I remember watching that when I was a kid on a black and white TV. I remember running outside several times and turning the antenna to get a ‘good’ picture. Lol.
The landing gave me the goosebumps, with those fighters at the sides of the spacecraft. That landing is an incredible feat per se, it takes amazing piloting skills.
I remember that just like I remembered Neil Armstrong first stepping on the moon. There was way to much time in between! I'm still waiting for more video from the moon.
I so totally remember watching both the launch and the landing as they happened. Even now, in 2023, I get that same excited feeling. I have such respect for the astronauts going where no one had gone before! And I’m so proud of America’s space program
I was only 13 but already in love with everything space-related. I was so excited and believed that by the year 2000, we'd be able to take vacations to the Moon on the Space Shuttle.
Yes it was. I remember watching the takeoff when i was a little kid. I miss my favorite Uncle James so much and it so hard to believe that hes been gone for almost 30 years now.
I was 12 years old at the time, and remember watching the launch live on tv as it happened. After that I swore I would make it a goal to see an actual launch in-person someday. Unfortunately, I never did... one of my biggest regrets 😞. Even now I still come to TH-cam to watch previous shuttle launch videos all the time... it's my only living memory of these wonderous machines.
I was incredibly lucky enough to be at the Cape for this launch. We were on the north causeway and the way the ground shook when the SRB's lit is something I will never forget.
Me and my much beloved and missed late mother watched the launch together as she was getting ready to leave out for work her as a registered nurse from our home in Baltimore. I was 14-years old and could not believe my eyes that the shuttle actually was moving after seeing TV news coverage of the Columbia on the launch pad since that prior January in 1981. Three months to a 14-year old boy was an eternity and witnessing on live TV--the shuttle suddenly lurching upward--just seemed so surreal. I was also amazed that the shuttle performed that soon to be familiar 120-degree spin on its tail to climb out to orbit over the ocean. I was also astounded that the shuttle would climb out upside down as I saw no accurate prior depictions of how the shuttle would actually fly. Only crude animations with no CGI back then. Anyway, miss you, mom and God bless the Columbia and the brave crew who two decades later, would perish in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster of February 1, 2003. Godspeed.
I was just off the side of the landing runway at the momentous occasion of the Columbia's first landing. I was 24 years old and I had no idea of the historic magnitude of what I was watching. All I knew was that I was assigned to stand guard between the crowd and the landing site on the lake bed at Edwards and I wasn't too happy at that time to be stationed in the Mohave desert. The shuttle flew over Mohave and I heard the sonic booms and after several S turns it came down gently on Edwards AFB dry lake bed. I really regret that I didn't savor that moment. I even went to a buffet style meal inside a hangar at Edwards AFB and the Columbia shuttle was in the hanger about 25 feet away from me in plain view while I ate my food in ignorant oblivion. At the time I think I was more lonely than I was curious. I guess we all have times in our lives that we wish we could live over again, but with a deeper sense of appreciation.
I was in school when I saw the first shuttle launch...so much promise...its only now we are at the point they were talking about when the Shuttle launched...🤔
I watched this live. The shuttle landed and the nose started rising, a near disaster, but Young corrected the near backward flip. Anybody else remember? The news commenter John Chancelor asked the NASA rep, but was brushed off. This video clip was clipped.
I was at the landing at Edwards AFB in the Mojave desert. There were like 500,000 people there and I remember it taking several hours for all those cars to get out on the freeway
Doomed from the start. I don't just mean the two disasters, although they were both caused by the new 'strap-on' design, instead of the previous 'stacked' design. I mean it served no purpose. Its reusability is an illusion, every launch wound up costing half a billion dollars. It was always too dangerous and inefficient to use for commercial or military satellite deployment. It was literally built for Skylab, which fell to Earth years before it launched. The main impetus of building the ISS was simply to give the Shuttle a place to go..
If someone were to say space exploration, this shuttle,is probably 1 of the most memorable for me, looks so damn cool too, the moon Landings were before my day,, getting to Mars is amazing and that but I think getting man on the moon back in the 60s technology is just mind boggling, I still don't know how the hell someone thought it up lol
Notice that the tank (& everything else) is painted white? One of the reasons the most recent failure (of the 2) in the Shuttle program was at all possible was only because they decided to save some weight and not paint the main tank. Insuating foam breaking off the main tank never happened until they started doing that. The reset is tragic history.
Had the rocket boosters burned for four more seconds the shuttle would have suffered the same fate as Challenger and this program was a disaster in waiting due to the flawed design and bureaucratic incompetence. That there was only two losses can only be attributed to good fortune
How sad it is it that our space program has returned to 1960s era spacecraft? Back to a capsule on top of a rocket that then plunges into the sea for eventual pickup. Wow. Yes it was an accomplishment way back when but for today, I don't think so and I won't applaud this backward leap in tech.
