STS-134 Endevour - Shuttle Prepares to Dock with ISS

[@raymondheath7668]

It's amazing to see that they were in regular street short sleeves like they were just ordinary space truckers

[@jakobfriedrich5117]

Raymond Heath hahaha

[@hmm2598]

Well they kinda are, truckers deliver corgo for companies. And NASA is definitely a company and these guys are definitly delivering supplies!

[@carriezisman7871]

The orange suits are for extreme pressures, they don’t need them afterwards.

[@gullygully69]

Interesting that the dragon is about to dock shortly with ISS, and they regard docking as an event which does require the pressurised spacesuit to be worn.

[@raymondheath7668]

@@gullygully69 it is still just an experimental vehicle, all safety issues need to be monitored before it can be considered just another day

[@helliviknow]

I like how this is basically a bunch of buddies hanging at the front of a Winnebago watching to see if the driver hits a curb parking xD

[@marshalcraft]

@David Shaw You should see last Atlantis mission to iss, it's unreal.

[@erickkabler4802]

You sound like a Redditor and I love it. Perfect top comment.

[@danielson1989]

There's Only One Man Who Would Dare Give Me The Raspberry

[@mhauser9457]

It’s literally nothing like that

[@zamardii12]

2:08 That view of the ISS just freaks me out... like imagine looking out the window of your space ship and seeing that enormous space station floating out there in space like that...

[@EminencePhront]

It's the lighting. It looks like r/cursedimages

[@Taco577]

LOL imagine the other space stations and more advanced shit out there, just that we have alone.

[@blackterminal]

That's not a Moon..

[@NithinMukundakumar123]

did you notice the tear on one of the radiators? now imagine living in a broken space station.

[@guilldea]

@@NithinMukundakumar123 Then youll be happy (or horrified) to learn about the MIR-Progress collision when astronauts aboard the previous russian space station MIR had to inhabit the vessel for months after a Progress ressuply ship crashed against one of its modules. They had to inhabit a half powered broken station, one module lost all pressure to space and had to be closed down, half of the modules and computers were unpowered due to damaged solar panels, station was cold and condensation was risking a break, navigation had to be performed with the stars. It was actualy the only time an EVA was performed *inside* a spacecraft, astronauts had to suit up and go into the unpressurized module to look for the puncture... pretty cool story imo

[@RookRaptor]

god dammit why did I watch this? now im going to spend the next 4 hours playing kerbal space program

[@enigmagroup413]

RookRaptor Poor kerbals

[@EnigmaverseElysium]

i have exams next week and i have literally the same problem

[@pmorse0000]

you were going to do that anyway

[@breau64]

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[@mad_haunter]

I can relate mate lol

[@sixstringedthing]

For those unaware, here's a bit of info about Mark Kelly, the Mission Commander for STS-134 (the bald fellow who's just as cool as a cucumber) because this guy and his brother Scott (also an Astronaut) really have some incredible achievements between them. - Former naval aviator who flew 39 combat sorties in Intruders during the Gulf War before being selected for the Astronaut class of '96. Has over 5000 flight hours and 375 carrier landings. - He is a holder of the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross with star, the Air Medal with Valour device and three stars, and numerous other commendations and service awards. - First went to space in 2001 as pilot for the STS-108 ISS resupply mission. Piloted STS-121 in '06, commanded STS-124 in '08 and this mission in 2011. Has spent a total of just over 54 days and 2 hours in space. - When STS-124 arrived on station carrying replacement parts for the malfunctioning toilet aboard the ISS, the first words he spoke when he came aboard were "you looking for a plumber?". - His wife, former US Representative for Arizona Gabrielle Gifford, was shot in the head during an assassination attempt in Tucson in 2011. She survived and recovered, and together Mark and Gabby formed a non-profit organisation to advocate for gun control in the US. - He is a moderate Democrat who currently serves as the junior Senator for Arizona. His identical twin brother Scott Kelly was also selected for NASA's class of '96 after a similarly distinguished Naval Aviator career and has spent a total of 520 days in space, most of that during a year-long scientific mission on the ISS. Mark also participated in this mission as a scientific control subject on the ground. They are the only siblings who have both been to space. Scott has a total of 18 hours and 20 minutes on EVA, part of which was an unscheduled emergency spacewalk to fix an issue with the Mobile Transporter for the Canadarm 2 on the ISS (unscheduled EVAs are a big deal in spaceflight, high pucker factor time). Like his brother, he is a holder of the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Service Cross, and numerous other awards/decorations. Mark and Scott are the sons of Richard and Patricia Kelly, both retired police officers from West Orange, New Jersey. I don't use the word "hero" often, but this is a family of goddamn heroes. And I'm not even an American.

