A Space Shuttle Climbs to Orbit
Explanation:
You are going into space.
New small cameras allow anyone with a
web browser
to virtually ride along with the
space shuttle,
at times from numerous angles, as it launches into
Earth orbit.
Small cameras mounted on the tall thin
solid rocket boosters have captured last week's launch of the
Space Shuttle Discovery
from a unique perspective and in fascinating detail.
The
above movie picks up just before the
space shuttle separated from the thin boosters.
The tiles on the
bottom of the shuttle are clearly visible.
As the movie progresses, the shuttle Discovery and its brown
external fuel tank break away from the boosters and continue onward and upward.
The new cameras not only make
cool
movies
-- they help
NASA monitor details of its
shuttle launches better,
with the promise of making future rocket launches safer and more efficient.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
Specific
rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
