How did the Space Shuttle launch work?

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00:00-Intro
00:57-Space Shuttle parts
01:36-Launch Sites
03:19-Processing
05:04-Rollout
06:05-Launch Pad
08:34-Launch Countdown
10:34-Launch
11:57-SRB Separation
12:53-ET Separation
13:44-In Orbit
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📼Video Summary:
There is a long process to getting the Space Shuttle ready to launch! If it lands Vandenburg Air Force Base in California then it will need to be flown across the United States to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is done on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). All 135 Space Shuttle Launches happened from Florida. There are two launch pads - 39a and 39b. First the space shuttle is taken to the Orbital Processing Facility (OPF) where maintenance takes place. When there's a Rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) which is the Orbiter is lifted up and bolted to the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) and External Tank. The Shuttle is on top of the Mobile Launch Platform (MLP) and is then moved by the Crawler Transporter (CT) to one of the two launch pads. The launch pad is made of the Fixed Service Structure (FSS) and Rotating Service Structure (RSS). Other parts of the launch pad include the Orbiter Access Arm (OAA), Gaseous Hydrogen and Oxygen Vent Arms, Tail Service Masts (TSM), Sound Suppression System, and the Flame Trench. The launch involved Lift Off, Roll Program, Max-Q, and Main Engine Cut Off (MECO).
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[@mtbender74]

Another fun fact I learned at Space Academy in Huntsville, AL is the reason the Main Engines fire at T-6 seconds is because they are angled slightly (note the gimble test earlier). The angle of them causes the whole structure to tilt when they fire and the structure then rights itself. It takes approximately 6 seconds for the structure to come back to vertical so it's pointing straight up when the SRBs fire. If you watch old videos of shuttle launches you can see the "twang" that happens with the main engine ignition.

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Not exactly. The three main engines go through a staggered start and are then monitored for about 4 seconds to allow start up transients to steady out and ensure that the engines each reach at least 90% thrust or a shutdown of all engines will be commanded. The rest of the time before T-0 is to account for the "twang" so that the vehicle transients are complete at SRB ignition. (If you go back and look at the STS-1 Mission report, it talks about a 5.6 second interval for SSME start up transients which implies only 1 second added for the twang, but one old workbook I have says more so not sure of the exact number.)

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Oms: orbital maneuvering system Also the shuttle rolled for 2 main reasons. 1) so the communication antennas weren't obstructed by the tank 2) the more complicated item was the flight azimuth. Basically you need to go in 3 dimensions to get to space. That's very complex math for the computers. Rolling to get the right angle removes 1 direction to manage. Now its only height and distance to calculate. Simplifies the computations for the computers to get into orbit.

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Yup! I was trying keep things simple for that part but yes - the math does get very complex

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@@JaredOwen Have you seen the video on the roll program by The Everyday Astronaut about why SpaceX still does a roll despite using much more complex computers that can perform the math in all 3 dimensions? It's pretty fun. :)

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Does the launch go straight up or at a slight angle? Why not just launch at the angle that has the shuttle in the down position to start with?

[@ConfusedNyan]

In fact, if we're talking strictly crewed launches, up until very recently, late last year, the Soyuz vehicles used rockets which were unable to roll. That's because the Soyuz rocket did not have the necessary computing to handle a roll program. To adjust the launch azimuth, the launch platform had to do that "roll" maneuver on the ground, while the spacecraft did the pitchover maneuver. Starting with the 2.1a (which was tested last year with a robotic "crew member" and actually flown with crew this year), like the Space Shuttle and the Falcon 9, it has the capability to do a full roll maneuver as well as a pitchover.

[@GhostHostMemories]

@@kevind814 look at the roll video by everyday astronaut. Explains why you can't just move the rocket on the ground. And to get to space you just got to go straight up to the Karmin (spelling) line maybe 100 miles?. To stay in space you gotta go up a good bit but then go sideways really fast. About 17000 mph. Because its not 0g, its continuous freefall. You need to be going g fast enough "forward' so that when you fall down the earth the earth curved away again.

