Discovery Launch Captured by Multiple Cameras

The ascent of space shuttle Discovery from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 24 is shown from a number of unique angles recorded by multiple engineering cameras situated at and around Launch Pad 39A.

[@staninoshawa]

This has to be the best footage I have ever seen of a Space Shuttle period. Discovery Space Shuttle deserved this kind of appreciation. Discovery took care of our astronauts and now we shall take care of her. The music was simply beautiful.

[@Rapidnadion]

What a dull title for such a brilliant video! Really brilliant compilation of some stunning footage. Discovery was my favorite shuttle and I'm glad her final voyage was so thoroughly cataloged.

[@jasonyang9965]

Nice.

[@mriyankgarg7823]

I can't understand any difference between all those shuttles made🙄😭!!

[@justevencurangcurang5232]

Im from the future in 2021, Starship prototype exist here😃

[@hasnaalshammri4490]

ه ز م ح اه

[@GoofiPlaysROBLOX]

@@justevencurangcurang5232 covid

[@spencerwilson3298]

I love that you chose to pair a metal song with the launch. The song compliments the epicness and badassness of the launch.

[@mastacheifa1182]

4:18 for the start of the interesting stuff.

[@amybaker7447]

4:45 is also epic

[@Hiwired96]

It's just unbelievable that there are people inside that magnificent piece of engeneering as it roars through the skies! Just look at the flames coming out of that thing...

[@take942]

This amazing video footage fully stands on its own without the need for adding strobe-effect cuts, reflective imagery and a bizarre music track.

[@r4ndom7000]

Azure Horizon nasa made it

[@crinixx]

@@r4ndom7000 10 years ago

[@robertneville2678]

Bro the music and the video editing blew it up even more this video rocks I’m a kind of guy who says turn music off let’s hear engines but this video is awesome

[@scotty3034]

Nobody mentioned that this is a great vid. So I will...... great vid.

[@michaelfyoufyi4191]

it really is a great vid..

[@georgeboyd2774]

djent shred The music and video are a perfect match.

[@prosperlenert]

the earth is flat :D

[@PV_SMedia]

Mike Patton cause you’re the only one with the sentiment..

[@PV_SMedia]

George Boyd both trash??

[@grestin35bermudezlara15]

HELLO FROM COSTA RICA! Beautiful Beautiful video

[@GneissShorts]

I stayed up till 4AM to watch this from my laptop in California! I'm glad I didn't miss it, but literally 5 minutes after it was all over I passed out. Woke up 4 hours later for High School, and only 2 teachers were sympathetic......the 2 teachers I happened to NOT have that year. I passed out in the first 3 classes though, and my teachers let me be too, so that was a bonus!

[@Cannikin]

"And for those watching, get ready to witness the majesty and power of Discovery as she lifts off one final time". I get a lump in my throat every time I hear him say that.

[@chuckredner7855]

Cannikin as do I

[@johnevans6943]

my wife and I had the good fortune to be able to visit her home by Dulles airport, I also had a lump in my throat. sad day when the shuttles stopped flying...

[@jacob4884]

John Evans why'd they stop flying shuttles?

[@johnevans6943]

Well Jacob, the problem became public opinion, 2 shuttles lost with 2 crews, visited their memorials at Arlington by the way, it became difficult to justify the loss of lives. Sad but another step in our March toward the stars.

[@wadopotato33]

cost.

[@hiseminencetheholymacdiarmada]

Absolutely breath taking. I can't begin to imagine what it must feel like to be sitting in that cockpit when they light it off.

[@jonbeargenx]

Back in may 2002, my brother and I visited NASA Kennedy Space Center and we where lucky enough to see Endeavour on the launch pad ready for it's launch for STS-111. Unfortunently the launch was postponed until June 5th and so we missed the actual launch. However just seeing it on the pad and getting to take my own pictures, and that I wasn't too far away from the shuttle itself on our special NASA tour made the experience one of my greatest so far.

