Blast into Space, Spectacular Fall to Earth

Onboard cameras capture the amazing journey of Atlantis into space, and the dramatic return of the solid rocket boosters.

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[woof meow]

space is fucking awesome

[DuffMan6I7]

the moment i grasped the idea of newton's cannon, i nearly crapped my pants because of the simplicity of it. i'd love to try falling around the earth some time.

[uncledeadlythefirst]

I like the original video, with no music or added sound effects.

[samanthaelvish]

176 people don't bite it that humans went to space

[Layne Nadon]

Outstanding footage.

[jrockett73]

The engines start hydrogen rich. The spark igniters prevent big pockets of hydrogen from forming which are explosive.

[Klevis visi]

thos sparks start the fire of hydrogen tht come out

[Bo Peep]

The music is a bit "movie-like". I also don't think the sound of the ocean goes with the image....seems like it's in slow motion.

[TheTsepiso]

Sci-Fi finally become Sci-Fa

[TheTsepiso]

What's the purpose of those sparks that always come out just before the main engines fire?

[rmessenger]

Space would be even more awesome in 1080p :(

[TheFlyingScotzman]

Well said.