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Great Video of What It's Like to View a Space Shuttle Launch
Posted on 6/25/19 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 6/25/19 at 4:53 pm
If you've ever wondered what viewing a space shuttle launch was like, this is a short but accurate video.
I think the lady on the left was surprised (shocked?) at the sound.
Space Shuttle Launch Noise
I think the lady on the left was surprised (shocked?) at the sound.
Space Shuttle Launch Noise
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Posted on 6/25/19 at 4:57 pm to AlwysATgr
Glass packs
Posted on 6/25/19 at 4:59 pm to AlwysATgr
In 1995 I was living in Treasure Island Florida and I got to see the space shuttle takeoff from Cape Canaveral. It was pretty cool, something that I will never forget seeing.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:02 pm to AlwysATgr
I've been getting nostalgic about the mid-00s right before smartphones. Look at her video camera. Haha
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:06 pm to AlwysATgr
thanks for posting. Loudness was captured pretty accurately. Reactions were pretty cool too.
Everything else... on of the worst amateur filmings of a shuttle launch ever. Shame on them for turning around for "selfies" at such an awesome, fleeting moment. And the dipshit who decided to pan up about 20 seconds after stack departed the frame? BRILLIANT!!
Everything else... on of the worst amateur filmings of a shuttle launch ever. Shame on them for turning around for "selfies" at such an awesome, fleeting moment. And the dipshit who decided to pan up about 20 seconds after stack departed the frame? BRILLIANT!!
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:06 pm to AlwysATgr
In 1971 my family drove to Orlando and met with three other families of aunts, uncles and cousins to watch Apollo 15 launch. I can still remember the feeling of the ground rumbling when that rocket took off.
Incredible sight to watch. What struck me was the delay in the sound and vibration reaching us because the viewing area was so far from the actual launch pad.
Incredible sight to watch. What struck me was the delay in the sound and vibration reaching us because the viewing area was so far from the actual launch pad.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:31 pm to AlwysATgr
I was in Orlando for a launch and walked outside to watch it. Two things amazed me, how bright the exhaust was and how loud it was even at that distance
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:36 pm to AlwysATgr
Still not as good as the ole Saturn V launches of the late-60s/early-70s. Here's an early home movie recording with sound from the launch of Apollo 17 (man's last voyage to the moon).
Midnight into Dawn
The Saturn V was so loud you could see the shockwave from the sound as its engines roared into being for the first time. Those five F-1 engines were so powerful that they would literally shake the ground for miles around. Seismographs in New York picked up tremors of the Apollo 4 Saturn V test flight when it left the ground in Florida.
Midnight into Dawn
The Saturn V was so loud you could see the shockwave from the sound as its engines roared into being for the first time. Those five F-1 engines were so powerful that they would literally shake the ground for miles around. Seismographs in New York picked up tremors of the Apollo 4 Saturn V test flight when it left the ground in Florida.
This post was edited on 6/25/19 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:42 pm to AlwysATgr
Mission Commander was Scott Kelly, who is now married to that sock puppet, Gabby Gifford.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:45 pm to AlwysATgr
Not as loud as the Challenger launch
Posted on 6/25/19 at 5:54 pm to RollTide1987
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Seismographs in New York picked up tremors of the Apollo 4 Saturn V test flight when it left the ground in Florida.
You got a link for that?
Posted on 6/25/19 at 9:13 pm to TigerFanatic99
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You got a link for that?
I’m afraid I don’t. It’s in Jeffrey Kluger’s book about Apollo 8.
But it's not difficult to believe when you consider it shook and partially collapsed buildings as it left the launch pad.
Apollo 4 liftoff
Just listen to Cronkite's commentary.
This post was edited on 6/25/19 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 6/25/19 at 9:18 pm to AlwysATgr
Rockets>>>>shuttles
Should’ve never gone to the shuttle.
Should’ve never gone to the shuttle.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 9:26 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
I have an aunt and uncle that’s live on Merritt Island in FL and they sit on the pier behind their house and watch launches a good bit. I’ve seen pictures and they say it’s pretty awesome. I’d love to experience that one day.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 9:52 pm to AlwysATgr
got to see a launch from Coco beach. Very impressive.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 10:04 pm to AlwysATgr
Hearing it is cool. FEELING it bounce off of your chest...now that's freaking awesome. Watched STS-92 from the VAB in view of the firing room. One of the best vantage points EVER!
I can't wait until those RS-25s fire up with those boosters on SLS....I'm hoping to go for the first one.
Never saw a Delta Heavy launch from the Air Force side...that's the only thing I'm missing...
I can't wait until those RS-25s fire up with those boosters on SLS....I'm hoping to go for the first one.
Never saw a Delta Heavy launch from the Air Force side...that's the only thing I'm missing...
Posted on 6/25/19 at 10:46 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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Hearing it is cool. FEELING it bounce off of your chest...now that's freaking awesome. Watched STS-92 from the VAB in view of the firing room. One of the best vantage points EVER!
Agreed. There was nothing like feeling it in your chest, from 3 miles out (just in front of the VAB). The only people closer, other than the crew, are the rescue personnel... and they are only 300 feet in front of you ;)
I watched a few from there, and at least once or twice, as the stack lifted and nearly filled your frame of view, the "fight or flight" instinct slightly kicked in... as in "am I too close for safety?"
Posted on 6/25/19 at 11:22 pm to papasmurf1269
I went down 2 days in a row from Georgia back in 2000 and they canceled the launch because of clouds or something. I didn't go the 3rd day and they launched. I cussed.
I have seen one pass through the sky in Kings Bay, GA
I have seen one pass through the sky in Kings Bay, GA
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:33 am to JPinLondon
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Agreed. There was nothing like feeling it in your chest, from 3 miles out (just in front of the VAB). The only people closer, other than the crew, are the rescue personnel... and they are only 300 feet in front of you ;)
They were much closer than that.
Posted on 6/26/19 at 10:45 am to AlwysATgr
I witnessed these engines tested on a stand from a mile away one at a time and still to this day the loudest thing I have ever myself experienced
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