[@rihamy2nd]

Jon-Terje Bjørnerud, I lived in Lakeland, Florida from 1980 to 1982 and again from 1984 to 2006. I watched the first launch of Columbia on TV and went outside to try to see it, not knowing at that time if it was even possible to see from where I lived. It was excruciating to have to leave the TV long enough to run outside, do a scan of the sky, then run back inside to see if I missed anything. I did it several times because I wasn't sure how long it would take for it to break above the horizon with me being around 80-100 miles away, but I never did get a glimpse of it because of a broken cloud cover between where I was and the Cape that day. The second launch occurred while I was at school and our teacher took the class outside to see it. So, I found out that it was possible to see it from that far away. And it was amazing! Over the years, after that, I saw several others... daytime launches... nighttime launches (REALLY spectacular), but always from half the state away. Sadly, I was outside watching when the Challenger was lost. I saw it happen with my own two eyes. I had no idea what had happened initially because from that distance you couldn't really see and make out any part of the shuttle, tank, or boosters. All you could see was the flame from the boosters and the smoke trail. When the explosion occurred, the fireball was not visible to me. It appeared to just be a huge ball of smoke. Then I saw the individual plumes of the two boosters separate and then cross back in toward each other. Having no idea the severity of what had just happened, I actually chuckled to myself and thought how weird that launch looked compared to the others I'd seen before. It was at that point that my sister came to the door and told me that they announced on the radio that it had exploded. I felt sick. Quite a few years later - I can't remember the exact year (mid to late '90s) or which orbiter it was - a friend of mine and I decided to take off on a spur of the moment trip to the east coast to try to catch a launch they had scheduled for that evening. We had no plan and we weren't worried if they scrubbed the mission. We just decided to go. We found a place once we got over there where a lot of other cars had gotten off the main highway onto one of the causeways that goes to the Cape and had pulled off onto the side of the road to view it. Unfortunately, I didn't look on a map back then to see exactly where we were to get a reference of how far we were from the launch pad, but looking on Google maps now and going based on what I remember, I don't think we were much more than 5-10 miles away. It was an early evening launch (6-7 pm), and it was still daylight, but when the boosters ignited, you could see the sky light up over the trees that were between us and there. The ground was shaking. As soon as it cleared the trees and we could directly see it, the light seemed as intense as the sun and you could feel the heat from the flames. My chest was vibrating from the sound. I could never find the words to describe the sensation of the experience. Nothing that would do it justice, anyway. After reading your comment here, and sensing the enthusiasm you seem to have for it, I can only say that I really wish you had been able to witness it for yourself when you were there. There's one catch to my story, and it's the reason I'm telling you all of this, because of your story. It's that in all those years that I lived in Florida, and I drove a truck for about ten years there delivering for an auto parts chain with stores just a few miles away from the facility, I never once visited the Space Center. Not for a lack of desire... I've always been a major aviation and space enthusiast. For whatever reason, I just never did make it there for a visit of the complex. I would love to see all of that stuff up close and to see the massive vehicle assembly building. One day, perhaps. Your comment rekindled these memories and I just thought I'd share them with you. Have a great day.

[@jonbeargenx]

Thank you for sharing your story, also with the aweful day of January 26 1986. I can't imagine how terrible it must have been to know you actually witnessed the event live. I did see it as well, but on a broadcast, it sent chills down my spine, and even today I feel it inside when thinking about the event, just as september 11. We also visited ground zero (sept 11) on the same vacation, in april 2002 and it was tough to see all the pictures, letters and flowers on the fences surrounding the area. Just before my brother and I came to Kennedy Space Center we where visiting DC, so of course we had to explore the national space and air museum as well as a trip to Arlington Park to pay our respects at the memorial for the crew of Challenger. (I got some paper pictures that I will try to scan one day from both the Cape, museum and Arlington, and post along with other moments from that vacation) You must take a trip to the Space Center, it is just stunning, and all the memorbilia they got will certainly impact you. If it still excists, do the VIP tour, it is definatly worth it. Just as a curiousity, I used to drive longhaul and local delivery with trucks as well :) Take care, and stay curious :) /regards JT

[@rihamy2nd]

What a great trip you and your brother took. I've been told by many people that I should visit the national air and space museum in DC. I now live in Tennessee, and I have a cousin that lives fairly close to DC that I could stay with. I just need to make the time. Thanks for the response. From one former trucker to another, take care. :)

[@thebeardedgeordiephotography]

I had the privilege to visit in sept 02 and watch Atlantis launch. I met some of the Columbia crew too.... forever in my heart

[@magnusonm8971]

this just makes me want to play Kerbal Space Program

[@saizen4209]

I'm playing KSP right now!

