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    Neil Wyatt
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      #382151
      Neil Wyatt
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        I saw this this morning and posted a link on another forum. The postive response was amazing so I feel I ought to share it here as well.

        http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-46314797/astronaut-on-iss-captures-spacecraft-launch-footage

        Watch for the stage separations and the lower stage re-entry burn up starting at about 31 seconds.

        It is a time lapse so it only lasts about a minute and a half, but it is phenomenal, especially on a biggish screen!

        I think this is the first time a launch has been filmed from the ISS

        Neil

        #382157
        Brian Sweeting 2
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          Excellent, what always amazes me with these ISS shots is the amount of 'debris' flying around them.

          Edited By Brian Sweeting on 24/11/2018 21:50:01

          #382162
          RevStew
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            I was in Florida as close as you could get for the launch of the shuttle mission (Challenger) STS 41G in 1984, and I remember being amazed even then by the immense amount of energy needed to escape atmosphere with just a relatively small payload, and then weeks later nature reclaiming her debts in a show of light and sound and heat.

            It takes a lot to get things away from earth. Obviously the future is in sorting those things out away from earth orbit, and accelerating them as efficiently as possible, even if it takes a lot of time.

            #382176
            Another JohnS
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              @anotherjohns

              Neil;

              I have a bunch of Model Engineers from when it went through it's "Sci-fi" phase, back in the late 50s or early 60s.

              I do remember years ago reading an article where the author was describing what the earth looked like from space, with hand-drawn sketches.

              It dawned on me later that *no human* in the history of mankind had seen these views, now we take them for granted.

              Gosh, even a fellow Canadian (whom I have met in my old line of work) did a music video from space…

              (which, when you watch it, is probably the best bit of PR for the space program of anything yet produced)

              Interesting times indeed…

              #382187
              OldMetaller
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                @oldmetaller

                Wow! That's amazing, thanks for posting Neil!

                I've often watched the ISS go over, it's incredible seeing what they see when they look down!

                Regards,

                John.

                #382194
                Ron Laden
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                  @ronladen17547

                  Thanks Neil, that is amazing seeing a launch from space, what always amazes me is earths escape velocity isnt it something like 7 miles per second..? When you think of the Shuttle it was a big lump thinking of that travelling at that speed….amazing.

                  Ron

                  #382203
                  Zan
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                    @zan

                    Great one Neil. Did you see stage 1 burning up as it re entered the atmosphere?

                    #382210
                    Neil Wyatt
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                      @neilwyatt

                      > the amount of 'debris' flying around them.

                      I thought that when I watched it on my phone but on a bigger screen they are mostly stars!

                      > Florida as close as you could get for the launch of the shuttle mission (Challenger) STS 41G in 1984,

                      I saw Rush play at the NEC in 82 or 83 and they used an Imax screen and film of a shuttle launch as a backdrop to one song! That was impressive, I would love to see a real launch close up.

                      > Gosh, even a fellow Canadian (whom I have met in my old line of work) did a music video from space…

                      Chris Hadfield, I was given his book of photos from the ISS last Christmas. It's excellent.

                      > Eventually, about the fourth time I watched it!

                      Neil

                      #382219
                      Ian S C
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                        @iansc

                        New Zealand's Rocket Lab put half a dozen small satellites in orbit on the 11th of November, next launch is for NASSA, with 13 satellites.

                        Ian S C

                        #382289
                        mark costello 1
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                          @markcostello1

                          We seen a shuttle launch from about 200 miles away, it was about as bright as a road flare around 300 yards away.

                          #382380
                          Ady1
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                            Surprises me that the Apollo program Saturn 5 is still the most powerful rocket ever made

                            50 years old now

                            I suppose with technical progress they should get less powerful to do the same job

                            #382387
                            Neil Wyatt
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                              Posted by Ady1 on 26/11/2018 10:38:49:

                              Surprises me that the Apollo program Saturn 5 is still the most powerful rocket ever made

                              50 years old now

                              I suppose with technical progress they should get less powerful to do the same job

                              Gravity hasn't changed

                              Neil

                              #382388
                              Robin
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                                Maybe it needed the extra power because it had to lift a Saturn 5

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                                Robin
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                                  I became very brave and bought a new Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper on ebay, cost me £62.89. It just arrived and I think it is more genuine than the last one I bought, but is 100% genuine too much to hope for? dont know

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