"Riding the Booster" Never Sounded Better

[@leokimvideo]

Beast of a spacecraft, way ahead of anything that SpaceX puts up.

[@TasmanianTigerGrrr]

Yeah its a beast but Apollo was a monster

[@stuffthings1417]

spacex landed boosters and recently just caught one. this is an awesome vid. for real.

[@427SuperSnake1]

Best part is 1:20 as it passes through the sound barrier and all the sudden the condensation just vanishes.

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Definitely the best part. Max Q, and shockwave condensation.

[@DeaFenZiV]

For sure, I didn’t know that you could hear anything before the boom when passing the sound barrier till now

[@KC_FlightChief]

It was actually raining u til they go to that point then it stoped rainin

[@427SuperSnake1]

KC Wildcat Um no, if you don’t know anything about advanced aerodynamics you shouldn’t talk about it.

[@427SuperSnake1]

DeaFenZiV Oh you can, it’s just the sound of the air compressing and speeding up as the shockwave attaches to the vehicle.

[@michaelhall5529]

This is completely and utterly brilliant.

[@sirdonnifer8259]

Is that all you flat earthers can come up with?

[@braeeee_]

@@sirdonnifer8259 what? he literally just complimented the video.

[@CentralAerospace]

@@braeeee_ what? You just replied to a 3 year old comment.

[@braeeee_]

@@CentralAerospace ok?

[@chrismofer]

@@braeeee_ don darkian was probably replying to an account that was banned or comment deleted.

[@RedRockYouTube]

This will never get old for me.

[@dg.7126]

How about now?

[@FlyAgaric525]

​@@dg.7126 never did

[@The-KP]

Still rockin' it in 2024, even (or especially) in the age of SpaceX. I came back here after watching a vid about Dream Chaser, Sierra Space's space plane. Looking forward to seeing it succeed. While Falcon 9 landings impress, the practicality of landing a spaceship like a plane is high value.

[@flamingmohmohawesome4953]

5:03 Launch site.

[@illuminati.official]

Good call!

[@CentralAerospace]

@@illuminati.official you just responded to a 4 year old comment...

[@panes4572]

SFS Central i would insult you but you are the guy himself that found the part clipping bug in sfs. Good job.

[@CentralAerospace]

@@panes4572 go ahead, I won't mind.

[@panes4572]

@@CentralAerospace Just let him comment in whatever comment they want. Maybe he doesn't care about original commenter seeing his reply, but whoever is scrollikg by will.

[@Sunburn2007]

The sounds you can hear before re-entry are pretty amazing.

[@muffinedits165]

Sunburn2007 ya

[@saturn3758]

Sounds like ghosts

[@misterfeeto]

For the people wondering about the speed changes: Remember that the rocket's trajectory is an arc. For the first 2 minutes 35 seconds, the rockets are climbing under power (reaching 2960mph). For the next 1 minute 15 seconds, the rocket's momentum carries it up to its maximum height of 41 miles high while gravity and minimal air resistance slow it down to 2556 mph. It it were travelling straight up, its speed would be zero here, but it's not. It then starts falling back to earth, gaining back speed due to gravity. Around the 5 minute mark, it starts getting into the thicker part of the atmosphere. At that point it's going much faster than its terminal velocity (how fast the air density will allow it to freefall), so the drag slows it down rapidly towards that terminal velocity. The chutes then open and slow it down even further before a "gentle" dive into the ocean at 96mph.

[@solountipomas8616]

+misterfeeto Also, is interesting how the chutes make a small opening at first and when it slows to 170 miles they fully opens 6:46 ...and how at 3:01 you can see were atmosphere ends by watching the smoke left by the shutlle. I would like to know the distance they travel, are they recovered in the midle of the Atlantic?

[@TheRadiastral]

+misterfeeto Actually it hit the ocean surface at almost exactly 55mph, which, gotta admit, sounds like a reasonably gentle landing.

