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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by rhadamanthus, Jul 11, 2006.

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  1. rhadamanthus

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    Released a while ago and jaw-dropping:

    http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/e....nasa-global/sts-121/right_aft_srb_camera.asx

    The above link is the forward-facing camera on the right SRB - you can watch the Orbiter/ET seperate at the 2:58 mark and power on off into orbit. Then you can get all dizzy as the SRB tumbles all the way down until it hits the Atlantic.

    Amazing. I was sitting in the Mission Room when these were released and we must have watched them over and over again for about an hour.

    More shots here:

    http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/sts-121_front/index.html
     
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    I'll bet you are still dizzy as hell.

    Pretty cool though.
     
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  3. rhadamanthus

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    That shot of the Orbiter going off into space still has me flabbergasted. It looks like something out of a science fiction movie. Kickass.

    Downloadable high-res quicktime video of seperation here:

    http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=21276
     
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    Space stuff is kickass. Girlfriends on the other hand.....
     
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    that might be the coolest thing I've ever seen

    thanks rhadamanthus!
     
    #5 CrazyJoeDavola, Jul 11, 2006
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    No kidding! That was great.
     
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    Ya, you see so much CGI stuff at the movies these days. That was awesome to see, thanks for the vid.
     
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    the link wont work for me with windows media player. :(
     
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    Download quicktime. It's available for free - although it makes you install itunes as well.

    For those of you interested in more cameras, the down-facing cameras are on the quicktime link as well. If you watch the liftoff sequence, you can see the water deluge system activate just before the SSMEs fire. Cool stuff.
     
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