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Extra fun facts about the SRBs: At the top, surrounded by solid fuel, is a carbon composite structure shaped like an asterisk (*). This structure burns with the solid propellant, and it makes the propellant around it burn a little faster. However, it burns up entirely in about thirty seconds, and the burn rate slows back down to normal after that. This creates the effect of throttling down the boosters by reducing the amount of thrust they create. The composite structure is sized perfectly so it burns up completely right at max-q. I like this idea because it's a clever way to reduce the thrust when they need to without anything too crazy. Another cool fact is that they were going to make different, lighter, newer boosters for flights out of Vandenberg, but those were cancelled after the _Challenger_ disaster, which was one of the many nails in the coffin of the Shuttle-Vandenberg idea.

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Since you “can’t” throttle SRBs, shaping the fuel like that is a common method for pre-programming the thrust curve :)

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I really dislike social media. KZbin is the only one I do,and not for much longer, but it's videos like these that I really enjoy tyvm for sharing this.the people that made this vehicle, and what it was capable of doing is absolutely incredible.there are some very intelligent people on earth,im glad they came together to give us this.

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Wat?

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Thank you for the kind words!

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The emergency egress system looks fun, I want to ride on it.

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they took it down but yes - it would have been fun to ride!

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I watched this whole (fantastic!) video about all this incredible technology and I'm somehow fixated on the escape plan being a zip line with baskets attached. 😂

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Wait till you hear about the new Boeing emergency Escape system. It’s a zipline

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Yeah 😂 I don’t like ziplines but if im in a basket its fine lol

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When I toured the Space & Rocket Center in Hunstville, AL, there was an IMAX movie about the Space Shuttle (mid 90s). The movie took you on a ride of the emergency egress zipline - it was mindblowing. Just watching the first-person perspective, I could feel myself leaning into the momentum, and then suddenly recoiling when we hit the net at the bottom. Amazing.

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When I was in grade school in Kinsley, KS in 1960s, we went into the gym and all us kids watched some of those flights live on a very small black and white tv.

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1960‘s? so you mean the Apollo program…

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@@kleeblattchen38 I think we watched some Gemini flights. Grade school in Kinsley 1962 to 1966.

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This is one of the best videos i have ever seen in youtube..everything perfectly explained in details..how space shuttle works..extremely thankful and really appreciate your effort in making the videos..keep it up👍👍👍👍

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Good Job Jared. Having worked on the Shuttle at NASA for 15 years, you got it right. It’s hard to do, especially in a way that most folks can understand. Good work!

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@@bellyflop9723 Worked in Mission Control

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This is fantastic. My son is 12 and loves space and space exploration and all the details of it. This was amazing. Thank you for huge amount of time and effort this took. Just amazing!! 👏

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Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, the Space Shuttle always fascinated me. I’m constantly amazed by the achievements that culminated to this system. Thank you very very much for making this brilliant video. It explains the Shuttle a lot more than I knew. What a lot of work you must’ve poured into it, it’s just amazing!

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I truly, genuinely, cannot imagine a single reason why anybody would dislike this video. Great animation quality, very informative, very simple explanation of a compiles matter... 11/10, Jared.

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The annoying background music ruined it for me. Some people cant learn while there are distractions. I am one of them. Otherwise...good video.

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@@fishingpinky3165 but I don’t think it sounds bad?

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I felt like you really emphasized the line "It will also allow the astronauts to see the curve of the Earth as they ascended to space." 11:28 hahaha

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its like a big middle finger to the flat earthers lmao

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Petition to build massive rocket to carry all flat earthers up to show them its not flat lol

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@@definitely_notme4112 And not bring it back down, perhaps?

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@@itsalily_lei_lei yup, don’t bring them back to earth

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I always loved the idea that the escape system during an emergency was an epic zip line.