[@truta3715]

Amazing

[@DAAN_MUSIC]

Thank you for this very informative and detailed comment! 😃

[@journalist1454]

Appreciative search work about to astronauts life. This is really informative and interesting story about them. Thank you so much for sharing information.

[@cherylb2008]

That is incredible, Six. I’m glad you took the time to write that out. Very interesting. Uniquely accomplished people.❤️

[@thronee_]

Mark Kelley is a panzee political sellout. He has done some cool things but his actions lose all merit.

[@5thethriller]

Anyone watching this after crew dragon? This is history now!

[@ching-lungwu614]

Feels a little bit like air refueling

[@OlleErikssonL]

@Tin Man I think this one is Mark Kelly, twin brother to the other astronaut who spent a year on the space station.

[@PT-mj3bk]

Ching-Lung Wu well air refueling requires basically the same kind of skills, they’re just not in a vacuum which I think to some degree actually makes it more complicated

[@jamesodonoghue4541]

Yeah but when you think about it this was huge machine when comparing to dragon

[@sunset2827]

Me

[@kansasjayhawk8386]

These are the luckiest guys in the world. To take a once in a lifetime opportunity ride on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The best job in the world.

[@mrbump28]

Yeah but they have to shit in a bag so I think its balances out

[@TheJoeSwanon]

mrbump28 actually the Space shuttle had a space toilet

[@kansasjayhawk8386]

The Shuttle fleet has a vacuumed toilet actually for obvious reasons.

[@VinierrhinoMinecraftandmore]

@Claudia Washington the vacuum pulls the poop into the container

[@conorm2524]

@Claudia Washington Watch the ISS tour video. They cover every question you will have.

[@ronchabale]

Insane amount of cables,switches and gismos, looks to me like a lot could go wrong. Brave people them astronauts.

[@chestersnapdragonmcphistic579]

Smart and prepared people

[@rjherche]

Looks so cluttered compared to a Dragon

[@rsmedsru]

They had a roll of duct tape ready on the wall, I noticed lol

[@itsfrediguess7844]

@@rjherche well, all that clutter serves a purpose

[@SOUMITRASATAPATHY]

This is an intense movie scene but without background music.

[@thismattexists]

This footage is actually amazing

[@ckymadam]

come on TARS!

[@zilindogomes1767]

😂😂😂 good one🙌🏿

[@howardwolowitz9099]

“Cooper... I need 3 degrees starboard”

[@eerice704]

Cooper, this is no time for caution

[@howardwolowitz9099]

“Come on TARS!”

[@howardwolowitz9099]

“Cooper...we are lined up”

[@MrUkielover]

Fast forward to 2020: Bob & Doug did this with 3 iPads & teslas autopilot system

[@bradstewart7007]

And they didn’t even need the screens.

[@Lurthatgurl]

So true.

[@manoahvanderwolf3259]

@@Lurthatgurl you mean so faked.

[@an.ma.2937]

@@manoahvanderwolf3259 fuck you

[@jamief-h3044]

@@manoahvanderwolf3259 faked like ur parents love for you

[@americandream7419]

2:09 seeing the space station in the darkness out in space is so beautiful but so terrifying.

[@builderdude9488]

Seeing it in the sky is one thing, actually going up and seeing how huge it is in person is life changing. You'll come out of it a new person

[@mxyzptlyk]

They may as well have been flying a Cessna in to a local airport - so calm and yet with such concentration. My first car was a 1964 Mini and it had fewer exposed wires than this, even after I rebuilt it! We lived in Florida at the time and watched the launch of STS-95 with John Glenn onboard. This video is a great resource. I'd have wanted a suit just in case it went Tango Uniform - but I guess it would have been as much use as a chocolate ashtray. Superb. It looks like a sim-session. "OK guys, anyone for coffee before we get there? We've got a few minutes". Brilliant.

