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Posted by B.J. (Member # 858) on :
 
In a word: AMAZING!

Go to this page:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news/index.html
Look for "STS-121 Solid Rocket Boosters Videos". I just went through all five, and these are some views I've never seen before. It's pretty incredible.

Just to help out, this is what the different ones contain:
+ Right forward SRB camera (Windows media)
---looks aft, goes from launch all the way to splashdown!
+ Right aft SRB camera (Windows media)
---looks forward, also goes all the way to splashdown
+ Left aft SRB camera (13.7 Mb Quicktime movie)
---looks forward, ends just past SRB separation
+ Left forward SRB camera (13.6 Mb Quicktime movie)
---looks aft, ends just past SRB separation
+ Separation composite view (10 Mb Quicktime movie)
---just a few seconds long of the separation from all four cameras

B.J.
 
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
 
Very cool.
 
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
 
Especially the Left forward SRB camera, very breath taking view of the Earth.
 
Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
 
That was spectacular stuff. The left forward camera does a great spin too, showing the orbiter at one point already pretty far off.

Mark
 
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
 
I didn't realise it came off so far up - does the parachute start quite early - other wise it'd burn up wouldn't it?
 
Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
 
Remember, re-entry is as much a function of velocity as of altitude. The SRBs were not going quite fast enough to burn up while they were slowing down.

Mark
 


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