shuttle videos

view from the crew cabin as we reach for the stars

Sept. 9, 11:15 am EDT Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Kennedy Space Center and charged into the midday Florida sky on a mission to boost power on the International Space Station. The launch was on time, with liftoff at 11:15 am EDT. Over the 11-day mission, the six-member crew will perform three spacewalks to install the P3/P4 integrated truss and solar arrays on the station, doubling the current power generating capability of the orbiting outpost. Atlantis Heads for Station The ...

A synchronized collection of space shuttle launch footage. Featuring footage from STS-97, STS-102 and STS-112.

This video depicting NASA's Shuttle-derived Sidemount Heavy Launch Vehicle concept was shown at the 17 June 2009 meeting of the Review of US Human Space Flight Plans Committee in Washington DC by NASA Space Shuttle Program Manager John Shannon.

Space shuttle Atlantis is rocketing toward the space station. Atlantis blasted off Monday afternoon, carrying six astronauts and a full load of spare parts to the International Space Station. (Nov. 16)

A Space Shuttle launch sequence from an on board camera which is mounted on the top of the EXT Fuel tank. This movie records scenes between 13 seconds before SSME ignission and SRBs jettson.

Challenger Space Shuttle Crash

2006 Space Shuttle Discovery launch

Space shuttle Atlantis lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California on June 22, 2007.

The space shuttle Discovery and her crew of seven blast off on a flight to the international space station. This was NASA's third launch attempt. (Aug. 28)

Top Gear's Hammond and May try to make a Reliant Robin into a space shuttle, BBC Worldwide.

January 28th, 1986 at 11:39am EDT - The Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes on its 10th flight during mission STS-51-L. The explosion occurred 73 seconds after liftoff and was actually the result of rapid deceleration and not combustion of fuel. CNN was the only national news station to broadcast the mission live, so thus what you are witnessing on this video is the only coverage of the disaster as it happened when it did. Approximately 17% of Americans witnessed the launch live, while 85% ...

This is news coverage from the day the challenger exploded, plus a little bit about the astronauts.

Space shuttle Discovery has landed in California after stormy weather prevented it from returning to NASA's home port in Florida for the second day in a row. (Sept. 11)

Lightning strikes on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are captured by an Operational Television Camera. Eleven lightning strikes occurred within 0.3 miles of the pad during a thunderstorm July 10 as space shuttle Endeavour was prepared for launch. Mission managers delayed Endeavour's planned liftoff July 11 as a precaution to allow engineers and safety personnel time to analyze data and retest systems on the orbiter and solid rockets boosters. The next launch attempt for ...

Hammond and May are convinced that they can make a car fly up in the air on the back of a rocket AND land it safely on the ground. Watch here to find out if they successfully completed the challenge. Click beneath the video to view in high quality, and visit www.topgear.com for all the lastest news and car reviews.

NASA Shuttle's Abort Flights in the launch pad (SSME shutdown) *STS-41D Discovery *STS-51F Challenger (Not Video) *STS-55 Columbia *STS-51 Discovery *STS-68 Endeavour *STS-93 Columbia

All they wanted was a ride home... High Quality (16:9 & Stereo-Sound): www.youtube.com

Amazing video captured by the cameras on the side of the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) as they're blown clear of the space shuttle Atlantis during the launch of STS-115.

Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 am EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission, designated STS-129, included three spacewalks and the installation of two platforms to the International Space Station's truss, or backbone. The platforms hold large spare parts to sustain station operations after the shuttles are retired. The shuttle crew delivered about 30000 pounds of ...

Video of the launch of STS-114.

Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster from NASA TV 2nd. edit

Atlantis glides in for a safe landing at KSC. You can really see how fast the shuttle is going as it approaches the runway. The jet noise in the background is from the chase planes, the space shuttle is completely silent as it touches down. Footage courtesy of NASA

On March 15th, 2009 at 23:43pm UTC Space Shuttle Discovery launched to deliver the final truss and solar panel to the International Space Station.

STS-115 Space Shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Kennedy Space Center Florida. Near the end of the clip you can see the vapor cloud as the shuttle breaks the sound barrier. This was shot by a good friend of mine, he was kind enough to get me that close to the pad, then run the camera as I watched. EDIT: Yes, I know it's a singularity cloud. We've been over this several times in the comments.