[STS-135] Launch Replay From Atlantis Flightdeck

A camera inside the flightdeck facing the crew shows the launch of Shuttle Atlantis.

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[carlsetzer]

9:18 Controller in foreground havin' a banana snack at his desk.

[SChaos1701]

@marmaladekamikaze He's saying "2 engine TAL" TAL is Transoceanic Abort Landing. That means if they lose and engine, they can make it across the Atlantic and make an emergency landing.

[footofthecrossdancer]

Love it! The smile on Rex Walheim's face is priceless! Like a kid in a candy store :-).

[DVA5656]

@neosonic2k that's william shatner

[neosonic2k]

Other than that, it's sweet to always see them during ascent. :P

[neosonic2k]

Video is not in sync with audio. At 0:32, George Diller is saying "0, and liftoff...!", and in the video they've only just begun to shake. They should have begun shaking when you heard the whoosh of the 3 main engines at 0:25, and then the violent shudder the crew experiences at 0:37 is what should have occurred when Diller said "0 and liftoff..." cuz that's when the solid rocket boosters ignite and that's the REAL moment of liftoff. (main engines light 6.6 seconds b4 actual liftoff)

[aimhigh59]

@desfees Sandy is the first one out because the first job of the crew is to grab the video camera from the middeck and film the ET floating away.

[happytappyslappy]

Rex is smiling from ear to ear... he's thoroughly enjoying this ride considering this is the last and final shuttle launch.

[marmaladekamikaze]

@SChaos1701

Thank you!

[desfees]

I Love Rex Walheim's expressions during this! So animated! (I'd be doing the same!) Wish we could see Cmdr Ferguson in shot. Neat that Sandy Magnus was first to get out of helmet, out of her seat, ready to rock n roll! What a great crew!