[@magnusonm8971]

good idea :P

[@TeslaNick2]

Yay, KSP rocks !

[@stella187]

Try out KoS mod, link here: forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/68429-0-23-5-Kerbin-Shuttle-Orbiter-System-v2-08-aka-Kerbin-Mini-Shuttle

[@magnusonm8971]

creeper man thats awesome man thanks :D

[@almussalix]

The power of those initial boosters is just insane.

[@danieljimenez8146]

Is the type of fuel that make them so powerful. Is 10 times powerful than uranium. Close to antimatter.

[@thermophile2106]

Daniel Jimenez You realize that what you said makes no sense, right?

[@kridadounsattapong1533]

Ski Sandown? Thrown, visit long, grow

[@dougb6239]

I think it ammonium perchlorate. Check out the u tube video of that plant blowing up in Nevada. Wow

[@GoofiPlaysROBLOX]

@@dougb6239 Its PBAN

[@bigassdude7856]

What a glorious program and great achievement for our nation. My father in law worked as a contractor for Honeywell who's team worked with several mission control sts missions. He's got an awful lot of shuttle mission patches somewhere.. his team wasn't involved in launch but control of several functions during orbit.. just unbelievable.

[@andreheinrichs4392]

Some of the most awesome videos about the Shuttle launches ever: Ascent Imagery Highlights. Whenever and whatever comes next: I hope they'll get coverage as great as this

[@jrc99us]

I;m in tears that was beautiful! I have been a fan of the Space Shuttle program since I was 7. I'm 32 now and I still have my Space Shuttle articles that I kept in an old photo album. I even have the article when the Hubble Telescope was placed into orbit. This is the first time I have seen an on-board shot of the boosters breaking away. SPECTACULAR!!! Hope to stop by sometime I do live in VA Beach. HOOYAH!

[@julianmcshane2965]

I'm still really, really sad that the space shuttle has retired. I salute you both Discovery and Atlantis 😢

[@troygrosh]

As well as Challenger and Endeavour

[@jonbeargenx]

And Columbia...

[@benjaminsorenson]

Azure Horizon Bush ended it.

[@billfox6519]

Quite frankly as cool as it was, I'm glad it was retired off. it was a very dangerous craft. Although I am sad that they've not really replaced it with anything else.

[@navinh99]

Beautiful! Thank you God for bringing the crew and shuttle 'home' and Thank you for blessing the flight leaders and ground team while they were in orbit.

[@techdefined9420]

Over 90 million horsepower alone for the three SSME, one of the most sophisticated and powerful engine ever made. Each one could be flown more than 50 times. This power will now lift the SLS rocket/Artemis. The engines will be sadly discarded, Space Shuttle Discovery itself has flown over 238 million km and has been a full year in space(all flights combined)

[@stevenlornie1261]

I really miss watching these mammoths take off. They may have been money sponges and not the most practical but they were beautiful in their way. The power!

[@adampaynter9257]

I wondered that too. According to Wikipedia's article entitled "Space Shuttle", under the "Launch" section: "At T-minus 10 seconds, hydrogen igniters were activated under each engine bell to quell the stagnant gas inside the cones before ignition. Failure to burn these gases could trip the onboard sensors and create the possibility of an overpressure and explosion of the vehicle during the firing phase."

[@robertneville2678]

The level flight look and the inverted flight look the engines rumble and the rock music omg blew my Mind turn up the volume

[@145Slap789]

NASA rocks! Thank you for sharing with us your great engineering these past 50 years, my hat goes off to you fellas, job well done!

[@Androly_San]

Absolutely amazing... The shot at 7:40 when the boosters separate and you can see the shuttle and tank fly away is breathtaking. I don't think we as a species ever thought we'd be able to take that shot. Can't wait to see what the future holds.

[@chernobila]

This is a masterpiece of shuttle launch videos If they did all the launch vides like that the government would never retire shuttle R.I.P Discovery

[@sequri]

I remember STS-1 launch and how brave I thought Commander Young and copilot Crippen were to sit astride those SRBs and that huge fuel tank for the FIRST time. What a ride into the unknown! John Young was the obvious man for the task at the time (very much akin to Armstrong in Apollo 11), a *very* capable and totally cool test pilot and, indeed, Chief of the Astronaut Office.

