Testing the STS-119 Discovery Crew Jan27-2009

NARRATOR: The seven astronauts who will fly space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station recently completed a full launch dress rehearsal, known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew members arrived in their T-38 jets Jan. 19, and after a short briefing, headed off to Launch Pad 39B to practice driving M-113 armored personnel carriers. Veteran astronaut Lee Archambault will command the STS-119 flight, assisted by Pilot Tony Antonelli, Mission Specialists Joseph Acaba, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata. Late in the afternoon, Archambault and Antonelli took to the skies in NASA's Shuttle Training Aircraft to practice landing a jet that handles much like the space shuttle. The next day, the astronauts took part in safety training at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39A. The crew also inspected Discovery's payload bay with the S6 truss and US solar arrays tucked securely inside. On the final day of training, the crew members suited up and checked the fit of their flight suits, helmets and gloves. They left the Operations and Checkout Building waving to a crowd of well-wishers and made their way out to the pad. After all the crew members were seated in Discovery's flight deck, technicians briefly closed the hatch. After wrapping up three days of intensive training, the astronauts left Kennedy for NASA's Johnson Space ...



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STS-131 Landing replays part 2

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Raketenstart

Cinema 4D, Saturn V Rakete



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Space Shuttle Launch Endeavor (STS-130)

Video from Titusville. General Information: Mission: STS-130 Orbiter: Endeavour Primary Payload: Tranquility Node 3, cupola Launched: Feb. 8, 2010 Launch Time: 4:14 am EST Launch Pad: 39A Landing: Feb. 21 at 10:24 pm EST Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Mission Duration: 13 days Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles



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X-37 Test Flight B-Roll (No Audio).MP4

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, or OTV, is a non-operational system that will demonstrate a reliable, reusable, unmanned space test platform for the US Air Force. The objectives of the OTV program include space experimentation, risk reduction and a concept of operations development for reusable space vehicle t...echnologies. Features The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is the newest and most advanced re-entry spacecraft. Based on NASA's X-37 design, the unmanned OTV is designed for vertical launch to low Earth orbit altitudes where it can perform long duration space technology experimentation and testing. Upon command from the ground, the OTV autonomously re-enters the atmosphere, descends and lands horizontally on a runway. The X-37B is the first vehicle since NASA's Shuttle Orbiter with the ability to return experiments to Earth for further inspection and analysis. Technologies to be tested include advanced guidance, navigation and control, thermal protection systems, avionics, high temperature structures and seals, conformal reusable insulation, and lightweight electromechanical flight systems. In addition, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle will demonstrate autonomous orbital flight, reentry and landing. Background The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office is leading the Department of Defense's Orbital Test Vehicle initiative, by direction of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and the Secretary of the Air Force. The Air Force OTV effort uses ...



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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary - Part 5: Return to the Moon

When the Space Shuttle program ends in September 2010, for the first time since 1961 America will have no way to launch a man into space. The Constellation program that is in the early stages of development would put a crew back on the moon by 2020.



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Fly Me To The Moon - Flight Simulator 2002

Flying the freeware Space Shuttle from www.flightsim.com. It is extremely unrealistic. Please subscribe for 3 videos a week.



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Orbiter Simulator - Space Shuttle Mission (HD-1080p)

Orbiter space flight simulator REMASTERED / HD-1080p Space Shuttle Atlantis process in the VAB, RSS Retraction and launch from pad 39A in Kennedy space center. Earth images inside orbiter Atlantis and the cargo bay. Then and finally the landing in KSC runway 33 ADDONS *Shuttlefleet V.4.0 *Exp. Pack Shuttle Fleet V.4.0 *KSC High Res texture *Earth level 10 *Spacelab Update *Orbiter Sound V.3.5 *Shuttle Crawler for rollout *KSC Environment (Inside VAB)



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Space Shuttle Era: Landing Sites

NASA has a roster of runways around the globe that could host a shuttle landing. If arecognizable person appears in this video, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this video is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release.



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STS-131 External Tank Handheld Video (ET)

Space Shuttle Discovery External Tank Handheld Video



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NASA Tests Spaceflight Emergency System

As NASA prepares for the next generation of spacecraft, the space agency is renewing its focus on safety. A team of engineers is developing a emergency landing system that would fly astronauts to safety.