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10/10 escape idea

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Imagine playing airsoft there

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By far the most comprehensive video of the launch sequence I’ve ever seen. Even if most videos cover most of what you said, none do it in the detail or ALL of the details. Thank you so much! You have a new sub :)

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Ima edit Wikipedia to this now

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Hahahahaha.. 🤣

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I just wanna say THANK YOU for your time and the effort in researching and making this video. It's been super informative and amazingly impresive! Really learned a lot through this and it's great to understand how this whole process works. I'm really looking forward to your upcoming content. Do not go gentle into that good night.

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I wish they played "Interstellar theme" While Docking

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The track wasn’t made back then

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I have followed the US space programme from afar since the last of the Apollo missions. I am an 'old school' engineer and I understand a lot about the shuttle and - in a way - I looked at this tube to see how bad it was. The best compliment I can give is to say I wasn't going to give one. This is an excellent beginner level introduction to the space shuttle programme supported by wonderful visuals that really help tell the story in a very accessible way. Instant like. This really is "must see TV" for anyone taking those first steps into what can be quite daunting subject matter. Excellent work. Very impressed. Subscribed.

[@uniblab2006]

Thank you so much for this video, Jared. I've always been at awe when watching the space shuttles launch, and I am very fortunate to watch them launch, wheneverI could, during my lifetime. One particular moment was when I watched the fateful launch of the Challenger space shuttle on January 28, 1986 live when I was a kid. Your video brought a very insightful how-to wrap-up to a very somber remembrance. Awesome job on this video! Kudos to astronaut Mike Mullane for his contribution. 👍 Thank you, and R.I.P. to the seven Challenger astronauts. ☮🚀🙏😇

[@foxmccloud7055]

Between STS-5 and STS-51L you saw astronauts not wear pressure suits during launch and reentry. You saw astronauts wear blue flight coveralls and when they reached the pad, they put on their egress harnesses, which had an inflatable life vest and a skygenie device to allow astronauts to repel out the top of the orbiter and a clamshell designed helmet that is like a motorcycle helmet. How you put on that helmet and took it off is that you put on a cloth cap to ensure that your hair didn't get caught by the hooks (as some of the astronauts that flew doing this time were women) and then you inserted your head into the helmet from the rear and locked the helmet into place. This practice was promptly stopped after the Challenger disaster and NASA went back to pressure suits for launch and reentry.

[@daviderickson6995]

I worked on the Shuttle for 11 years. This video is great. The only correction I would make is OPF 1and 2 face the other way. All three allows the OV to roll on the “tow way” to the North entrance to the VAB. Neither OPF 1 or 2 had doors on the south side until Shuttle ended.

[@JaredOwen]

Ahhh good to know. Thanks David and I'm glad you liked the video

[@TapasRoy-345]

Its an excellent marvel of engineering. Love from India

[@devvydoesstuff]

if I trained my whole life to be an Astronaut and then when I finally get to the space shuttle I’m on the mid deck I would be pissed

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Lmfao same

[@marcopohl4875]

the shuttle had many design flaws, but this might be the worst offender!

[@tomhartman2254]

How about being in the mid deck during the disasters?

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@@tomhartman2254 I thought about the same

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They could at least give them a surveillance screen

[@Sachinrenjal]

Your work is so fantastic. Your dedication is great which can be seen in these videos. Only relevant and useful information without any exaggeration of facts.. Hat's off..

[@JaredOwen]

Thank you Sachin!

[@GDitto0007]

You wilo

[@paramsatya]

Great video. Very informative. I just finished watching a documentary on Challenger failure and that’s what inspired me to find out how a spacecraft is launched.

[@roger72715]

Huge respect and appreciation for such high quality animation and narration. You overshot my expectations . Even more appreciation for using metric. Keep going, to say the least!

[@JaredOwen]

Thanks Rondeep

[@Fightre_Flighte]

Well. Space is read in world units. Aviation in freedom units. And science in.... Well, that depends if you're *freeeeeddooooooommmm* or literally the rest of the world. In the first case, science is in *both.* and in the latter, it's metric. So he stays pretty true to what the units are supposed to be, I believe.