[@Jokerbuzzed]

2:58 Love the Duct Tape on standby in case of an emergency. As my dad once said "If they had duct tape the Titanic would never have sunk."

[@fcgHenden]

Shows you how antiquated these things are. Imagine not having flextape!!! 🙃

[@ThePortal101]

🤣

[@borjarezola6302]

Yor papa was wrong

[@etienne1455]

No, you need flex tape for this. Titanic had a lot of damage.

[@Antonluisre]

I see that they were using realism overhaul and the enhanced IVA mods combined with camera tools.

[@bin3402]

@@rospiff8646 I see ASET props

[@RingingResonance]

1:48 My favorite part is when they light the engines for a few seconds.

[@nonconsensualopinion]

Thanks for pointing that out. Great moment!

[@nukedukem6]

rcs thrusters, not engines. their main engines would ram them into the station and the secondary thrusters used all of their fuel getting into orbit, plus the main engines have their fuel stored on the external fuel tank, also known as that big orange thing that's attached to it, therefore nothing could fire except for the rcs thrusters.

[@RingingResonance]

@@nukedukem6 It's still really cool though.

[@nukedukem6]

@@RingingResonance agreed

[@Lord_Merterus]

@@nukedukem6 The OMS engines (or the secondary engines to put it your way) were still operational at that point the RCS is a lot more gentle then that so i assume that was a short OMS burn to match their velocity with the station

[@JackSparrow-cr8ul]

The space shuttle was so cool! I love it.

[@Jamesfoofighter]

It was, but some will say, and I kinda agree, it has held back deep space exploration a little

[@EvanLuft]

This is the coolest job on the planet!!.... i mean...OFF the planet... LOL!

[@amazingman63]

I think its inside the planet wait no they are the planet

[@amazingman63]

inside me inside you inside us all

[@ppolow]

That job is out of this world

[@Tetranima]

@@amazingman63 Wow wow wow, stop right there! I want nothing inside me!

[@GoSlash27]

2:44. All problems can be solved with duct tape :D

[@caav56]

Except for those, which require WD-40.

[@playgroundchooser]

You weren't kidding. The most complicated machine ever built.... and there's a roll next to the commander's seat!

[@goldenminecard1723]

Think of Apollo 13

[@lxcien4867]

alexander boulland Nah you have to use flextape

[@trespire]

Red Green show :-)

[@roysmith5902]

When I did my initial pilot training in a Cessna 172, we velcroed a kitchen timer to the instrument panel. So, here's these guys, with the coolest pilot job in the universe, with kitchen timers stuck on the instrument panel.

[@srinitaaigaura]

There's nothing as important as the basics no matter what you fly.

[@builderdude9488]

Why spend a thousand or more dollars for a intricate timer if you could just spend one dollar on a simple kitchen timer that does the same thing?

[@greggriffin3998]

The only thing missing is the Blue Danube Waltz playing... (as in 2001: A Space Odyssey)

[@relaxationmusicsanctuary3664]

What a concentrate of intelligence and abilities in such a small space. With such a company I would feel safe even in the space

[@iGotAcondition]

I don't know why, but at 1:25 it's such a magical vibe, almost heaven like, for me, idk it's weirdly amazing

[@tomwatts703]

I'm always amazed by how many buttons, dials, switches, displays etc there are inside spacecraft. I honestly wouldn't have thought there'd be enough functions for all of them

[@austin-multicellular]

Take this all with a grain of salt because I'm not an expert by any means The Dayton Airforce base's website has a 360 view where you can actually read some of the labels. Each seat has essentially the same controls, and there is also some air conditioning and heating control, as well as overhead lights, just like on a plane. There are also some extra controls for fuel flow, individual wing flap control, and seat reclining and scooting. There are also data ports for plugging in measurement devices. The big red lever with a warning label right in between the two pilots is actually made to pop out the windows in an emergency. The warning label says something like "pull pin and lever for window jettison" Speaking of windows, there are also two glass panels in front of the windows with transparent LED displays to overlay critical information. The screens are all for showing different types of measurements like roll, pitch and yaw, engine status, fuel, and whatever other data may be useful. The buttons at the bottom of the screens are meant for switching menus. The two keypads are probably for interacting with the computer, issuing commands, changing system settings, running programs, etc. In the back side of the cabin, is the payload manipulation control. There are two windows to view the payload bay and robot arm, and some joysticks to control each individual joint in the arm. There are also two CRT monitors that can have any data plugged into them, such as camera views and satellite systems. I don't know about the rest of them, but hopefully this clears up most of it.

