Discovery's space shuttle launch viewed from an airplane.

[scootro]

http://www.wimp.com/shuttlelaunch/

[Fst86gt]

That is awesome

[Sean88gt]

That is incredible.

[Blakeski]

awesome post!

[jdgregory84]

Pretty cool. I remember last year watching one launch from my backyard. Just looked like a star moving but it was cool just knowing what it was.

"If you're on the left side of the plane, look to your right and you'll probably see a lot of people looking at the space shuttle launch." Or something like that. I thought that was fucking hilarious.

[Big A]

I was waiting to see the auxillary rockets drop, but cool vid none the less.

I wonder what a launch like that equivilates in horspower, in the millions?

[scootro]

yea the video is awesome and what amazes me is that a plane is so close to the launch! i would have assumed that the air traffic would have been cleared away a whole lot farther.

[talisman]

yea the video is awesome and what amazes me is that a plane is so close to the launch! i would have assumed that the air traffic would have been cleared away a whole lot farther.

I was thinking the same thing. Pretty cool video.

[JimD]

Awesome

[oh1bullitt]

I was waiting to see the auxillary rockets drop, but cool vid none the less.

I wonder what a launch like that equivilates in horspower, in the millions?

The three main engines produce 37 million horsepower and the two solid rocket booster produce 44 million horsepower for a total of 81million horsepower.

[redfirevert]

That is an awesome video

[Sean88gt]

The three main engines produce 37 million horsepower and the two solid rocket booster produce 44 million horsepower for a total of 81million horsepower.

I can't imagine the throbbing erection I'd have.

[Taylor]

I can't imagine the throbbing erection I'd have.

Me either...

[appelingogt]

Fucking kickass!!!! And Fuck that ignorant piece of shit obama for fucking up the space program

edit: 81 million horse power...noice!!!

[564826]

My wife and I just got back from STS-133 at KSC.
It was unfu@king real!