[@God0fGambler]

I'm here after sls launch yesterday..bring back old memories 🥰🥰

[@Dracotetv]

4:44 is truly amazing jaw dropping power. Great music. Best Launch video I have ever seen in my life.

[@yusufmohammed4197]

This is amazing!

[@elonironspace2968]

You mean 4:44

[@1992djg]

Gotta love the shuttle program but what spacex. Is doing now is definitely the future of American space flight

[@benrobertson1255]

Ruined it with that horrible loud music. I'd rather listen to raw audio and coms

[@Glitch-nr9ct]

Ben Robertson ....yep. Totally agree. The shuttle is it's own soundtrack.

[@michelbr1389]

This sends into space that the concept of being intelligent automatically credits someone to work at NASA

[@SnaxDesAvions]

That's your opinion and Inrespect kt, in my opiniok it was very well made a'd enjoued it. If you didn't like it, remember that there are plenty of other videos without music while there only is this one with this music.

[@kridadounsattapong1533]

St ,. Sigh give me ,. Is my record report

[@thedutchretrogamer]

youre right that music is terrible and only the launch sound had to be heard

[@helpstopanimalabuse8153]

Motormonkeynl, The reason they do the rollover sequence is the shuttle passes through the " maximum dynamic pressure zone " where the shuttle is under the most stress when it passes through the sound barrier so they roll over to a " heads down " position to reduce pressure on the shuttle. The shuttle will also reduce the throttle down to 65% & when the shuttle has passes through the maximum dynamic pressure zone it will throttle up to 105%. Hope this helps.

[@sandrapanico6357]

Very powerful and moving video. Definitely a wonderful clip. This should be shown in every classroom world wide to show the progress of space travel. Hands up for me.

[@MrHDtom]

Hey NASA you certainly posess a HD version of this gorgeous vid.

[@user-bo1ej5im9t]

Yeah wonder if 4k Camera exist in the 90s XD

[@MrHDtom]

@@user-bo1ej5im9t good joke man but they used sophisticated 35 and 16 mm flim camera systems which yielded HD Videos in our days.

[@iMensah81]

@MrElSatan they are little paper covers over the OMS Pod nozzles on the orbiter's nose to prevent water and debris from collecting in there while the orbiter is on the launch pad.

[@TotallyNotaYTER]

The space shuttle was the best and worst launch vehicle 😂

[@grahamallen934]

Brilliant...😎👍

[@johnjones5939]

20yrs ago, I was working NASA QA, and got the opportunity to see everything you're seeing here up close on the service gantry, then 2 weeks later, a nighttime launch of Discovery {STS-82). Of all the things I have seen and done in my life, seeing Discovery in that way, and then the launch at night, ranks near the top of my "Cool" list.

[@lisabergman1444]

God bless all those who rode the shuttle

[@rikvermar7583]

@7:44 such a rare view of just the shuttle and the fuel tank heading off towards space without it's SRB's, and i just love the sound the explosive bolts when they release - it's that sound that u know the tank is empty

[@derekyanes4873]

This is the best of the best, the most sincere, the 1st person view of what it takes to launch a space vehicle with over a MILLION MOVING PARTS, and they did it over and over again. THERE IS NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL than the STS Missions....PERIOD!!!!!!!

[@jrockett73]

The tanks outer coating is foam. Long range cameras saw the foam hit the wing. They could not see the leading edge on camera because it was flying away from the camera. Pieces of the panel were recovered that verified it was a hole not a crack.

[@johngriffin618]

Could have done without the music

[@RRRIBEYE]

Ever heard of clicking off the sound?

[@runforitman]

Mike .R. But then there’s no cool rocket sounds

[@SnaxDesAvions]

lol guys, you didnt like the music ? Go watch other launches then, it's not like this is only space shuttle launch on KZbin... stop complain and go find what you like elsewhere. There are like thousands if not tens of thousands of space shuttle launch videos without music on YT.

[@gordonthetenderengine1111]

@@SnaxDesAvions yes

[@ChristVill45]

This Space Shuttle Design is One of my Favorite Design Ever🤩 Its Cool🤩🤩

[@utsubo36]

One more.

[@AE-ny2zg]

Why did youtube recommend me this 9 years later

[@jrockett73]

The panel piece was lodged in between the RCC panel and the aluminum spar. There is 1/2 meter of space between them. On orbit in microgravity, the panel piece dislodged and floated away. There was no change of aerodynamics because when it happened the atmosphere was to thin to make a difference. A tile was fixed near the hatch. It did not have to be fixed. The orbiter lands with a 100 gouges after re-entry with no issues on heat and aerodynamics. RCC panels are more critical then tiles.