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STS-132 space shuttle Atlantis landing

a 8 minute video of the STS-132 space shuttle Atlantis landing. STS-132 Mission Statistics Landed: Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 8:48 am EDT Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida Mission Elapsed Time: 11 days, 18 hours, 29 minutes, 9 seconds Official Landing Times Main gear touchdown: 8:48:11 am EDT Nose gear touchdown: 8:48:21 am EDT Wheels stop: 8:49:18 am EDT Total miles: more than 4.8 million



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Ebenaezer - FronTier

I google all the pictures... Simple slideshow of the space shuttle launch, orbit, and landing featuring my song FronTier. Enjoy! =) Composer: Ebenaezer Song: FronTier



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Orbiter: Atlantis Launch

Lanzamiento del Atlantis



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Virgin Galactic - Future Astronauts: Living The Dream

A short film documenting the time between now and the first space flight.



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Space Shuttle Launch - Endeavour - STS-123

Launch: March 11, 2008 2:28 am EDT Launch Pad: 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida --------------------------------------- Space shuttle Endeavour vaulted off the launch pad lighting up the night sky with a crew of seven to deliver the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and a Canadian robotics system to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Dominic Gorie commanded the STS-123 mission, which included Pilot Gregory H. Johnson, and Mission Specialists Rick Linnehan, Robert L. Behnken, Mike Foreman, Garrett Reisman and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's astronaut, Takao Doi. After the flawless launch, Endeavour's record-breaking 12-day stay at the station and five ambitious and successful spacewalks, the astronauts accomplished all of their assignments, including some get-ahead tasks for the upcoming STS-124 mission. The shuttle crew, working with the Expedition 16 members, attached the first section of the Kibo component to the station -- Kibo means 'hope' in Japanese. Three spacewalks later the two-armed robotics system known as Dextre was up and running. Completing 6.6 million miles and nearly 16 days in space, the shuttle crew was ready for the journey home. Low clouds over and around the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center thwarted the first landing attempt. The second opportunity brought shuttle Endeavour and its crew safely back to Earth at 8:39 pm EDT, March 26. The European Space Agency's astronaut, Leopold Eyharts ...



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STS 69 - Space Shuttle Endeavour

The 11-day mission will feature the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility (WSF), a saucer-shaped satellite that will fly free of the Shuttle for several days. The WSF will grow thin films in a near perfect vacuum created by the wake of the satellite as it it moves through space. The crew also will deploy and retrieve the Spartan 201 astronomy satellite, perform a six-hour spacewalk to test assembly techniques for the international Space Station and test thermal improvements made to space suits used during space walks. STS-69 (71) Endeavour (9) Pad 39-A (55) 71st Shuttle Mission 102nd US Manned Mission 9th Flight OV-105 30th Shuttle EVA 10th Rollback Launch Thursday, September 7 at 11:09:00.052 am EDT. Landing At KSC September 18, 1995 at 7:37:56am EDT. KSC Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 33



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STS-8 first night shuttle launch & landing (8-30-83)

STS-8, the first night launch and night landing of the space shuttle program. August 30, 1983.



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America's Pride Tribute to Nasa's Crew and Shuttle.wmv

The Space Shuttle is the first orbital spacecraft designed for reuse. It carries different payloads to Low Earth Orbit, provides crew rotation for the International Space Station (ISS), and performs servicing missions. The orbiter can also recover satellites and other payloads from orbit and return them to Earth. Each Shuttle was designed for a projected lifespan of 100 launches or ten years of operational life, although this was later extended. The person in charge of designing the STS was Maxime Faget, who had also overseen the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo spacecraft designs. The crucial factor in the size and shape of the Shuttle Orbiter was the requirement that it be able to accommodate the largest planned commercial and classified satellites, and have the cross-range recovery range to meet the requirement for classified USAF missions for a once-around abort from a launch to a polar orbit. Factors involved in opting for solid rockets and an expendable fuel tank included the desire of the Pentagon to obtain a high-capacity payload vehicle for satellite deployment, and the desire of the Nixon administration to reduce the costs of space exploration by developing a spacecraft with reusable components. Six airworthy Space Shuttle orbiters have been built; the first, Enterprise, was not built for orbital space flight, and was used only for testing purposes. Five space-worthy orbiters were built: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. Enterprise was ...



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WISE Eyes, Haitian Quake Study, More on This Week @ NASA!

A near-Earth asteroid is discovered is, Spirit is renewed, and the next space shuttle mission is almost ready to go. Just some of what youll see on TW@N! For more info: www.nasa.gov/ntv



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STS-29 Space Shuttle Discovery Launch 1989

STS-29 was the 28th Space Shuttle flight and the 8th by Discovery. It took off from Launch Pad 39-B on March 13, 1989 at 9:57:00 am EST. It landed at Edwards AFB on March 18, 1989 at 6:35:51 am PST. The main payload carried and placed into orbit was the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite. This is not my own video, I downloaded it off of shuttlesource.com and edited it on my own.