[@GlutenEruption]

Endeavor alone had over 150 MILES of wiring (and that was the least for any shuttle since it was the last one built). And there’s definitely more switches than there are functions- almost every function had at least one complete duplicate (and often 2, 3, or even 4 for more critical ones) and each of those could be tied to several different electrical busses, powered by multiple fuel cells and batteries, etc. It often takes a long series of breaker closures and switch throws to just *configure* a system before you could even select a function, but the trade off is extreme flexibility in the system so there’s always a backup or workaround for any combination of failures.

[@petecartwright5211]

My new Senator back in his old office. We're mighty proud of this guy. The dude was the mission commander. Responsible for it all from launch to touch-down. What an incredible accomplishment. We're looking forward to his continued service.

[@nolawalusimbi3599]

I miss the shuttles. They were something very very special!!!

[@leonkernan]

By comparison, Bob and Doug sat in their recliners and watched while their capsule did the docking for them.

[@rayanaltowayan9558]

Yeah, why didnt they manually dock? and btw, who was actually the pilot doing the docking here

[@ChromeAzome]

@@rayanaltowayan9558 I believe it's Scott Kelly. Him and his twin were apart of a NASA experiment where Scott spent 365 days in space in the past year or two

[@martinfartin85]

@F P They probably docked it in the sim 200 times apiece and could probably have done it blind folded. I would bet they would both argue it was difficult to not take over control from the computer. The DM2 mission was a test flight of said computer and both men are seasoned test pilots for the Marine Corps and Air Force and also both have been fully trained on Shuttle as well.

[@martinfartin85]

@F PAlso Doug Hurley was pilot on STS-135...so...yeah.

[@retromunkey]

@F P Are you stupid? Both of them have previously flown on Space Shuttle missions...

[@ironcito1101]

This is so much more informal than I imagined.

[@gavinstokes]

Love that theyre all just in casual clothes...just a normal day at work...for legends.

[@gavinstokes]

@the Game, Review and Reallife Channel says the guy whos whose profile is based in games LOL

[@Mika-iu4mc]

the Game, Review and Reallife Channel why you are salty. Just because you’re too dumb to become an astronaut 🤣

[@floydjohnson7888]

Action nerds!

[@williamstachour4019]

As an airline pilot, I’m amazed to see the airplane DNA in evidence. Much more than my Boeing, of course, but with so much similarity. Fun.

[@patrickmalone1373]

Boeing built thr lines share of the orbiter so it makes sense. You go with what you know.

[@ProfessorPesca]

Piloting a spaceship in films: Whoosh! Pew! Pew! Pew! Piloting a spaceship in real life: Pass me a calculator so I can go through these sums a few more times.

[@naterichards5082]

Obviously you haven’t seen Apollo 13😂

[@floydjohnson7888]

@@naterichards5082 Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11) once described himself as "a slide rule-carrying nerd"

[@AGENT47ist]

People who say they should have belts on, remember speed doesn't have a feeling, when you travel onboard a plane do you feel going 400mph? No because it's relative to where you are moving. However you need to be strapped in during take off due when an aircraft or shuttle is using the thrust of its engine to lift off the ground it's fighting gravity, the wings generate lift but will fighting gravity the human body feels what we call G-Force, which is the result of the earth's gravity trying to keep you here. The more you fight it the stronger it becomes. In case of shuttles, they wear special suits and oxygen masks to counter the effects of the extreme G forces they have to withstand in order to escape earth's gravity. Just like in fighter jets when they make hard turns they pull G they defy gravity. Both the shuttle and an aircraft are gliders with wings and wings generate lift,so the philosophy isn't too much different inside the atmosphere when the shuttle leaves the atmosphere it becomes a whole different game.