Dios es el rey y es el más poderoso de todos los mundos y jamás nadie le quitara el trono su hijo unigénito vino al mundo murió en la cruz por nuestros pecados y resucitó al tercer día para salvarnos de esos demonios tu alma no esta sola.Dios t ama
No temáis almas aprisionadas cristo murió en la cruz por nuestros pecados y resucitó al tercer día para salvarnos de esos demonios tu alma no esta sola.Dios t ama
This was so awesome. I clearly remember sitting in the school field with the class watching the take off and landing. A fantastic memory 😎🤗
On a Sunday?
I remember watching that when I was a kid on a black and white TV. I remember running outside several times and turning the antenna to get a ‘good’ picture. Lol.
The landing gave me the goosebumps, with those fighters at the sides of the spacecraft. That landing is an incredible feat per se, it takes amazing piloting skills.
a timeless design, a magnificent spacecraft
well, actually... it’s very obsolete now. 💔
@@alitlweird It 1981 it wasn't
Yeah I know, I meant the look of the shuttle is timeless
The two accidents could have been avoided too.
@@bobuk161 all accidents are avoidable in hindsight
I remember that just like I remembered Neil Armstrong first stepping on the moon. There was way to much time in between! I'm still waiting for more video from the moon.
This November SLS orbits the moon!
I´m Wating for a Man on the Mars ;) Let´s see..... XD
I so totally remember watching both the launch and the landing as they happened. Even now, in 2023, I get that same excited feeling. I have such respect for the astronauts going where no one had gone before! And I’m so proud of America’s space program
I still remember the day clearly being 8 years old, and it still makes the hairs on the back of my neck go crazy! Thanks for sharing 👍
I was only 13 but already in love with everything space-related. I was so excited and believed that by the year 2000, we'd be able to take vacations to the Moon on the Space Shuttle.
This bring back memory's.
In 1981 was nearly 4 years old and I remember here in UK it was shown live on both BBC and ITV channels. A lot of people spoke about it too
Amazing...
Yes it was. I remember watching the takeoff when i was a little kid. I miss my favorite Uncle James so much and it so hard to believe that hes been gone for almost 30 years now.
Wow.....40 years ago ?! I sid on the TV and see this live. I remember. We are living in the Time of Pioneers. The first Steps of a Space Zivilisation
I was 18 then! and I love it just as much now... I have to see a launch live.... it's a must on the bucket list... :)
I got to see a night launch of Atlantis in November 1991. it was pretty spectacular. 🇺🇸
I got bad news... they don't launch these anymore :-(
yes I'm keenly aware of this.
@@wyomingptt
I was 12 years old at the time, and remember watching the launch live on tv as it happened.
After that I swore I would make it a goal to see an actual launch in-person someday. Unfortunately, I never did... one of my biggest regrets 😞.
Even now I still come to TH-cam to watch previous shuttle launch videos all the time... it's my only living memory of these wonderous machines.
Incredible
I remember watching this live on TV.
Also in 1961, the Soviets put the first man in space Yuri G.
Still exciting to see this !!
I was incredibly lucky enough to be at the Cape for this launch. We were on the north causeway and the way the ground shook when the SRB's lit is something I will never forget.
Wow & look how far we've come. 🎉
Me and my much beloved and missed late mother watched the launch together as she was getting ready to leave out for work her as a registered nurse from our home in Baltimore. I was 14-years old and could not believe my eyes that the shuttle actually was moving after seeing TV news coverage of the Columbia on the launch pad since that prior January in 1981. Three months to a 14-year old boy was an eternity and witnessing on live TV--the shuttle suddenly lurching upward--just seemed so surreal. I was also amazed that the shuttle performed that soon to be familiar 120-degree spin on its tail to climb out to orbit over the ocean. I was also astounded that the shuttle would climb out upside down as I saw no accurate prior depictions of how the shuttle would actually fly. Only crude animations with no CGI back then. Anyway, miss you, mom and God bless the Columbia and the brave crew who two decades later, would perish in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster of February 1, 2003. Godspeed.
I still can't believe people say that this is CGI at this period of time
Incredible engineering and bravery.
Beautifulllll
Hail Columbia!
Seeing Atlantis in Florida is awesome. I thought the shuttle was bigger than it actually is.
School lecture study watching in awe.Now 54 old but inspired.
