Space Shuttle launch, high-speed footage

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Space Shuttle launch. High-speed (slow motion) footage of a launch of a Space Shuttle. This footage looks upwards from near one of the exhausts of the shuttle's main engine. A fuel line is seen detaching and retracting. Shockwaves (blue) are visible in the exhaust from the main engine. Also visible is one of the thrusters of the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS). The Space Shuttles were spacecraft designed to be launched into low Earth orbit. Operated by NASA, the US space administration, they flew 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. They were launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, USA, attached to an external tank and two solid rocket boosters. Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen fuel from the external tank was used to run the Shuttle's main internal engines. Most of the thrust was from the two booster rockets that used an explosive solid fuel mixture. An ascent to Earth orbit took about 9 minutes. The rocket thrust accelerated the shuttle upwards, achieving an escape velocity of over 40, 250 kilometres per hour. Footage from launch pad cameras were used to monitor and analyse each launch.
Licence : Libre de droits
Crédit : Science Photo Library / NASA / THE ATTIC ROOM
Model Release : Non requis
Durée : 31 Secondes
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Restrictions :
  • EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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