[@Elios0000]

you left out the "twang" when the SSME's light. and its part of why there is a delay from main engine light to SRB ignition. when the SSME's light there off center thrust causes the WHOLE stack lean forward and then settle back to vertical.

[@waynesimpson2074]

You beat me to it. At 11.00 the bend back should have been shown, one of the biggest character traits of a Shuttle launch.IMHO

[@u1zha]

Yeah it settles back but not to the same vertical in which it originally was. As the SSMEs keep running they apply torque, so the new equilibrium in which the stack attempts to settle is angled a bit forward anyway.

[@cuttlefish8184]

Yess please. This is honestly one of the crazinest parts of this machine

[@AviatorBitWin]

@@waynesimpson2074 Pls Subscribe me friend, I also make space & Science related videos.

[@AviatorBitWin]

@@u1zha Pls Subscribe me friend, I also make space & Science related videos.

[@naveenkumarpathak1746]

I can't explain how genuinely I await for your next video. I'm very big FAN of yours Jared. My best wishes for your every project.

[@williamturk2330]

Great video! I was in 6th grade for Columbia's maiden voyage, and I thought I'd learned a lot about the Shuttle, but you taught me a few things.

[@stahlhelm5755]

Ideas: How an aircraft carrier works? How a fighter aircraft works? How a submarine works? How a destroyer works? How a nuclear reactor works? What happened in Chernobyl?

[@Taji.M]

Jawohl

[@lvio_]

Jawohl

[@in7minutesorless]

Jawohl

[@itsthebnd7717]

The Shuttle's been retired for many years and now I finally know how it all went down. Thanks for an excellent video.

[@juliecharlton4399]

Our 2 year old loves rockets and shuttles and loves your videos! He’s learning about the shuttle. Well done. Thank you for great content !!

[@jamesellison9588]

This was fantastic and very well done! I have been following the space program since the late 70s and am an aeronautical engineer, but there are still things I learned from this video! Thank you!

[@BudionoSukses]

thank you for making this superb explanation..

[@muhammadanandarava4302]

Lah abang ada dmn dmn

[@BudionoSukses]

@@muhammadanandarava4302 masalah?

[@Kriktel]

Lah Akhirnya Abang Ada UwU

[@muhammadanandarava4302]

@@BudionoSukses enggak bang cuma komen doang

[@twomist5]

*super

[@vulture4117]

9:46 "It can happen all the way up to a few seconds before liftoff" SN8: **Hello!**

[@cintianevesgodoi1191]

I remember the challenger disaster

[@lemonlime3020]

@@cintianevesgodoi1191 so, you like disaster ?!

[@jsmith1746]

This happened multiple times.

[@clairdog23]

Love watching these! Watched this along time ago and have came back to watch again! Such a phenomenal job doing these. Thank you and keep it up!

[@nakulgaur3176]

My kid and I have been watching this every single night for the past three months..thanks!

[@cogspace]

This made me so nostalgic for the Space Shuttle launches I grew up with. I would recommend to anyone to see one of the four shuttles on exhibit in museums (Atlantis, Discovery, Endeavour, or Enterprise) as it is a truly awe-inspiring experience just to be in the same room as these amazing machines.

[@YT0091]

I watched and read many summaries about the Space Shuttle launch process. This is by far one of the best I've seen. It's very detailed without ever getting mundane. I even saw some stuff I didn't know about before. Stellar job, Jared.

[@RandomnessChannelYT]

such an amazing animation and explanation! its fascinating how many things happened on launch and we didn't have any clue! you, sir, just won a subscriber :)

[@AdrianCasG]

I can't even describe how amazing this videos are, so informative, so complete, it's like a drug, I need more of these!!!

[@tannerdickie72]

I think one of the biggest videos you are missing is "How does an engine work?", Where you break down an engine, such as a V8 hemi, but also include examples from other I style motors. Btw Jared it completely baffles me how you have the time and patients to do this amount of extensive research, but not only that but to ANIMATE it. Bravo.

