Raw Video: Shuttle Atlantis Returns Safely
December 26, 2009 – 3:55 am | 81 views
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Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven landed at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla Wednesday. Its 5 million-mile, 13-day journey was highlighted by the delivery of the new European space station lab Columbus. (Feb. 20)
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21 Responses to “Raw Video: Shuttle Atlantis Returns Safely”
The Space Shuttle’s design wasn’t made for such intense friction and heating during re-entry, any shuttle returning at that speed would cause the shuttle to disintegrate due to the aerodynamics of the shuttle.
By EndeavourLaunch on Oct 1, 2008
Using capsule’s is the best idea for such re-entry, they are perfect aerodynamic wise.
By EndeavourLaunch on Oct 1, 2008
Nay I aint agree with you; the international space station is in a high enough vacuum (similar to the vacuum of the moon). The intense heat friction occur when the space shuttle enters earth’s atmosphere (as it’s also slowed down) and it can withstand this frictional punishment. The duration and intensity of this intense friction is similar whether the space shuttle comes from the space station or farther,like the moon. All it takes is some modification for its moon landing.
By 7olusegun on Oct 1, 2008
Highly impossible, space shuttle wouldn’t even make the first S-turn before disintegration, and would have to come in at the right millisecond in order to land at the Cape or Edwards.
By EndeavourLaunch on Oct 3, 2008
Prior to man landing on the moon, many said it was highly impossible but alas with technology, this feat was achievable. With a better, modified or improved space shuttle design, this is very possible. Perhaps a space shuttle which can land and take off vertically from the lunar surface. A more robust space shuttle with prudent control of landing and entrying earth’s atmosphere will not disintegrate. I know this is extremely possible or feasible.
By 7olusegun on Oct 4, 2008
whats much better, a separate lander vehicle, which may be reusable, on board the new improved lunar mission space shuttle.
also, as long as shuttles have time to slow down to about mach 24.5, the exact reentry speed, either by using atmospheric braking, or rocket braking, the shuttle can survive shots at the moon.
By nakazatoGTR on Oct 16, 2008
holy shit is this star wars? nope its the united states.
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By whydoyoucare701 on Mar 1, 2009
try steering a plane and land parallel to the ground, much less a space shuttle.
By UrNotReallySorry on Mar 28, 2009
Fighter chase-planes.
By skyyguyy on Apr 2, 2009
how could the shuttle land on the moon. It is impossible. It would have to have the payload bay full of fuel and it also wood need hover rockets to touch down. And the shutte would also never survive re-entry.
By joachim2464 on Apr 17, 2009
Actually, if you read my previous comments, I said newer (and better) shuttle designs (taking into consideration all these forseeable problems) should be done. The ‘tenous’ vacuum at the level of the ISS and that of the moon are about the same. Heating due to earth’s frictional atmospheric forces would be the same. It was once said it was impossible for man to reach the moon but this was disproved.
By 7olusegun on Apr 18, 2009
Great video
By KEH4202 on May 16, 2009
Wonderful job Shuttle Crew and NASA
By 19501227 on Jun 4, 2009
i cannot imagine how do they rotate the shuttle on orbit, how to control it when should go off the orbit, by way of gyroscope or firepower jet?. how it enters the higher atmosphere layers, how do they cut that crazy velocity which is too high for being in atmosphere, or maybe they can brake before they reach the atmosphere ? thats so exciting. does anybody know where to read about that ?
By Vitaminnn07 on Jun 11, 2009
i know, that sounded like 10 years old girl question.
By Vitaminnn07 on Jun 11, 2009
She’s a beautiful bird
By synthpathetic on Jul 17, 2009
weather plane flying next to it. The shuttle is very quiet.
By mach25man on Jul 18, 2009
Itsall physics. The shuttle does not have the speed at launch to go to the moon.
By mach25man on Jul 18, 2009
That isn’t the engines, the sound is coming from the fighter jets that are flying around it.
By nortenero on Nov 19, 2009