[@atanasiomugambi]

So if someone farts you have to breathe all of it?

[@fordfreak2007]

The smoke is from the solid rocket boosters. Once they burn out, there is no more smoke.

[@XxKINGatLIFExX]

solountipomas Lol I know this is two years ago. Hello future you. I don't think that's where the atmosphere ends I think that is where the SLS Thruster engines cut off. The Atmosphere is not that precise. Also the Shuttle I believe switch to solid fuel engines at this point. I maybe wrong.

[@MattJohno2]

3:25 Perfect shot of our humble planet. If this was widescreen, it'd be my wallpaper. Thanks, NASA, for inspiring people. It really makes a difference.

[@dickfitswell3437]

Somewhere some flatbrainer saw this and said "nope, I didnt see that."

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

Screenshot and crop

[@crableg2128]

You can crop it

[@Androly_San]

The view at 2:38 of the shuttle flying off is frigging amazing!

[@christophera8244]

I totally agree - my favourite!

[@kasimirdenhertog3516]

The sound really emphasizes the sheer physical violence involved - awesome and frightening at the same time.

[@Relax_Night_and_Day]

thanks NASA for this wonderful experience - i won't never forget this

[@junesondrab3833]

Geez I wish my dad could see this. He passed away 4 years ago. I remember watching the guys landing on the moon with my dad.

[@Kwikasfuk636]

6:01 seeing that other booster out in the distance screaming across the sky falling back to earth wow

[@pezazul_4549]

Safety First 6:28

[@ClouDancer99]

@Safety First yeah... it does sound creepy

[@matt8863]

6:27 The howl of the sky wolves.

[@davidharrison7014]

Dances with Sky Wolves!

[@Melinmingle]

Sounds like Sehalanthropus from Metal Gear Solid

[@donnebes9421]

matt8863 there goes the germans again.

[@LSD123.]

@@davidharrison7014 Nice.... I like what you did there.

[@commentsectioncleaner944]

That sounds kinda scary ngl

[@LundinE]

The shot from the booster being released at 2:33 is probably the greatest thing ever filmed by a human camera.

[@ibclay1433]

7:56 can see the second SRB in the background parachute into the ocean. Spectacular!

[@brad300ZXS16]

There will never be anything else quite as spectacular as watching the space shuttle launch.

[@charllectric4842]

It is 2024, SpaceX is close to launch Starship 5 and I still see this one in awe.

[@teramasz]

0:22 the pure power that unparalleled the orbiter and the external tank is just unimaginable

[@alecpajor9273]

The audio on this with headphones is so cool. Great work 💥🫡

[@franceschimanuel2010]

0:27 the way the space shuttle moves is terrifying

[@A_broken_guy]

it already starts wobbling at main engine start. Awesome and terrifying at the same time indeed.

[@builderdude9488]

It should be wobbling all i've the place as it's so huge, but incredibly it's not, it's a calculating behemoth the size of a building

[@metalhed411]

That trans-sonic into supersonic though!!!! @ 1:13 cant get enough of it!! replayed it a hundred times already!! Lol

[@امفهدالشمري-م1ز]

ياالله انك ب السله عرفه تلتفت الا متألقا ثمن الخبزه لا احد درا عنه ياالله يلطيف انك اليله عرفه تروف بحال الا تلك ولا ا درا عنه لا القريب ولا االا بعيد الا ماله ذنب بلي صار طله

[@asteverino8569]

I think the best booster cam video I’ve seen. The sound, the movement of the shuttle at main engine start, then booster start. The view coming down was good too.

[@UBERKalti]

Shuttle: stunning as always. But the audio is insane! Thanks for sharing.

[@AttilaTheHun333333]

Wow, that’s amazing. The sound quality is phenomenal. How did I never see this footage before.

[@ranDOMreSERVEaCCount]

its not the real sound as far as i understood, it says 'sound design' in the credits which would mean those are added in post production

[@TManOfficiall]

Why so little views for something so breath taking ?

