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Space Shuttle Videos
This is a very interesting video with sound. After the Columbia disaster, which was caused by a chunk of External Tank (sprayed-on) insulation coming off during launch and penetrating the wings leading edge, NASA made aggressive plans to install cameras on the two Solid Rocket Boosters. What you will see here is video taken from these cameras, all the way from just before launch, till splash down in the Atlantic.
Take note: upon ignition of the Space Shuttle Main Engines, 6.6 seconds before liftoff, the asymmetrical thrust causes a phenomenon called the "twang". The tip of the External Tank actually displaces 23 inches (away from the thrust) as the entire Shuttle stack bends. If you look carefully, you can see the entire stack bend when the SSME's are lit off. Also pay particular attention to the debris coming off the stack forward of the orbiter's wings. There is an appreciable amount of it.
Turn your sound up. This is very impressive video.
What the Space Shuttle booster saw
You've likely seen other videos taken from cameras attached to the Space Shuttle and its boosters, but this is one is exceptional in two regards: it's in HD and the sound has been remastered by Skywalker Sound.
Atlantis Final Mission.pps file available
International Space Station Videos
The Planetary SocietyPlanetary.org
Images, Insights, Inspirations... announcing our new website Your Place in Space.
Space Telescopes
Space Settlements: A Design StudyAvailable from Amazon.com
From Apogee Books, and CG Publishing,
The Space Frontier Foundation,
The Space Studies Institute,
Cover Images by David Lauterbach
From National Geographic Magazine