Aborted STS Discovery Launch (NASA Raw Simulation Feed)

Taped off Spacenet 9 C-Band Satellite in the late 1980's. Actual Capcom & JSC communications with no narration.

Timeline has been edited to condense size.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• STS
• Shuttle
• NASA
• aviation
• space
• launch
• discovery

[flyxwire]

FYI - For all those that seem compelled to flame this videotape.

This was taped off Spacenet9 as a raw NASA feed. It is simply provided for your viewing. It was common in the 80's for NASA to broadcast simulations on C-Band, this was an inverted feed (change in polarity).

This has not been modified in any form other than removing the some of the video with non-communication to shrink size of clip.

This is 100% NASA raw feed, a simulation for sure by NASA - whether you believe it or not.

[philkarn]

Yes, this is definitely a sim. No return to launch site (RTLS) abort has ever actually occurred.

[RJY4356]

The audio is from one of the STS-26 launch simulation practices in 1988. You can hear the voice of CDR Rick Hauck and CAPCOM John Creighton.

[rollprogramhouston]

@flyxwire My parents had a C-Band satellite system installed literally just prior to 1986. I can remember some of these sims or wildfeeds as I refer to them. This particular sim is what I believe to be a sim for the STS-26 return to flight mission in September 1988. So to the naysayers, this was a 100% raw feed. In addition, I've always believed that an RTLS would more than likely never really be fully successful due to many reasons leading to a loss of vehicle and possibly the crew.

[rdfox76]

@LMichaelL65 Actually, the bailout point is referring to, well, bailing out of the gliding Orbiter that won't make it back to land, using the escape pole mounted in the main hatch. If you watch the Mission Control tape from STS-107, you'll hear them discussing having to have the crew bail out over the Gulf of Mexico rather than continuing to landing, about a minute before the breakup. (Moot, since it can only be used below 30,000 feet.)

[eXcommunicate1979]

What the hell did I just watch? Looks like a normal launch to me.

[johanlaurasia]

Don't see the big deal actually, just a simulation. The actual video of the launch was flawless, the SRBs separated at the right time and I saw 3 main engines the whole time, big deal an abort simulation. One of the reasons NASA has such a good record.

[AtlantisB737]

it was a drill...there haven´t been any RTLS events so far in the STS program. There was one ATO once. One of the engine lost 2 sensors and shutdown, a few minutes later one of the other engines lost one sensor and an engineer on the ground quickly inhibited the 2nd to prevent a shutdown of a second engine.

[RoPWU]

was that upside down when it had to go back around?

also if they did do an abort, what would they do if they had to land in water? will the shuttle stay floating when it lands? or sink like a rock?

[MrApolloTom]

It says in the title it's a simulation.

[Andrewmcmelonse]

Imagine being the astronaut.

[TheCrayonMan529]

jesus that was loud

[shakenama]

I can't see a RTLS happening, The maneuver to do that must be tremendous and the stress on the orbiter itself also.