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    cockpit view of a space shuttle launch...

    with all the attendant sounds the astronauts hear and all the shaking that goes on.




    this is a rather long vid at almost 11 min. it follows the launch from about 3 minutes before launch until the shuttle reaches orbit.

    and damn, when the SRBs separate what a noise they make.
    Last edited by Mike70; 10-Apr-2008 at 02:08 AM.
    "The bumps you feel are asteroids smashing into the hull."

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    Neat video.

    It'd be cool if we could see a sort of 'nose view' of it all, going up through the sky and then into space, that'd be awesome ... but I imagine incredibly hard/impossible to achieve.

    Neat video though, it must be the weirdest, but most amazing thing ever to get blasted into space.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MinionZombie View Post
    It'd be cool if we could see a sort of 'nose view' of it all, going up through the sky and then into space, that'd be awesome ... but I imagine incredibly hard/impossible to achieve.
    I'm happy to tape Naomi Campbell on there with a camcorder?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MinionZombie View Post
    It'd be cool if we could see a sort of 'nose view' of it all, going up through the sky and then into space, that'd be awesome ... but I imagine incredibly hard/impossible to achieve.
    not exactly a nose view. this is atlantis from several different views, all the way from launch to orbit.


    Last edited by Mike70; 10-Apr-2008 at 02:10 PM.
    "The bumps you feel are asteroids smashing into the hull."

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    Quote Originally Posted by MinionZombie View Post
    Neat video.

    It'd be cool if we could see a sort of 'nose view' of it all, going up through the sky and then into space, that'd be awesome ... but I imagine incredibly hard/impossible to achieve.

    Neat video though, it must be the weirdest, but most amazing thing ever to get blasted into space.
    Theoretically is should be possible. I remember seeing a vid of a Delta rocket (I think) back in the late 90's showing the outside view from launch to orbit. For the shuttle they might be able to attach a small vid blister on top of the cockpit and enclose a camera in there. Could work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    I'm happy to tape Naomi Campbell on there with a camcorder?
    why the naomi campbell hate, gotta say i had a little thing for her for many years...

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    Cool video. There are parts where it seems as though it's not that loud for them.

    And anyone know what that mirror was for?

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    I actually thought it would be a rougher ride than that. I think the mirror is for them to see outside.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bassman311 View Post

    And anyone know what that mirror was for?
    skippy is right. it lets them see some of the view outside.
    "The bumps you feel are asteroids smashing into the hull."

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    2 great vids there guys....thanks for sharing.
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