[@Guitarfollower22]

5:00 the best part

[@alphaadhito]

Yeah!!!

[@arnau_rg2869]

You profile photo did scared me dude xDDD

[@guyincognito3530]

@COVID 19 sounds like some eerie Star Wars noises.

[@spslap5771]

I hear Pink Floyd.

[@robertsweet5212]

Surreal sound and vision, like something Kubrick would have created.

[@TheMrTomkennedy]

Never gets old. Thanks, NASA :)

[@ala0284]

This really shows how incredibly violent a process this was. Just incomprehensible amounts of force acting on what is essentially a hollow metal tube

[@ryanm.191]

Guy 1: My car goes 0-60 in 3.2 seconds Guy 2: I got from 0-60 in 4.1 Guy 1: That’s kinda slow, what you driving? Guy 2: Ummmm

[@HiroNguy]

0 to Mach 1 in ~42 sec. A handful of cars can do that, but they can't do it going straight up.

[@perelman42]

@@HiroNguy Ok, that one Tesla did, but it had help!

[@dickfitswell3437]

In 90 seconds I hit a little more than 2000mph

[@RestrictedHades]

@@HiroNguy Mach 1 is ~700 mph and no car does that

[@HiroNguy]

@@RestrictedHades Land Speed Record jet cars. But my joke referred to the Delta IVs, Atlases, and other rockets I make parts for 😁 BTW Mach speed is dependent on pressure, temperature of the air, and also in general on what fluid you're moving through.

[@liberalssuck3155]

Greatest thing ever built by man.not to mention it came back to earth with zero gas..the space shuttle was and is the complex vehicle ever made

[@yashsvidixit7169]

3:02 the trail of the rocket near the ground.

[@ChristopherCampbell]

It's amazing those SRB's survived the drop back down.. Massive structures

[@BigOlossss]

That is insane. Take off, to space, and back in less than 7 minutes.

[@Sabse_namor44]

1:56 best booster sep. I have seen

[@malayali-appreciator-69]

This is amazing. Also I'd love to know more about Skywalker Sound. Really hope NASA keeps building their own launch vehicles and rockets and we don't just end up with SpaceX but that's how it's looking.

[@aaron-nq6pg]

He got android running on it

[@Wheels-Wheels-Wheels]

What an incredible ride that was! The real time sound is the icing on the cake, no silly music needed on this video.

[@Folkert.Cornelius]

Awesome! I always thought the transition from the vacuum of space to the upper atmosphere was very gradual. It almost seems the boosters 'hit' the atmosphere very suddenly and slow down all of a sudden

[@ala0284]

Most of the atmosphere of the earth is concentrated within 10-15 miles of the surface so it does make sense

[@wildone8397]

You're both wrong! The boosters never leave the atmosphere. They don't reach space! Space is at an altitude of 100 kms or 328,000 ft.. *The Kármán line.*

[@kingcam1654]

@@wildone8397 no they arent all that wrong, The Karman line is only really the legal definition, when talking about atmosphere, hitting it at 10-15 miles makes sense due to the rapid increase in density and high speed of the boosters.

[@Aeasala]

sometimes you step back and realize how insanely far we've come as a species in such a short period of time.

[@charlesj.easleyii7642]

At the end of the video. Cameraman: "That was pretty nuts, huh?"

[@professionalbiologist7108]

That's what I was Thinking! That Rope Looked Like a Human Hand the Way it was Moving!

[@velociraptor3097]

Waiting for someone to get whooshed

[@charlesj.easleyii7642]

@@velociraptor3097 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@MyFlickflack]

It's fascinating every time how precise the roll program is when you think about the mass and the massive power of that thing! 🤯

[@josebatista5188]

I was expecting to see a guy astride, waving a cowboy hat.

[@davidharrison7014]

Slim Pickens......"YEE HAH!!!!!"