[@oracuda]

Can we get a "Chernobyl and why it exploded" Video please? =D

[@Urko2005]

It didnt explode, it was a meltdown.

[@inconcluseveitytiy339]

But still reactor 4 created explosion

[@rafidraihan5543]

There is HBO mini series about Chernobyl. It explains everything 🙂

[@oracuda]

@@rafidraihan5543 It's not as intuitive as Jared Owen stuff, you can also watch documentaries and movies about building the space shuttles.

[@sdsd2e2321]

@@inconcluseveitytiy339 It was a steam explosion. A nuclear explosion (like an A-bomb) can't be produced by a nuclear power plant under any circumstance.

[@davidhall8874]

Fantastic!!! I remember Mercury-Redstone launches but never fully understood about the shuttle launch. You have answered questions i have had for years!!! Awesome video!!

[@frenyvyas6729]

Jared! My 3 year old is obsessed with your space videos and quotes you to our friends and family!thanks to this video, he is now a super fan of Mike Mullane too! ❤️

[@frenyvyas6729]

Heyy!! Thank you again. If you ever get a chance to make an animation on Starship, please know you've got avid audience waiting for it :) We went to Kennedy space center and my son was looking for you!! Haha thanks again

[@azhakabad4229]

Disclaimer: This Video is not sponsored by SpaceX and Nasa!

[@impossiblex4716]

Obviously not sponsored by NASA since it's a government agency.

[@heh2393]

@@impossiblex4716 r/woosh

[@JaredOwen]

😋

[@hamzatgelagaev9758]

@@impossiblex4716 nasa is a company

[@impossiblex4716]

@@hamzatgelagaev9758 Bruh look it up

[@iamfluffy4200]

My dad was in his backyard when he saw the space shuttle on top of the 747 fly by

[@lucaverbeeck2473]

That's so cool

[@bn1__]

Wow

[@bn1__]

I wish that was me

[@spiderslacker7516]

Not true the space shuttle is retired if was the past when space shuttle was not retired then yes it's true

[@thewaffle187]

@@spiderslacker7516 he is talking about the past he said, "my das **WAS** in his backyard when......" Past tense my guy

[@Gbiker93]

Really impressive, must be many many hours of work for research and 3D modeling

[@tarinatebo5150]

Just discovered your channel and totally impressed! Thanks for your hard work on these!!

[@mrsbadgerlock3875]

My two year old HAS to watch this video every night before bed. Thank you for this informative breakdown. He loves it and I love that he is learning.

[@madeeasyusg5885]

This man is ultra underrated

[@kaushlendrasingh6221]

Great work. Kudos for putting in so much time and hard work. Keep educating people.🙏

[@deweyharmon4666]

Thank you!! I stumbled across your channel a couple days ago and have been addicted to your content and great animation, thank you for your great work

[@nathan7627]

Oh hell yes, been waiting for this!!

[@JaredOwen]

😁

[@ttabani211]

I know it really takes hard work to produce this kind of quality content.....and this Animation, just wow...just wow man! ❤ Keep up the brilliant work.

[@ashishraika5500]

One of the best detailed video ever seen...Cleared a lot of things about the launch..Keep the Good Work

[@snottytoe6957]

6:42 I hear that the main reason that launches were so expensive was that they had to replace that railing every time they used the rotating service structure.

[@DECODEDVFX]

@Ian Kosednar #hailrussia He probably just missed it. It's a small detail and easy to overlook.

[@rodolfoschiavon4628]

THIS VIDEO IS MORE EXPLANATORY THAN ANY DOCUMENTARY ON SPACE EXPLORATION EVER SEEN. VERY GOOD CONGRATULATIONS!

