Throughout the past 10-15 years or so, I've always loved watching the space shuttle launches and landings. I just think it's really cool stuff, especially when on TV they have former astronauts commenting on the launch and they let you know how fast the shuttle is traveling at certain times after take off. When landing, I've always loved the live onboard shots that the shuttle gives as it enters the earth's atmosphere and then glides all the way to the landing runway. When it touches down and finally comes to a stop, it's like "that thing just flew in from outer space!" Crazy, but cool stuff.
What even crazier is that most of today's smart phones have more computing power than a lot of the capsules and computers that sent man to the moon. Now THAT'S pretty crazy to think about. Anyways, this afternoon I found this really cool video of a couple guys from NASA taking you through a series of super slo-mo clips of shuttle launches from various angles. Really cool and mesmerizing to see this stuff so close and in such detail. If you've got an extra 45 minutes [or even 20] I highly recommend giving this video a watch. Enjoy, and never stop exploring!
[Space Shuttle Launches]
2 comments:
I recently saw a video of a Christmas tree launching just like a space shuttle! It was cool
I will definitely watch this whole thing when I have time. It is right up my alley!
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