This has nothing to do with anything, and it's amazing, so click this link.

[WilliamPitt]

They strapped cameras and microphones to the solid rocket boosters of a space shuttle, and filmed the entire process of a launch. 400 seconds to space, plus the parachute-braced spashdown of the boosters.

Just watch...and turn up the volume.

[Logical]

1. Wow, cool video! n-t

[Arctic Dave]

2. Rocket Porn.

I love it.

[chervilant]

3. tytytyty!! eom

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[napkinz]

4. that footage is bogus!

That's not how a space shuttle takes off.

I saw the real footage on TV Land some time back:

No wonder our children isn't learning.

[brush]

7. I'd forgotten about that. nt

[napkinz]

8. Surely you couldn't have ...

[brush]

10. Surely or Shirley?

[SwissTony]

12. Both wrong. Watch this excellent British documentary to see how it's actually done.

But seriously, these images are just fascinating. Thanks for posting.

[Motown_Johnny]

5. Very cool, thanks

[lapfog_1]

6. The team I was with at NASA

did the simulations that led to the "rolling heads down for max dynamic pressure" (as well as reduced thrust from the shuttle main engines).

For all of the videos we studied, I've never heard a shuttle launch from an onboard camera(s).

Thanks for this!

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. I expected reentry to be more fiery

That is a revelation.

And they had to still have some air at separation. Should does not travel otherwise.

Thanks.

[Raven]

11. Did you see the alien face in that last segment?

I did. Something caught a ride back to earth!