138 Incredible!!

[TheColoradoan]

I get chills watching this. When's the next time our great nation will gather around, waiting for brave men to challenge the skies?

[AirSimming]

@the14u36 with due respect, but you are fairly misinformed. Only STS-1 and STS-2, the first two flights, used a white External Tank. All other flights since STS-3 in March 1982 used unpainted red ET's until today (it's nearly 28 years, not 15).

Also, the white paint did not prevent foam loss. Quite the opposite: any additions like paint or nylon covering causes more and larger debris, as has been pointed out by investigations.

[Kysen100]

picked the worst one to make a documentary on :( R.I.P

[blackoil911]

tks for the upload