[@AusNetFan13]

Dr. Strangelove. Yep, what a scene.

[@robertreynolds1044]

"Dear John"

[@malayali-appreciator-69]

Haha wouldn't have thought of that reference on my own

[@TheAbundance]

The brilliance is in the sound design. I would be surprised if any of the sounds were recorded live. Watch the credits, and you’ll see the talent behind this.

[@ZillaMech]

if this video had another title it would be "Day in the life of a Booster Rocket" :)

[@tristancauvin]

First time watching one of these launches with actual onboard audio, WOW WOW WOW

[@cananamanda]

I would love it if Skywalker Sound did this for a Falcon 9 launch and landing! It would be very interesting comparing the sound of a liquid-fuel booster with multiple ignitions and supersonic retro-propulsion to this video. I wonder if SpaceX would consider contracting Skywalker Sound to do that?

[@RDC_Autosports]

0:21 best sound in the world! i miss this plane

[@camarocarl7130]

So cool! Saw the chute on the other booster landing !

[@andromedanative6677]

the sound of the rockets rotation in space made me so relaxed.

[@ironicgoose9913]

So weird to know, that back in a days rocket boosters couldn't softly land itself for next time use

[@dalethelander3781]

SLS is like that.

[@fredthompson4568]

Where are those Saturn 5. S1B's?

[@perelman42]

Yeah, I've gotten so used to watching stage sep followed by a controlled reentry that the tumbling felt very strange. It's beautiful in its own way for sure.

[@jomesleveque6834]

The boosters were reused

[@nankinink]

I feel old reading this... Falcon booster still blows my mind that we are able to do a back burn before touching down. "Discarding" was the norm before

[@markrix]

sweet i love seeing vids that are not mainstream

[@kurtmissnanamankita]

5:03 literally me when i re enter

[@mattyabes]

4:17 is haunting!

[@aa3680]

Incredible!!! Great job NASA

[@justinhiggins2210]

The Wilson cloud, it comes on kind of slow and just vanishes instantly when it breaks through the sound barrier. Awesome.

[@arfyness]

Recommended out of nowhere from 8 years ago. I approve.

[@danrodrigues3531]

That hollow sound is eerie...

[@BitGridTV]

5:50 why do they smoke in pulses like that?

[@B61Mod12]

I think when some unburnt propellant burns it pops and causes a surge in pressure, which creates the puff of smoke but as the pressure subsides the wind resistance of the booster falling backwards wants to force atmosphere into the cavity, ceasing the puff of smoke until the pressure builds up inside again, and this process repeats. Its just a little battle of pressure between unburnt propellant within the booster and the surrounding atmosphere trying to force its way in.

[@LundinE]

this is simply one of the most awesome videos I've ever seen

[@Priorityman1]

Hmm guess this squashes any and all flat earth arguments.

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Gangdaulf oh no, it's flat, it's just that space is warped and it's curved and gives the illusion that it's,,, just kidding, yea it is a sphere, more or less.

[@solountipomas8616]

Earth will always be flat for the selfish.

[@LGcommaI]

Well, at position 3:13 the horizon is curved upwards (as a result of both the distortion caused by the lens and the rotation of the camera). This doesn't prove anything about the actual shape but shows that the camera has an effect on the apparent shape.

[@benjaminbrown3939]

@Southeastern777 Nice!

[@Aviation380]

FiSh-EyE LeNsE

[@pyrodoll2422]

Absolutely mesmerising, I've watched this many times and pretty sure I've commented a few times too but here's another one 😆😆

[@abdalmagedsalem9229]

2:20 upward curve? 😲

[@lockheedx33]

When the boosters splash down, it’s kinda like dropping a small tower into the water And yes, that splash is very satisfying to hear

[@srinitaaigaura]

It's a 15 storey tall tower! Thing's enormous.

[@lockheedx33]

@@srinitaaigaura And as wide as two horses

[@therealdeadpen]

4:15 on has some interesting sounds.

