Turn up your computer’s volume and watch this great video of a shuttle launch! The video was produced for the upcoming Special Edition Ascent: Commemorating Space Shuttle DVD/BluRay. The sound mixing and enhancement were done by the folks at Skywalker Sound. YouTube Direct
Entries Tagged as 'Space Shuttle'
Watch This! – Video of Shuttle Launch from the Solid Rocket Booster’s Perspective
March 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Aeronautics, Cool Science, NASA, Science
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Final Shuttle Launch – July 8, 2011 – 11:26AM EST
June 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Cool Science, NASA, Science, Webcasts
Space Shuttle Atlantis’s final launch is currently scheduled for Friday, July 8, at 11:26am EST. You can watch the very last shuttle launch live! OMSI will show the lift-off live via satellite on NASA TV in the planetarium beginning at 7:00 a.m. PDT on Friday, July 8, with the shuttle’s launch scheduled at 8:26 a.m. [...]
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Shuttle Launch Schedule Update – Last Two Launches Now Set For November and February
July 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Aeronautics, NASA, Science
NASA has just released an updated schedule for the two remaining space shuttle launches. The next mission, STS-133 aboard the space shuttle Discovery, is now targeted for November 1, 2010. The final shuttle mission, STS-134 on the space shuttle Endeavour, is now planned for February 26, 2011. The schedule shifts are apparently due to delays [...]
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NASA Software Enables Students to Launch Virtual Space Shuttle
May 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Cool Science, Educational Materials, Interactive Materials, K-12, NASA, Science
As NASA prepares to launch a space shuttle on Friday, May 14, 2010, the agency is offering the ABCs of 3,2,1 liftoff to students and educators throughout the nation. A new computer simulation program will allow them to take on the roles of NASA engineers and launch the shuttle from their own classrooms. The program [...]
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How Does the Space Toilet Work?
May 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Aeronautics, K-12, NASA, Science
Mike Massimino helps answer the one question he and other astronauts get asked most often: “How do you ‘go’ in space?” Mike catches up with STS-132 Mission Specialists Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers as they get some “refreshers” on the use of shuttle Atlantis’ “Space Potty.” Bowen, Sellers and their four crewmates are scheduled to [...]