Ascent - Commemorating Shuttle

Photographic documentation of a Space Shuttle launch plays a critical role in the engineering analysis and evaluation process that takes place during each and every mission. Motion and Still images enable Shuttle engineers to visually identify off-nominal events and conditions requiring corrective action to ensure mission safety and success. This imagery also provides highly inspirational and educational insight to those outside the NASA family.

This compilation of film and video presents the best of the best ground-based Shuttle motion imagery from STS-114, STS-117, and STS-124 missions. Rendered in the highest definition possible, this production is a tribute to the dozens of men and women of the Shuttle imaging team and the 30yrs of achievement of the Space Shuttle Program.

The video was produced by Matt Melis at the Glenn Research Center.
Finally PAO uploaded a 720p version, not sure if we will get 1080p like you wanted, but at least we are making progress.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwqZ4qAUkE

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• NASA
• Space Shuttle
• Space
• cool
• STS-114
• STS-117
• STS-124
• space
• science
• shuttle

[robnavsr]

One of the most amazing videos I've ever seen!!! This video belongs on Blu-ray or DVD. Thank you very much for putting this on YouTube for the public to watch for free!

[interbartolo]

@robnavsr the folks up at Glenn are working on a Blu Ray version with some new commentaries and trying to figure out the best way to get the DVD/Blu out there for the public to own given the response this youtube version has gotten.

[ccbevington]

Does anyone know if this is available at better than 480p which is ( i think is the best can be got off Utube ?

Comment ? fantastic, Moving, sad, reflective thought provoking, awesome (see O E Dictionary ),

Massive massive thanks to all concerned for making it I shall watch it often and treasure it for my grand kids to watch when they are old enough to ask about the human spirit.

[interbartolo]

@ccbevington the Glenn folks are hoping to get a new Blu ray version out next year that the public can buy.

[OhioRebelsCrew2k11]

Is Enterprise ever going to be used? Please post a reply.

[interbartolo]

@OhioRebelsCrew2k11 Enterprise was used for approach and landing tests. it was not space worthy but helped train and validate the landing of the shuttle. It will be moved from the Smithsonian to the USS Intrepid in NYC for permanent retirement/exhibit.

[interbartolo]

@jpourkav /watch?v=vFwqZ4qAUkE

[donnemarx]

how the fuck could anyone dislike this video

[Alvious]

The narrators could have really used a script. Too many "ums" and "uhs".

[dynesh]

@interbartolo Amazing video. Can 't wait for the Blu Ray Version!

[MaxArceus]

@ccbevington youtube can go up to 1080 pixels

[stevenjackson1958]

This is FANTASTIC !!! PLEASE PLEASE release this on Blu-ray

[PhoxNews]

A huge thank you for the visual & voice-over clarity and authority as the film displays the launch like an epic ballet of power and mass, defying gravity. A sheer visual delight of machine as beauty and beast in one. More like this please!... The intelligent & personal point of view is really powerful in communicating the achievement of what was NASA Space Shuttle operations.

[pfile]

what resolution is the iPad version? it's hard to know without trying to extract the video somehow.

[kchaitu87]

Hats of to the guys who made it happen, would really love a HD version!

[alienorbiter]

Wonderful video, I saw it in its full length on my iPad.

NASA is the best ambassador of the USA in the whole world, I love it.