Space Shuttle Launch Audio - play LOUD (no music) HD 1080p
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Published 2011-04-27
You need a sound system with a lot of power and a great sub (turned up to house shaking level) to get the right effect of this video. I made this for all the people who dreamed of seeing a launch in person but were never able to make the trip themselves.
Using dozens of different video sources and countless audio versions of Shuttle launches I mixed this little clip together to mimic as close an experience to the real thing as I could. I know that the exact sequence of countdown events is somewhat compressed and not time-accurate but I was going more for the 'feel' of a high energy launch experience rather than a technical documentary. Throttle Up and SRB Separation are sounds as might be heard from onboard acoustic transducers picking up resonant vibration in the vehicle's structure.
Please take care not to damage your sound equipment during playback. I did not do anything to boost the low frequency roar of the Shuttle during liftoff but the SRB and SSME thrust noise may be taxing to even high quality sub-woofers and speaker cones if played too loud.
For those who sit through the last few frames you can catch a glimpse of my home theater system I built a couple of years ago. This video really is best viewed at 165 inches or better!
All Comments (21)
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Q Sent Me. Where. We. Go. One. We. Go. All. Q So this must be important........
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W.W.G.1.W.G.A. Q sent Us
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I can’t deny how impressive SpaceX and their rockets are but I’d be damned if I said that this isn’t more badass looking. Just reminds you that the astronauts are essentially riding a controlled explosion in a big metal shell at insane speeds into space.
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The startup of the three main engines might be the most satisfying thing I've ever seen. It just looks so perfect when the exhaust transitions from red and turbulent to pretty much transparent with white mach diamonds (or whatever they are called). Just so clean and smooth😮
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"...T minus 17..." !!!
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T minus 17 seconds! WWG1WGA
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The space shuttle launches are the most elegant rocket launches I've ever seen. So coordinated and perfect. This is one of the best launches as well.
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November 2023. I never get tired of watching and hearing the raw power of these amazing vehicles.
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Q sent me!
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For God and Country... LIFTOFF!!!
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I think as humans we have done some amazing things but this is the absolute pinnacle. The power required to leave the earth's atmosphere is awesome. When that Craft takes off it's just so beautiful. A fantastic video. Steve 👍
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My son is 2 years old and is obsessed with this video 😍😂 we watch it at least every other day!
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My dad just passed last Saturday, he worked at Rockwell in Canoga Park, they built the SSME, and the Saturn 5, and the Gemini and Mercury and all the main engines in the space program, WWG1WGA, Love you Dad, you helped make America Great, I promise to help Make America Great Again, Gods speed patriots
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i just realized, in my 17 years of life, ive never actual seen a blast off, only on animated shows but HOLY SHIT THAT LOOKS AWESOME
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The space shuttle is my favorite rocket/launch vehicle. It gives me chills every time.
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I had the privilege to watch the space shuttle take off in 1995 in person. Unforgettable.
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@3:35 "Houston, Negative return." "Copy. Negative return." Negative return, the point in the ascent at which an RTLS, Return To Launch Site, was no longer possible in Space Shuttle abort modes. Nothing can stop what is coming. Nothing!! WWG1WGA!!
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80s and 90s must have been spectacular times to live in
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Just blew apart my woofers, thanks
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O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
