Video – Space Shuttle Booster Rockets Camera

Published on July 15th, 2009

Posted by Gasparrini in Technology, Video

Watch the launch of the Space Shuttle from the point a point of view located in the booster rockets. Tomorrow will be the 40 years since the launch of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

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# 1 Thinker said, on July 15th, 2009 at 5:39 am

Wow, anyone got one of the main tank? I’d like to see the separation at MECO! Just too cool for words!

# 2 Alan said, on July 15th, 2009 at 5:54 am

Who ever had the idea of sticking cameras on these craft and releasing the video to the net was a genius – medal for that person please. The shot of the shuttle leaving the boosters behind is just gorgeous.

# 3 two to the head said, on July 15th, 2009 at 5:57 am

COOOL!

# 4 qb said, on July 15th, 2009 at 6:01 am

Thank you for posting this, it’s a lot of fun. You absolutely made my day.

# 5 UNKN said, on July 15th, 2009 at 6:08 am

Is it just me, or did those things land almost on top of each other in the water?

# 6 Uncle Don said, on July 15th, 2009 at 6:47 am

Just plain WOW!

# 7 Eric said, on July 15th, 2009 at 6:49 am

@#5 Agreed, I would have thought there would have been more separation during reentry and landing. Not miles apart, but at least a half mile or so. That looked to be a hundred yards or less.

# 8 Wes said, on July 15th, 2009 at 7:05 am

@#5,7 I don’t see this. When do you see one booster’s splashdown from the other’s camera? I also thought it would have been a mile or more.

# 9 Mr. Fusion said, on July 15th, 2009 at 7:13 am

Uncle Don already said what I was going to say. So just multiply #6 times 2.

# 10 Animal Mother said, on July 15th, 2009 at 7:31 am

What a waste of money. We should have men on Mars by now. Screw NASA.

# 11 LDA said, on July 15th, 2009 at 8:08 am

They put all the footage on the NASAcast podcast. I love this perspective.

# 12 LibertyLover said, on July 15th, 2009 at 8:34 am

Ah, the marvels of modern^H^H^H^H^H^H 80s technology.

# 13 wirelessg said, on July 15th, 2009 at 8:47 am

I think a Bolivian News Channel just reported that this footage is from Air France 447.

# 14 Floyd said, on July 15th, 2009 at 8:53 am

Incredible video and soundtrack.

#10, #12: I understand your frustration, but they haven’t developed the level of technology needed to get people from Earth to Mars…and back. It’s a very big technology jump from landing a LEM on the Moon, to landing a manned ship on Mars that can also bring people back to Earth. Think about it.

# 15 Mr. Fusion said, on July 15th, 2009 at 10:10 am

#12, LL,

The current Shuttles resemble the early ’80s shuttle the same as the 2009 Impala resembles the 1982 Impala. Each one has been rebuilt and upgraded several times. There is very little left that is original.

# 16 chuck said, on July 15th, 2009 at 11:54 am

Seems like a good way to check for foam debris during lift-off.

Why not stick dozens of cameras all over the shuttle and main fuel tank?

They don’t need to survive re-entry. Just use them to easily examine the Shuttle for damage.

# 17 chuck said, on July 15th, 2009 at 1:04 pm

#15, yes, but what if they took a 1982 Impala and rebuilt and upgraded it, – it would still be a 1982 Impala. It wouldn’t have any new features, like air-bags, GPS, etc.

They’ve been rebuilding and upgrading the shuttle, but it’s still a 1980s shuttle. The astronauts all take state-of-the-art laptops with them, because the shuttle’s on-board computers haven’t (and can’t) be changed.

# 18 Mr. Fusion said, on July 16th, 2009 at 7:25 am

#17, Chuck,

The astronauts all take state-of-the-art laptops with them, because the shuttle’s on-board computers haven’t (and can’t) be changed.

Wrong.

Internally, the shuttle remains largely similar to the original design, with the exception of the improved avionics computers. In addition to the computer upgrades, the original analog primary flight instruments were replaced with modern full-color, flat-panel display screens, similar to those of contemporary airliners like the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777.</blockquote.

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