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STS-124 Lift Off

I've lived in florida for most of my life, and never visited the cape to see the shuttle take off. This was my first trip. It was pretty cool ... if you get a chance to go, you should. Here is the mission info: Launch: May 31, 2008 5:02 pm EDT Orbiter: Discovery Mission Number: STS-124 (123rd space shuttle flight) Launch Window: 10 minutes Launch Pad: 39A Mission Duration: 14 days Landing Site: KSC Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Primary Payload: 26th station flight (1J), Kibo Pressurized Module, Japanese Remote Manipulator System



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STS-127 Endeavour's Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy for Launch [HD]

The seven astronauts set to launch aboard space shuttle Endeavour arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday afternoon, July 7, touching down at 1:13 pm EDT on the Shuttle Landing Facility in a Gulfstream jet. The STS-127 launch countdown will officially begin Wednesday at 10 pm when clocks begin ticking backward from T-43 hours. Liftoff is set for July 11 at 7:39 pm The STS-127 crew members are Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Dave Wolf, Christopher Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Tim Kopra and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette.



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Stunning Video From Space Shuttle Discovery Launch

This is truly amazing footage from a camera mounted on the Discovery Shuttle's rocket booster. Watch in real-time as the shuttle launches, separates and then we fall back... More» down to earth with the rocket booster; landing in the ocean. Amazingly, the whole journey is over in about 5 minutes.



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STS-124 Launch Rehearsal

The crew of space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test on May 6. Space Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach and Discovery's Flow Director Stephanie Stilson warmly greeted the astronauts at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility. Commander Mark Kelly leads the crew that includes Pilot Ken Ham, Mission Specialists Karen Nyberg, Mike Fossum, Greg Chamitoff, Ron Garan and Japanese astronaut, Aki Hoshide. The crew paused briefly to speak to the media. "But it's great to see the vehicle at the pad. The folks here at KSC worked really, really hard for many months to get the space shuttle ready for launch. " During the three days of training, Kelly and Ham made several flights in the Shuttle Training Aircraft to simulate shuttle landings on the 3-mile-long runway the orbiters' land on when returning from space. Emergency exit training at the launch pad included practice driving M-113 armored personnel carriers, developed to help them leave the area quickly and safely in the unlikely event of an emergency. On the agenda was a trip to the 195-foot level of launch pad 39A for briefings at the slidewire baskets and in the safety bunker that are both part of the pad's emergency exit system. Later, outfitted in clean-room bunny suits, the crew inspected Discovery's cargo, the Japanese Kibo Laboratory Pressurized Module, stowed securely inside its payload bay. On the final day at ...



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STS-120 Discovery Launch

Lancement le 23 octobre de la navette spatiale Discovery pour la mission STS-120 en direction de la station spatiale internationale ISS



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Shuttle Re-entry Sonic Boom Break the Sound Barrier

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT!!! Make sure your sub woofer is on. At 15 seconds the very familiar twin boom is ever so clear. This is a short video from my house in Downtown Orlando of Space Shuttle Atlantis landing. Seems like the dogs know right before the sonic boom is going to come. They start barking their heads off. Shuttle came in at 6:21am. PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT!!!! If you want to see the December 9th, 2006 Night shuttle Launch of Discovery... Check out my other video at www.youtube.com



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STS 120 Launch, Discovery (Oct. 23, 2007)

STS 120 Orbiter: Discovery Mission: Space Station Assembly Mission 10A Primary Payload: Harmony Node 2 Launch Date: Oct. 23, 2007 Launch Time: 11:38 am EDT Launch Pad: 39A Landing Date: Nov. 7, 2007 Landing Time: 1:01 pm EST Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Carrying a crew of seven astronauts, space shuttle Discovery began mission STS-120 with a brilliant, on-time launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 23, 2007. The prime payload was an Italian-built US module called Harmony. The construction mission's two primary goals were to attach Harmony to the International Space Station in a temporary position and relocate the P6 truss segment and its solar arrays to the end of the port side of the station. The mission, commanded by Pam Melroy, also delivered Mission Specialist Dan Tani to the space station, where he replaced astronaut Clay Anderson who returned to Earth on Discovery after spending five months onboard the station. The crew conducted four spacewalks during the mission, including one which pitted shuttle, station and ground crews against a snagged and torn solar array. Outstanding work by the teams resulted in a repaired, fully deployed and functional array, paving the way for upcoming missions.



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STS-127: Performs TCDT in KSC

The crew of STS-127 are in Kennedy Space Center in Florida to perform the TCDT, the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, in order to prepare for their upcoming launch on June 13th, 2009.



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Space Shuttle sonic boom

Space Shuttle Sonic booms.



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