[@Reckone12]

It's absolutely amazing to me that they were STILL able to reuse those things after taking that kind of a beating and slamming into the ocean at 50mph. Not to mention getting halfway ripped to shreds during reentry.

[@Gohan-chan]

5:44 Smoke Signals ;)

[@ravensrulzaviation]

Its so neat watching it go through the sound barrier and this is really eery. Did you see all that foam they came off during the launch, no wonder Columbias leading edge got a huge hole in it, surprised that disaster didn’t happen a few times.

[@T1000-s4j]

The sound of the empty boosters rattling is like the sound of a flerther's empty skull!!!!

[@fastmclaren71]

2000 tons and it still gets goes from 0-60 4secs faster than my 93 aero!!! Thats power!

[@balanbogdan9160]

The sound of an empty fuel tank.

[@davidn4125]

Wow, I love the frame where the booster rotates around and you see the thin little smoke trail from the launch site way way in the distance.

[@92kosta]

What happened at 7:03? What hit the water at 7:12?

[@phillipsturtles1236]

92kosta if I remember, the SRB's nozzle is dropped right before impact to prevent it from ramming into the SRB itself which can be seen hitting the water.

[@92kosta]

Phillipsturtles123 Thank you.

[@willdixon2349]

@@phillipsturtles1236 Thanks for explaining that, mate. I've always wondered what that was exactly. I thought it wss some kind of protective cover being jettisoned, but nozzle ejection...yeah, makes perfect sense. I keep on coming back to this vid from time to time and it never fails to impress me! What a ride! Thanks again !

[@lvl4k225]

Amazing video and sounds! Just mighty!

[@pedrovicnt_]

lol flat earthers roasted 3:42

[@DonkNinja]

That's the effect of the wide angle camera

[@karizma7648]

Flat earther spotted lol

[@sureeen2160]

@@DonkNinja no, its the vibrations that cause that, and no I'm not a flattard

[@allisonjohnson6399]

I love how those parachutes bloom like amazing jellyfish....this is so awe inspiring

[@cressyjohnston3032]

wouldent want that landing on my house

[@csch92]

will never happen, they always make sure its land in the sea. but spocetrash in worse case could hit ur house. but getting hit by lightning is a higher chance.

[@saturn3758]

Same

[@theslappywappy8064]

Higher chances if you live in China.

[@davidharrison7014]

Yet many fish 🐟 🐟 🐟 perished due to the impact of these boosters. 😢

[@rhodexa]

Best footage ever! - Now i want Falcon 9 recording and showing us audio

[@SWSimpson]

I'm surprised they landed so close together. So, flat earth folks... did they switch from a fish-eye lens to a regular lens once the hit the water and you see the horizon? Nope, same lens.

[@fzan47]

i'm not a flath earther but those are fish eye lenses

[@Xerxes2528]

@@fzan47 the earth looks more majestic when the curve is visible

[@charllectric4842]

SpaceX Falcon 9 equivalent timeline: 1:10 Max Q 1:50 Meco 5:40 First entry burn 6:45 Second burn 7:19 landing

[@junesondrab3833]

Very nice breakdown.

[@SupraBot78]

Do Shuttle SRBs have entry burn?

[@charllectric4842]

@@SupraBot78 No, they did not. The timeline example is a mere comparison of in-flight stages between the two.

[@RobertOrgRobert]

If only Challenger could have made it a few more seconds & jettisoned it’s fuel tanks

[@echodelta9]

Sadly I watched ICE shucking off down everywhere in this liftoff scene, arguh! Idiots!

[@zahirahmad123]

Seperation of the Shuttle full view at 2:35 is my best part of it, watched it so many times.

[@mark6809mm]

I suppose Flat Earthers won't watch this!

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Merci du partage! Il y a plein de chose intéressantes dans ces images pour ceux qui cherchent un peu. Stéph. Thanks for sharing! There is a lot of interesting stuff in these images for those who are looking for a bit. Steph.

