Endeavour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
Posted: 10 Jun 2011, 23:33
blimey! And to think that will only happen once ever again, it hardly seems possible.
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Endeavour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
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Re: Endevour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
Posted: 10 Jun 2011, 23:58
Re: Endeavour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
Posted: 11 Jun 2011, 00:43
Stirring stuff. Made me feel proud to be American! Oh.. hang on, I'm not 
Nice footage anyway 
Cheers Joe
ATB
DaveB
Nice footage anyway Cheers Joe
ATB
DaveB
Re: Endeavour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
Posted: 11 Jun 2011, 05:38
Don't worry Dave...you're still a good ol' boy. 
Re: Endeavour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
Posted: 12 Jun 2011, 20:58
He sure is Paul.
Cheers Dave
Cheers Dave
Re: Endeavour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
Posted: 12 Jun 2011, 21:19
I just found the time to watch - spectacular! Joe, thanks for posting.
Nigel²
Nigel²
Re: Endeavour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
Posted: 13 Jun 2011, 06:54
A wonderful tribute to one of the last Shuttle flights. 
In the livingroom of my flat proudly hangs a framed photo of Columbia's first launch as well as an envelope flown aboard Challenger on STS-8. It broke my heart to see the Challenger accident on TV, as well as watching Columbia destroyed as she flew overhead above my (then) house in Texas. 
I guess mankinds advancements don't come without some sort of price to be paid. *sigh* Onward to Mars!
Brian
In the livingroom of my flat proudly hangs a framed photo of Columbia's first launch as well as an envelope flown aboard Challenger on STS-8. It broke my heart to see the Challenger accident on TV, as well as watching Columbia destroyed as she flew overhead above my (then) house in Texas. I guess mankinds advancements don't come without some sort of price to be paid. *sigh* Onward to Mars! Brian
Re: Endeavour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
Posted: 13 Jun 2011, 09:46
Its a good video...but...why do we constantly have to be bombarded with dramatic music, dramatic computer graphics, dramatic camera angles ? Its not just this video, it seems to be prevalent in documentaries in general these days. Yes, we KNOW its impressive; we actually ARE capable of thinking for ourselves. We don't need to be constantly battered with reminders. There is a maxim in creative writing that says ' Show, don't tell' - something they might have adhered to in making this video.
Impressive shuttle, less than stellar film making.
Impressive shuttle, less than stellar film making.
Re: Endeavour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
Posted: 13 Jun 2011, 15:57
The very reason I stopped it early on Paul
Re: Endeavour. Her final launch (Video by NASA)
Posted: 15 Jun 2011, 20:43
I watched the film all the way through. Very good and only marred by the constant repetition of various shots. Yes watching Challenger and Columbia meet their end was heartbreaking. I think that for any sort of exploration pushing the frontiers of knowledge and science there is a price to pay. How many maritime and aviation pioneers lost their lives. Space exploration has had surprisingly few.
As to the Challenger disaster many people think Reagan was a bit of a buffoon, but I think he made the finest speech of his presidency when that happened.
As to the Challenger disaster many people think Reagan was a bit of a buffoon, but I think he made the finest speech of his presidency when that happened.