[@xxxgames4458]

Just be quiet. You think I cant realize this fake box simulation(mars simulator) and them switching the view to a fake iss model. Just quit and never talk about space again. You never been there and never will, all you know is the lies they tell you and that's that period. Show me the iss in real time zero edits or cuts or special lens or effects with them showing as much detail of outer space as possible.

[@mjelves]

XXX GAMES you must really feel special, having all this special secret knowledge that everyone else are too blind to see. Really. Special.

[@colinrasmussen9470]

AGENT47ist ... the reason you wear a seat belt during takeoff and landing is in case of a a crash. It increases you chances of surviving, and if you don’t makes it easier to find your remains.

[@KammtailCobra]

Colin Rasmussen Pretty sure that's not the case, since the chance of surviving a plane crash isn't all too high so there would be no reason as to keep the body fixed in that position. They're just there to keep you in place so you don't get swung all over during turbulence, minor mishaps (a locked up brake for example) or as the other guy said, takeoff and landing. Off course wearing one during a crash would have a positive impact on your chance of survival, as long as the plane, your seat or you don't disintegrate.

[@TheAechBomb]

@@xxxgames4458 fun fact, you can actually watch the ISS in transit across the sun if you're in the right place and time for it (it happens multiple times daily)

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

Before the end of my life we will be able to experience this ourselves with one of the new space travel companies out there.. there are 3 major ones so far. In 30 years when I'm 60 i will be able to go up into space. Can't wait.

[@throwback19841]

Little did they realise the next American rocket they rode would basically just a have a big button on the dashboard labelled "Space" and nothing else.

[@BasenjiAdventures]

🤣 that’s funny! Thanks for the laugh.

[@jacobthecool3000]

"SpaceX tech support, how can I help you?" "Yes I'm hitting the 'space' button, but rocket no go 'woooosh'" "Have you tried turning it off and back on again?"

[@cosminogloocosy1154]

@@jacobthecool3000 XDDD

[@Mike_Costello]

Someone needs to lay the Interstellar docking sound track over this.

[@sagoluyorum_zaten]

Wouldn't be that cool with a bunch of smiling dudes wearing t-shirts tough :D (no disrespect)

[@bBersZ]

Loved being able to get a glimpse of the forces and sounds inside the shuttle when (what I assume is) the RCS fires. It's the little things

[@mantismodels1207]

Reminds Me of a group of Doctors performing a delicate surgery. Very cool to see Them work!

[@wattsfield1889]

The casual atmosphere in this video is just so amazing considering they're not in a regular airplane, but in a freaking space plane

[@afitzsimons]

Love those old school dials, looks like they came from Apollo.

[@samsthemank]

The shuttle came only 9 years after the last Apollo mission, so that's why! It was already ancient tech by the time this mission was happening

[@BasenjiAdventures]

4:30 I love how they’re casually discussing how accurate their docking is going, passing around opinions. “I think we need to go a little left.” Nowadays they just sit back and let the computers do it. 🚀

[@dsdy1205]

Shuttle was designed from the beginning for an unusually large amount of human involvement during much of its flight sequence. Your mileage may vary on whether this was a good thing

[@awesomemcawesomeshorts9531]

@@dsdy1205 automation, while more reliable, breeds complacency.

[@dsdy1205]

@awesomemcawesomeshorts9531 I would say that's not the case if you've seen the insane number of checks and rehearsals that astronauts run in order to take over should the automation fail. They're not just pushing buttons and whatnot to look busy during the automated approach sequence.

[@ErikBongers]

Watching this after Falcon 9 DEMO-2. They sure had a different interior decorator. Not to mention the controls and the fully automated docking.

[@soravulpis96]

The Space Shuttle was designed before glass cockpits were a thing. Plus it needed the controls and instruments of an airplane considering it had to glide down from orbit under its own controls. If NASA, SpaceX, Roscosmos or any government or non governmental space organization makes a new space shuttle it will look similar to modern airliners like the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 than the Dragon capsule. The Shuttle was also designed in the era of more manual flight. That attitude remains today, American pilot education is more focused on hand flying airplanes than European or Asian pilot education. Some airline pilots, especially less experienced ones are encouraged to hand fly entire sectors instead of engaging the autopilot

[@TheAechBomb]

@@soravulpis96 glass cockpits were a thing back then, they were just too big of a point of failure to be used on the shuttle

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

I was in Prague on a snowy night with my girlfriend looking at this on the roof of our apartment building, she didn't see the big deal, she said, as always, "you Americans!".

