On Google+, Michael Interbartolo -- who worked for ten years on the Space Shuttle Program in Mission Control in Houston -- just posted about this amazing video from cameras mounted on the Shuttle solid rockets as they rode into space. We've seen videos from rocketcams before, but this is very clear, and has enhanced sound that'll rock your speakers:
[embed width="610"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c[/embed]
Makes sure you have it set to HD and crank up the volume! There's a lot to see here! The ascent is very cool, of course, and at two minutes the solid rocket boosters (or SRBs) separate from the external tank and Orbiter. As they tumble away we see the Earth spinning around, and several times you can see the plume from the launch in the view poking up from the surface into the sky. You can also see the bright "star" of the Orbiter as it continues on ...