[@AlobarMusic]

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[@3267ok]

WOW.!!.. incredible few minutes of enjoyment and wonderment..

[@Fraanix34FanFilms]

Km/h please

[@tomthx5804]

When you launch the rockets, you can dictate the measurements

[@pulsarsbeam6411]

Pretty sure it was launched in America. If you want km/h. Watch a soyuz launch.

[@CrowT]

Spectacular. Amazing....amazing machine. The power is unbelievable.

[@Calmarius]

It would have been nice to use metric units on the video for the rest of the world...

[@landonhinkle3651]

But this isn't the rest of the world's space program.

[@tomthx5804]

When the rest of the world wakes up and starts using the right system, they will not have to convert

[@daviddurkee1960]

Reminds me of the joke (or true story depending on who you talk to) of the Lufthansa pilot complaining at having to speak English to the Frankfurt tower. "I'm a German Pilot, flying for a German airline and I'm in Germany. Why should I address you in English?" A British Airways pilot interrupts on the radio and says "Because we won the bloody war."

[@briancox2721]

There are two types of countries in the world: those that have landed on the moon, and those that use the metric system.

[@dubbelduglig8553]

Doesn't Russia use the metric system?

[@ChrisCardenDrums]

Amazing stuff, when they detach, they've ascended through well over 90 percent of the earth's atmosphere (by mass) and carried the shuttle through maximum dynamic pressure, but were the true definition of controlled chaos

[@jorybaril2712]

Why does Nasa only use fish eye lenses with the cameras on launches?

[@vistaero]

Because they have a greater field of view.

[@jorybaril2712]

It's annoying because every single one does and itt gives flat earthers ability to say "I told you so." As I am finding evidence to shut them up. Seems a little fishy excuse the pun

[@r3drapt0r]

+Jory baril same problem here.

[@jorybaril2712]

No I am absolutely NOT a flat earther... for the record. I think they are stupid. I am an educated amateur astronomer, and I like to question everything. No reason to get so testy btw lol.

[@Mazotheman]

NASA doesnt care what some group of simpletons think, and neither should you. Arguing with them is pointless.

[@snugtownpeace4148]

So this is basically an ASMR video from NASA and that is 9 years ago

[@TiberiusMaximus]

Amazing a GoPro could have saved everyone on Columbia's lives for 100.00, So sad how arrogant they were after seeing debris hit the vehicle.

[@Guitarfollower22]

even if the crew saw (live feed) what had happened, there's nothing they could do

[@acecombatps2]

they knew it happened as soon as it launched, they didnt tell the crew

[@TiberiusMaximus]

Guitarfollower22 There is ALWAYS something that could've been done to save human lives, all kinds of things

[@JimmyStiffFingers]

+Gary B Yes, ejection seats. But those were removed from the plan. The Enterprise had them. But that was a prototype.

[@Ethan_Roberts]

They could have repaired the wing, they might of had something heat proof to patch it up.

[@hh1n]

Thanks for posting! I love hearing this beast in HD audio!

[@hyhhyhyhh7087]

ah fisheye

[@jedediahkerman6963]

Ah fish brain

[@gideongouvs5559]

another flatheader. i mean flat earther

[@viktorass23]

as always and forever end ever, your dear fish eye camera.

[@lanesteele240]

Please learn how lenses work. Please. For the love of god, learn how they work. Click of the flat earth video for 20 min and just research how camera lenses work.

[@squallymaelstrom5130]

THAT was a ride! Amazing.

[@nuthanyesh6191]

Can i travel with that 😂 knowing it comes back to EARTH 😂, THAT WAS AMAZING JOURNEY 🔥🔥🔥

[@BadRonald1]

That was very cool!!! Man, almost 3000mph that's just insane.

[@gasaholic47]

I love watching the speed counter just fly after they get through Max Q.

[@kee5428]

This is one of the coolest videos Ive ever seen!