[@freshuniversegaming]

This video is 6 years old, yet most comments came in the last 3 weeks. Did Alex Jones do a segment on this video? I just found it incidentally from another STS video.

[@ronaldspencer547]

They need to play `The Blue Danube ` during this.

[@srinitaaigaura]

You reach a speed of 5 miles per second to enter orbit, only to do the final docking at a relative speed of 1.5 inches per second or something. Imagine the control and precision. It was Dr. Buzz Aldrin who first wrote of the techniques of orbital rendezvous.

[@tonyfrantz9942]

That view of the iss almost put tears in my eye

[@flatearthanswers]

Tony Frantz Like laughter tears? That's what my eyes are full of.

[@Deloooon]

Jonny B guud Why would anyone be laughing?

[@flatearthanswers]

Deloon Since its so comedic

[@Deloooon]

Jonny B guud Whats so funny about it?

[@flatearthanswers]

Deloon Oh you didn't know. NASA is FAF.

[@robertmiller2159]

The STS was so ahead of it's time. The design could definitly be improved upon, maybe one day...

[@ChillPillDyl]

Talk about too many cooks in the kitchen 😂. I’d be like “everyone back up and be quiet, I got this”

[@maddog663]

There is a lot of back seat drivers up there!!

[@VictoriaAerial]

Such an awesome video showing the procedures

[@ersoy4210]

How can a person be that cool and talk about cameras while docking to a Space station ☺️💫

[@reframer8250]

Thats pretty awesome! It is so realistic. Not like all that hollywood weightless scenes. It is reality. Really cool!

[@martin-jp8ml]

So relaxing that job, never get tierd legs from standing

[@conorm2524]

They have to exercise for 2.5hrs every day to combat muscle deterioration and bone loss in orbit.

[@reinier660]

Maybe the best orbit video I've ever seen. Out of many:)

[@shinikyokai8815]

Dang this is what they had to do before autonomous Dragon capsules and touchscreen panels.

[@skunkjobb]

Touchscreen panels were in part to blame for the fatal collisions of USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain in 2017 and the US Navy is since going back to older style controls for some vital functions. I would not trust overly complicated electronics with my life.

[@monkeyking2706]

Manual controls are better when shit goes wrong

[@rkan2]

@@skunkjobb Tell that to the new designers of Gulfstream :D almost all touchscreen, except for control column, throttle and fire panel :D

[@worldcomicsreview354]

@chinese knees If a button fails, only that button fails, if a screen fails, the whole thing's gone. The new touch-screen-"only" (to be fair, it has a few buttons) is GOING to kill somebody, and the lack of physical controls they know they operated and can see the state of at any time is GOING to be a major factor in it.

[@rjherche]

skunkjobb dragon has manual controls

[@Karza_357]

I never knew space videos were so interesting to watch.

[@ashutosh120]

This looks so spacious as compared to current docking vehicles. Just like a regular flight cockpit.

[@Lukashoffmann94]

Only looks that way, because the space shuttle could carry up to 8 astronauts. With "just" 6 on this mission, they had a little more room.

[@nagualdesign]

@@Lukashoffmann94 While they never flew with more than 8 crew it could carry at least 10. The pressurized crew compartment (flight deck, mid-deck and airlock) totalled almost 66 cubic meters.

[@Lesiba2]

The crew dragon can carry up to seven astronauts, but NASA prefers 4. This however by design was the best looking but less reliable. if today's technology existed back in the day the space shuttle would have been smaller and autonomous like the dragon is, but then autopilot wasnt trusted back in the day on a spacecraft

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

I agree completely, maybe it's all just the perspective of the views. Yet, I still feel a big ship is better than a small capsule. I love Dragon Crew (Endeavor), but this seems more interesting...