[@LorenzoFerrario]

@Sibs1990 the rockets are the kind of engines wich can run without any external oxidizer (i.e. oxygen): indeed they are used for the space missions because of this capability. The rockets you see at 7:53 are the Solid Rocket Boosters, wich use a solid propellant, while the shuttle's main engines (the three engines at the bottom of the shuttle) use oxygen and hydrogen, both in a liquid state.

[@tensevo]

Why is the video quality from 1960's footage so much better?

[@adamantium1983]

She was a good ship...

[@JeffroNoNothing]

+Adam Allman She still is. You can see her at the NASM's Udvar-Hazy Center annex at Dulles Airport in Chantilly, VA.

[@SOU6900]

For some reason this was my favorite girl in the fleet.

[@adamantium1983]

SOU6900 same here

[@taivouc7462]

@@JeffroNoNothing QLQQQLLQLLQLLQLLPLPLPP00L00PL0LL0L0LLL0LLLPPL0LLLQ⁰

[@triton6490]

@@taivouc7462 what

[@Slavic_Sky]

I can't believe it's over for good old Disco ...

[@mohammedlaminefihakhir]

First comment 10 years ago

[@Ltldrk]

I'll never forget the first Sonic Book I ever heard , which was from Discovery actually. She set of SO many car/house alarms in our neighborhood when she was coming home. It was great :)

[@mikemangieri7626]

It was always Amazing to me how those brackets on the shuttle to get external tag

[@wildhogOW]

*Drag racers:* We ride machines that have over 4000 horsepower. *Astronauts:* Aww, that's cute

[@unclebumble8971]

One small step for man, one giant leap back for mankind.

[@rogerunderwood2248]

I get chills every time I watch a shuttle launch.

[@buckethead1473]

Earth is SO beautiful looking down at it from space! I’d literally give years off my life to see it from that perspective!!!

[@LoneRussianS]

Sorry, "pilots cabin" is cockpit on english, we just call cockpit slightly different thing (its forward part)

[@spencerwilson3298]

This video is so badass!

[@Dra741]

We have to show everything to the American people the way it really is, and this is one of the reasons gun whole videos

[@techdefined9420]

Farewell Discovery, what a incredible machine. You and the space shuttle program will not be forgotten. What a amazing human achievement.

[@iMensah81]

@TheBayourat A lot of the cameras used for these shots aren't HD cameras as they're too expensive or too weighty to be launched like this. You can get some HD from ground-based cameras and still photos, but that's about it.

[@SyntheToonz]

The Soviets did build and launch the Buran shuttle. The difference between that and the US version is that the Soviet shuttle was completely automated and could operate and land without a crew. It was launched only once due to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

[@Bozzak]

1:30 Had a poster of this still (or one like it) in my room as a kid.

[@klarheit3909]

I love Reid Gregory Wiseman and his Family. His Father is beautiful

[@raptorwhite6468]

You're probably really happy now that he was chosen to go on Artemis 2

[@Darryl6636]

Great video shame it’s not in hd

[@ti994apc]

It was not the only thing that made it unsafe. Shuttle was the most dangerous manned vehicle ever created. The fact that the crew cabin was inline with the main fuel tank, the fact that it was winged and not a lifting body (winged craft make bad space vehicles because they require Atmospheric orientation). The use of Solid fuel (which can NOT be turned off once started) on a manned rocket and also the cause of the strong vibrations on Shuttle AKA shook of the foam that brought Columbia down.

[@camerontyler5565]

Applicable for a dream solid type of thing the opportunity is humbly collateral volatile importance of an object.

[@jrockett73]

Plasma did destroy the wing during re-entry. On launch there is no plasma because they are not going fast enough. The hole is suggested by pieces of the panel recovered and by a large piece that floated away from the wing on orbit on day two.

[@DreadTRex]

Amazing. You can only imagine the true power of the space shuttle form inside the cockpit. This is why i still have the launch om my DVR.

[@cdenni]

Oh my gosh thank you so much for sharing this.

[@igotsoulsaharadesert5814]

Music is beautiful fits this magnificent machine

[@justinhiggins2210]

It almost looks like the srbs are in technical outer space, but their not. There is still enough atmosphere to carry sound.