I was just off the side of the landing runway at the momentous occasion of the Columbia's first landing. I was 24 years old and I had no idea of the historic magnitude of what I was watching. All I knew was that I was assigned to stand guard between the crowd and the landing site on the lake bed at Edwards and I wasn't too happy at that time to be stationed in the Mohave desert. The shuttle flew over Mohave and I heard the sonic booms and after several S turns it came down gently on Edwards AFB dry lake bed. I really regret that I didn't savor that moment. I even went to a buffet style meal inside a hangar at Edwards AFB and the Columbia shuttle was in the hanger about 25 feet away from me in plain view while I ate my food in ignorant oblivion. At the time I think I was more lonely than I was curious. I guess we all have times in our lives that we wish we could live over again, but with a deeper sense of appreciation.
I was in school when I saw the first shuttle launch...so much promise...its only now we are at the point they were talking about when the Shuttle launched...🤔
The space shuttle was a beautiful vehicle.❤️🚀😀
Congratulations!
40 yrs ago? I was -3 yrs old then. Now im 37 and hope to see 1st peoples on Mars. I can die after that.
I watched this live. The shuttle landed and the nose started rising, a near disaster, but Young corrected the near backward flip. Anybody else remember? The news commenter John Chancelor asked the NASA rep, but was brushed off. This video clip was clipped.
I was at the landing at Edwards AFB in the Mojave desert. There were like 500,000 people there and I remember it taking several hours for all those cars to get out on the freeway
Man's greatest achievement!
Doomed from the start. I don't just mean the two disasters, although they were both caused by the new 'strap-on' design, instead of the previous 'stacked' design.
I mean it served no purpose. Its reusability is an illusion, every launch wound up costing half a billion dollars. It was always too dangerous and inefficient to use for commercial or military satellite deployment.
It was literally built for Skylab, which fell to Earth years before it launched. The main impetus of building the ISS was simply to give the Shuttle a place to go..
If anyone got to see any space shuttle launch at anytime I am envious to see this on tv was awesome but to be there
A moment of intrepid glory amidst a quagmire of transformational pain.
I LOVE 😍 Space Shuttles
That was fantastic to watch.👍☺.
No one, but no one did it like America did back in the 80's with Reagan as President. We were golden, forever....
If someone were to say space exploration, this shuttle,is probably 1 of the most memorable for me, looks so damn cool too, the moon Landings were before my day,, getting to Mars is amazing and that but I think getting man on the moon back in the 60s technology is just mind boggling, I still don't know how the hell someone thought it up lol
I watched this live. It was the most amazing scientific advancement in the world at that time. All of my interest in science began right then!
Amazing !
Congratulations to America on this date!👍👍👍
I love astronomy
Records of an ancient civilization. Oh pardon me thou bleeding piece of earth
Good Info and News, thx for share about "Anniversary" :)
I was 14 at the time and it was a big deal.🚀😀
I was just 1 when this took place.
Back then we believed the Shuttle hype. They claimed it would cost less than 50 million per launch. Reality was 1.5 billion per launch.
Butter
Different breed of pilots and commanders back then
God bless America
I was being born on earth at the same time the space shuttle was born into outer space
Notice that the tank (& everything else) is painted white? One of the reasons the most recent failure (of the 2) in the Shuttle program was at all possible was only because they decided to save some weight and not paint the main tank. Insuating foam breaking off the main tank never happened until they started doing that.
The reset is tragic history.
That mfker went straight up and back down
I thought it deployed a parachute when it landed
Congrats 🎉 👏👏👏 Tyurkiey 🇹🇷
Why was the front wheel so short?
because if the shuttle has a forward tilt then the air is pushing it down onto the run way helping it to slow down
4 days after i turned 10 yrs old
how the world has gone down the toliet in 40 years
Hmmmm look like that think was starting to go more horizontal than vertical....must didn't want to hit the firmament
It's a flare
Progress
Good for NASA iss
Had the rocket boosters burned for four more seconds the shuttle would have suffered the same fate as Challenger and this program was a disaster in waiting due to the flawed design and bureaucratic incompetence.
That there was only two losses can only be attributed to good fortune
Omae wa mou shendriru
How sad it is it that our space program has returned to 1960s era spacecraft? Back to a capsule on top of a rocket that then plunges into the sea for eventual pickup. Wow. Yes it was an accomplishment way back when but for today, I don't think so and I won't applaud this backward leap in tech.
Dios es el rey y es el más poderoso de todos los mundos y jamás nadie le quitara el trono su hijo unigénito vino al mundo murió en la cruz por nuestros pecados y resucitó al tercer día para salvarnos de esos demonios tu alma no esta sola.Dios t ama
No temáis almas aprisionadas cristo murió en la cruz por nuestros pecados y resucitó al tercer día para salvarnos de esos demonios tu alma no esta sola.Dios t ama
1st
Dam thats crazy
@@eloieygun7256 I just have fastest internet & notifications
@@rosintruder6867 no one gives a single fuck
@@rosintruder6867 you aren't first