[@nagualdesign]

@@CocoaBeachLiving Sure, the bigger the better. Except the shuttle cost *$1.5 billion per launch* ($55k per kilo of payload) whereas a Falcon 9 costs *$57 million per launch* ($2500 per kilo). To put it another way, a kilo of gold costs about $55k. To send an astronaut to the ISS using the shuttle *it cost their weight in gold.* Plenty of leg room though, eh? 😉

[@mikethemicguy]

It’s crazy seeing hundreds of analog controls and instruments all over the cockpit of the space shuttle! 30 years after the space shuttles were first built, we only have a couple dozen analog controls in the new Crew Dragon! Amazing to see how technology has advanced so drastically!!!

[@CivicSTS]

Too bad they didn't keep the camera out the window, it would be awesome to see is as it happens.

[@airfun5001]

CivicSTS out the window?.....you may want to think about that for a while lol.....

[@youravaragejoe5102]

@@airfun5001 lol

[@00bikeboy]

First time I've seen this. Bloody fantastic.

[@cpmm_]

I cant deal with anyone in the kitchen while im cooking and these guy are mosh pitting while docking a freaking spaceship

[@gamingtutor4575]

2:06 There is something about this shot when he zooms in. It feels so much more real. Maybe it's a photographer thing. An action which has been performed on a camera for such a long time, yet that one scene is so captivating and puts you right in the crosshair of that camera lens.

[@tomh3176]

feels like a family roud trip kinda vibe

[@danielalexander4381]

The history of space travel truly is incredible!

[@ph-sos3493]

I love the way they zoom-in on the ISS using those cameras, you clearly see the details of the station while floating in a black space. Next episode is for SpaceX and NASA tandem journey to space.

[@RFSA180]

Fucking love how chilled af they are in their Golf attire. Heroes. Humans. Science. Progress

[@TronBons]

If only they had MechJeb!

[@davelawrence7598]

I love the roll of duct tape stuck to one of the control panels. Million uses for the stuff.

[@satyris410]

I never realised that the Shuttle Commander for this mission, Mark Kelly, is the husband of the Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who was severely injured in the shooting in Tucson, Arizona just 5 months before this mission launched. It's understandable, therefore, that he's not in quite the same party atmosphere as all his teammates. I just thought it was because he is the commander, he needed to be a bit more sober and serious, but fair play with all that going on back at home he's not quite in the party mood. Thank goodness that since then she has made close to a full recovery. She retired from Congress in 2012 and now her husband, Mark, is running as the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate this year in 2020 and, as of May 2020, is polling 9% ahead of incumbent and presumptive nominee, Martha McSally.

[@rickardnyberg4899]

It was a very difficult time indeed. NASA had assigned Rick Sturckow as backup-CDR for this mission to make sure the crew training went on and in case Kelly wouldn’t want to fly… But he wanted to fly and Gabrielle was at KSC for the launch and landing

[@francescopaolociminale5258]

Vittori.......proud to be Italian ❤️🇮🇹

[@nibzxx]

" Its necessary.." *Interstellar Intensifies*

[@chrishyde1216]

I saw glimpses of STS-134 approaching the ISS through my telescope from a garden in Wales. Hard to track them but saw two distinct bright objects close together.

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

Q: How many guys does it take to dock the shuttle? A: Yes

[@OliverMorales]

Now No One, because a computer can do alone :) Thanks SpaceX

[@JoeJacksonGT3]

Real original...

[@Sam_Perman]

From the ISS to congress. Congrats Senator Kelly!

[@hamzamahmood9565]

Just like a cockpit but everything floats

[@badmonkey2222]

Still is amazing to think they are both traveling over 20,000 mph and just looks like they are sitting still.

[@saeedkarimibidhendi2053]

Cooper, this is no time for caution!

[@seisparaturca5650]

Best space video. Super raw

[@moviestudioland]

The Dragon does all this automatically?

[@DaViDCZ321]

Yes and so does soyuz.

[@soravulpis96]

Shuttle was designed in an era where a pilot’s capabilities in manual flying were paramount to all. The emergence of automation has reduced that in pilots of the newest military and civilian planes but the culture still stands today

[@Shawntawnproductions]

This is so cool, it’s like a well done vlog inside the space shuttle cockpit

[@fergiesrednose]

As I’m feeling claustrophobic just watching this, an astronaut may not be the job for me.