[@David-td4ik]

I have been always wondering how rockets and space shuttles are mounted on the launching pad. I am so impressed by those eight bolts

[@johnny_eth]

This is superbly well done and explained. Not complicated, very understandable. Kudos

[@catthecommentbothunter6890]

Fun fact:the R-25 the main engine of the space shuttle will be used again in the upcoming Artemis moon program in the SLS rocket

[@viejaspeliculasfilipinas3621]

"so the astronauts can see the curvature of earth" Flat earthers: goddamnit!

[@seantaggart7382]

Me: HA! But who knows? Maybe the windows are actually screens? *kidding*

[@viejaspeliculasfilipinas3621]

@@casablanka208 mate, that's a spam

[@Vivaswaan.]

Had high expectations... The video did not disappoint. I have to commend the amount of research it would have taken to make the video so detailed, the amazing skill to make the information comprehensive through animation and the work it would have taken to get things right and accurate. Thank you for your hardwork.

[@mohiuddin1764]

Oh my God! Mind blowing sir. I wonder how much hard work you have to do for this. Salute you😍💙

[@Roger-hp1yg]

This video was great to watch nice n easy n not alot of tech talk. Thank you for taking the time to make this video!!

[@archmary_studio]

I've been always interested about space stories and animation graphics. Sir, you've done an amazing work via this animated story. I loved it. Looking forward for more of exciting animations from you. Thanks!

[@shivladsky]

Woah thank you so much! I don't think there's a better video out there in the world that explains this better than what you've done. Thank you for your attention to detail with the 8 bolts and the VAB doors among many other things 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Kirukku_Kirukku]

Thanks for sharing the information with publics. I appreciate your efforts behind this 👏🏼

[@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649]

the solid fuel of the SRBs is actually shapped like a star inside ( basically there is a star shaped hole in the middle of the propellant over the length of the whole booster). this increases the area that can be burned when the SRBs ignite so they can produce excessive thrust. the engineering behind it is incredible and they never failed ( at least with the shuttle). you can imagine it like a controlled explosion, you ride a bomb that detonates over 2 minutes 8 seconds. a big bomb, just look at the exhaust, its hard to notice the beautiful SR-25s with their nice blue diamond (: edit: another fun fact crossed my mind. one of the top segments of the booster ( i cant recall which one, though ( left or right)) of sts-135 was the same as in sts-1. they build this stuff to be reused - and in fact it was. as i said, incredible stuff (:

[@cyt3lgaming817]

I need you to make “How does a TIE Fighter Work?”

[@BaKonSkully]

Perfect

[@GonkDroid0923]

I remember watching the last space shuttle launch when I was 6 years old. Mind you it was 2011. I have a sense of nostalgia for the space shuttle.

[@Plaster610]

you look familiar

[@CoreBlazee]

Why they don't Launch now ?

[@CommyPlayz]

@@CoreBlazee dangers and money

[@CommyPlayz]

@@CoreBlazee they had 2 disasters on the space shuttle each killing 7 people

[@CoreBlazee]

@@CommyPlayz so how Things go up now,?

[@wardus9415]

You deserve all the subs in the world. Thanks for your amazing work man!

[@throwaway5926]

This video is incredible. It’s so detailed and explained in a way that’s easy to understand. Thank you for this! Excellent presentation.

[@mklee3979]

really appreciate for you to make this video . one of the best explanation videos about space shuttle I've ever watched !

[@thebeansat2am392]

This guy cares so much about his viewers he puts the sponsorship after the video and not inbetween, keep up the quality animations and deep explanations C:

[@ruqiabano8665]

These animations make you feel that ur really going to space

[@deanwilliams534]

Jared, I've watched so many of your videos and really enjoy them. This one is outstanding. Thank you.

[@CBeard849]

Great informative video! The Space Shuttle was an incredibly complex system that achieved enormous success.....but also an enormous cost in human lives. All those who ever flew in the Shuttle Program were heroes who served to advance our understanding of Space Flight.

[@AKASHL-BLUcomsci]

Really ,your 3d animation is amazing,thank you JARED OWEN,LOVE YOU

[@JaredOwen]

Welcome😎

[@Mudye]

woah thats kinda gay if you love him