What the Shuttle Boosters Saw

[Brightonfan1983]

Amazing footage here from cameras attached to the booster rockets - from lift off to splash down

What the Space Shuttle booster saw

 

[Northstander]

That was Quality!!

 

[Gazwag]

Wow that is excellent, who else gets the vertigo hit when the booster get released from the shuttle

 

[Rowdey]

Brillo

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

If I didn't feel drunk before i watched that...I do now, amazing.

 

[nomoremithras4me]

Amazing footage, I was in Florida 3 years ago and was fortunate enough to see a shuttle lift off, truly an amazing sight

 

[skipper734]

Surprising lack of vibration throughout the flight. Must have been one of Go-Pros more expensive models.

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

the cameraman does one hell of a job holding on.

 

[skipper734]

Like this?

 

[Max Paper]

Incredible

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Like this?

I imagine he has a thicker jacket on, what with the extreme temperatures, but yes!

 

[Seagull on the wing]

That certainly has the Wow factor,we see plenty of 'taking off' scenes,but I always wondered about the boosters,also watched the recovery from splashdown to bring it to dock...the world has certainly advanced from the 'Little Demon' firework.

 

[Seagull on the wing]

I imagine he has a thicker jacket on, what with the extreme temperatures, but yes!

When he gets up there,he's sure going to be disappointed......he's forgotten his 'Brownie' camera.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I wonder how accurately they predict where they come down. Amazing to see that after falling more than 41 miles, not under any control, that the two SRBs land within a few yards of each other.

 

[element]

Loved it. It had an almost Catherine Yass quality about it

 

[stimpy]

Amazing video. What an incredible insight to how the system works. Surely it must all be pre-planned exactly where they seperate so that they can predict where the boosters will land?

 

[Max Paper]

It's the mind bending speed involved that gets me, fantastic video and very interesting

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Amazing footage, I was in Florida 3 years ago and was fortunate enough to see a shuttle lift off, truly an amazing sight

I hear they make you stand miles away, but that doesn't detract?

 

[nomoremithras4me]

I hear they make you stand miles away, but that doesn't detract?

We were in Orlando staying in a Disney hotel. Walking back one night we spoke with some locals who were walking in the opposite direction, they told us what was happening and we followed them to this high bridge. We wasn't sure what we would see because we were 50 odd miles inland but the natives were convinced we would see everything. To cut a long one short, the sky just went orange and a few seconds later the shuttle went up, got a few photos, not brilliant but it was certainly a sight to behold. Your absolutely correct though, you can't get that close and the Cape Canaveral locals use it as an excuse for a piss up so it's not that pretty apparently!

 

[Lindfield by the Pond]

Good post - amazing stuff