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=vFwqZ4...

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[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!

[michael interbartolo]

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.

[Brian Bomser]

Matt, are there any more updates in terms of this being released on DVD/Blu-ray? I saw you speak at an AIAA meeting at Florida Tech when you showed some of these clips.

[michael interbartolo]

I need to circle back with matt and see what the latest on the DVD/Bluray is. I know they have been working it hard which is why I haven't put the new version up on youtube yet until all other avenues are completely exhausted.

[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.

[michael interbartolo]

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

[greenseaships]

Very dry analysis of the event. Yet my eyes are full of tears for what we have lost.

[storck08]

any news on this?

[Jan Edward Vogels]

Fantastic. Where is the DVD? I want one.

[GlobalWarmings]

Any updates on the Blue-ray version?

[makthnife]

a little much there boddy...a little....much

[LabratSR]

REALLY hoping for the Blu-ray version.

[Andrew Davison]

Fingers crossed that the DVD/Blu Ray comes out soon. I love watching this video of an amazing machine. Thank you for posting it.

[Stuart Grandquist]

This is absolutely riveting!

[michael lrl]

HTML5 Black Book brought me here....

[mrprism88]

Thank you very much for posting this amazing footage. Excellent job! Fascinating!

[Przemek Królikowski]

I love it. It is the best movie related to shuttles I have ever seen.