Some awesome footage from debris analysis cameras attached to the Discovery’s SRBs during separation. Check out the higher-res Quicktime of the composite view above for the full effect.
LINK/VIDEOS [assorted videos of booster seperation]
VIDEO [Quicktime composite view]
Discovery launched Tuesday (the 4th) after much effort and delay, marking the first shuttle launch since the Columbia disaster in 2003. NASA billed it as a flawless success, and upon inspection at the ISS the shuttle has been cleared for return on the 17th of July.
VIDEO [launch]
ARTICLE [NASA says Discovery launch was almost flawless]
ARTICLE [Space shuttle Discovery gets clean bill of health]
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some of the coolest footage i have ever seen. great find!
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