[@MaterialisticFC]

Wait until you check out the Soyuz.

[@MrNomadic76]

Just step outside if you need some space.

[@fcgHenden]

I forgot who said it but someone once said 'You don't ride the Gemini. You get in and wear it.'

[@C0pyPasta]

@@MrNomadic76 unironically what would happen if we do that? Do we just float or blown to pieces?

[@MrNomadic76]

@@C0pyPasta Without a suit your lungs would collapse and any liquids in your body, including blood would instantaneously boil. Kinda sucky way to go.

[@shanemeyer9224]

Man I’ve always wanted to see and hear a maneuver that required the OMS but from a cockpit POV and it really was trippy seeing them all get jerked back 1:47

[@IntrovertCorner480]

1:52 sounds like they’re putting the car in park

[@mindjab]

At any moment they could all just die! Absolutely terrifying but awe inspiring. True heroes with balls of titanium.

[@davidhawkshaw4542]

I always thought it was Endeavour?

[@sixstringedthing]

I am desperately pretending to not be as triggered as I really am by that, and you're not helping. ;)

[@ovihaliuc5884]

Reminds me of me and the boys having a Lan party back in the CS 1.6 days.

[@meepyy3785]

facts

[@mitseraffej5812]

2:34 A propeller, how quaint.

[@irgski]

appears to be “controlled chaos” in tight quarters. A little different from “2001: A Space Odyssey” when the Pan Am shuttle docks with the space station!

[@idevalex]

The space shuttle has buttons everywhere Space X: If we can fit everything we need for a car into an iPad, we can do the same for the crew dragon. Edit: I only said it as a joke, chill out people.

[@jhanick]

The shuttle was designed in the 70s

[@dylanpritchard4981]

It truly boggles my mind seeing the endless buttons and switches compared to the 3 screens now flying the dragon. I know the shuttle was a lifter like we will never see again but damn is it elegant seeing technology come so far.

[@DMSP]

@Gary Tesla lol ok Elon fanboy

[@DMSP]

@Gary Tesla I’m from the Czech Republic - but I think that I may have taken the bait. Carry on!

[@nitsudd21]

Just a few dudes navigating there way through space to meetup with ISS. F*cking incredible.

[@benantilles6180]

I first thought, the pilot in the left seat is Scott Kelly, but it acctually is his twin brother Mark

[@slyfoxie55]

Yeah confused me too. Because Scott didn't fly this mission.

[@GTADriver64]

United States Senator from Arizona from January 3, 2021.

[@Yetipfote]

Everything in space looks so clean and sunny. I like that.

[@MatrixTerraPlana]

2:08 awesome jajajajajajaja

[@MaxMustermann-ey5sc]

2:59 love how there is casually a roll of gaffer tape hanging on the console 😂😂😂

[@centbill3011]

Nice to see duck tape in space!!!

[@JamelArif]

It seems like they’re slowing floating through space, but really flying at 17Kmph. I wonder if ever there is something to reference. Like imagine if there was space junk or a small rock towards you at the same speed? What that would seem like as it passes, and with no air resistance, it would be silent!

[@ChannelReuploads9451]

ISS looks like a model. That should trigger the Flerfers.

[@Singurarity88]

@Dog Faced Pony Soldier yeah one could compare it to the actual pandemic...

[@Astronomy_Live]

Well in that case I guess I was also using a model when I photographed Endeavour docked to ISS through my telescope on two separate nights during this mission.

[@Singurarity88]

​@Dog Faced Pony Soldier I really don't know why they believe what they believe. Maybe it's the urge to be against everyone else and to be something "special" who knows a top secret thing, or/and maybe a boring life. I don't want to insult someone on a personal level, but things should be said. We are in the 20th Century and yet still have people that retarded in some way in this topic.

[@keeganpenney169]

Is that the back of Scott Kelly's head? Coooooool!

[@jakestolar8457]

That's (Senator) Mark, his twin.

[@hmm2598]

This looks like the beginning of a handheld camera space horror movie. Yeah am i right?

[@phinoyang7924]

Keep it up guys. One million is close.🎉