[@TupmaniaTurning]

Very nicely put together video

[@smitabagade2039]

It's AWESOME 💯

[@Fyx5010]

4:46 Can’t spell Rocket without Rock

[@csdrew22]

This is truly a beautiful spacecraft, and it's a sad to hear the words "one final flight" but also very pleasing to imagine the great innovations ahead of us :)

[@mpendulojwara]

I miss shuttle launches 🥺

[@sjjerome8706]

Found this in the recommendation section after crew dragon touch down. 😌

[@fatimahbroxton4431]

Me to

[@LoneRussianS]

MiG-105 cabin was an integrated to airframe space capsule. XB-58 had the same but w/o ablatives being just supersonic.

[@crapper1]

wow that was beautiful i love it sad to see her retire shes been a good ship to many a crew thank you discovery and all hew flew on her for teaching us so much

[@pomurain]

yes

[@ratuldeoun7228]

I miss the Shuttle Era. But I'm looking forward to the next Era with the Commercial Crew Program and Artemis.

[@Hazza4257]

Music is an absolute shocker

[@sayakbhattacharya0498]

your video slidings are sooo good 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@snowdog03]

Werner Von Braun?, He deserves alot of credit but remember that Germany had people visit Goddard's research HQ and they learned some things that definitetly helped to speed-along their rocket program.

[@welahdab]

awesome clip! Great editing work!

[@criticalityspace]

Hey I replied after 8 years

[@AntiMusick]

the opening of this clip would go great with '2001 space odyssey Main Title' music then "Fanfare for the Common Man" and then back to some more Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack music... also Ennio Morricone -Ecstasy Of Gold would work too. cool footage always looks so much better with a great soundtrack.

[@TheRocketryChannel]

Increadable footage! Is this available in HD? I would love to purchase a copy on Blue Ray or download 1080 HD file.

[@DG_5856]

Epicness at so many levels, thank you for this video.

[@redpug5042]

i can't wait for Starship launches coming up! the Space Shuttle was flawed for many reasons, hopefully Starship doesn't fail us.

[@klarheit3909]

Wenn wir ein Paar wären, wäre das Risiko zu hoch, da wir kein eigenes Umfeld haben.

[@robertneville2678]

This music is perfect

[@mrhoffame]

Truly is amazing and we so took it for granted each time it launched.

[@Bluetorchproductions]

The ignition of the SRB's is essentially a very controlled explosion, once they ignite they cannot be shut down

[@LoneRussianS]

I ment, even aerodynamic at launch.. They finally punched a hole. Did they shoot each time in lab on the new element? If not, they might made few cracks and then punch a hole along them. Plasma would destroy wing internal structure through a hole (not crack) almost immediately. Yaw deviation on reentry would big before plasma, Shuttle control surfaces were not effective enough, and crew detect that even not on manual. There is no sign of this on cockpit docu. Hole is suggested by the test video.

[@LoneRussianS]

Folded escape space capsule for eight in cargo bay is affordable, cause it weight much less than conventional. It has nothing more than retrorockets (if you desire to leave shuttle on orbit), heat shield, full-sized or small dragchute and maybe spare breathing oxigen. Anything else is provided by EVA space suit. In an emergency it's possible to launch this separately by small-size rocket in proximity. Or use even few modified ICBM warheads. Apollo LM took Lunar Geminy sleds as a backup,attached.

[@Justin_Martin]

Space shuttle is awesome 🇺🇸👑💕

[@asteverino8569]

Quite a production, I must say. The first 3 minutes, I was in the mood for, especially. The middle was so full of overbearing march music, a bit too much in the music department, to me. Liked the mix of real sound though. Anyway, thanks for posting this. I enjoy videos of the Shuttle and other space vehicles. Would love to take that trip into space, myself.

[@canalfalafelipao2323]

Amazing vídeo... congratulations!

[@mugshotmarley]

Love watching space shuttle film. Because you know that every square inch of the design is backed by thousands of hours of research and testing and manufactured to perfection. Every part is over engineered and designed to do it's job perfectly. Nothing on it is non-essential.

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

My brother was at Edwards for the first landing. I was watching it on TV near Fresno when my dog started barking. A few seconds later I heard a sonic boom.. it was the shuttle coming across the coast.