This made me cry. I watched so many landings like this when I was a kid back in the 90s. The shuttle was a very problematic design, but it was what I grew up with. I guess you could argue that the fact that we made such a pants-on-head idea work at all was a tribute to what we can do when we try.
They should have come up with a design where the orbitor was mounted on top of the fuel tank and srb’s, as opposed to being attached to the side. That would have solved a lot of problems on launch.
This is one of the fondest memories I have from my childhood. My dad packed us kids up in the old Vega and we went to see the landing at Edward's Airforce Base. We also seen it leave on the back of the 747.
The News Channel couldn't even follow through with the complete landing because they were too anxious to get to sports!!! How the heck is sports more exciting and important than the completion of a mission of human engineering feats and ambition!?!? This is why I prefer NASA livestreams. But an awesome landing and incredible mission.
+Joe N. In fairness these tv stations and shows cater mostly to what the public will watch and tune in for. Since that is a fact the blame falls on the people. Another good example would be so many complaining of the current shitty state of music that we hear on major platforms. They are simply playing what people will tune in and listen to so again that falls on the general public as their fault. Actually there is still great music being made every day.
Twenty some years ago I was in a field, heard a low flying plane and saw the Space Shuttle piggybacked to a 747. WOW ! , I did not know this was done and could not believe my eyes. Seem to me to be a bigger technological challenge than putting it in orbit. Respect to the 747 pilot.
@@vivelafrance6314 It's not like there's a rule that they have to speak 100wpm+, and no less for the entire broadcast... Glad you understand, but it's funny, what you mentioned there is the kind of thing, when I was a kid that I used to hear adults say-and it would make me think "Why do they think that? what happened to them??" .....You know exactly what I'm talking about lol!! It's probably their producer being a spaz, making everyone fill the air with talk, really.... He's the guy who answers "why?" With "Well, because."
OMG 17 News! I'm from Bakersfield so it's weird because i clicked on this vid and didn't expect to hear those familiar voices lol. Awesome shuttle landing! Amazing view!
@Superfly I agree, what I meant is that the Shuttle in particular is very unsafe, especially if you compare it with earlier models like Gemini or Apollo, or the Russian Soyuz
I know it's an old post but must disagree. While not disparaging the Shuttle, nothing in my opinion compares to Apollo 11. Only 66 years after flight was mastered, two Americans walked on the moon carried by an American space craft and planted an American flag. Picked up by a man orbiting the moon with the spacecraft and all were brought home safely. Did it six more times after that. 240,000 miles into deep space as opposed to 200. Over 1000 times more distance.
@@dj3114 The greatest feat in human history to this day. "Houston, Tranquillity Base here....the Eagle has landed." Gives me chills every time I hear it, and often some tearing up. I was 12 when it happened.
This is how all of the broadcasts once were. Always drove me crazy. NASA commentators and radio traffic explained what was happening but the local news cruds always talked over them so the entire audio is a jumbled mess with little relevant information. Thank God SpaceX has changed the way these events are covered.
For those of you who don't like the annoying news people talking through out the whole video, look up sts-128 landing. You will find the original with no one talking except for mission control. SPREAD THE WORD!!!!
+FLAMINGMOH Yes, it's extremely annoying. "Let's turn the volume up and hear what NASA is telling us", and continue to talk over it anyway! And while we're at it we will obscure half of the picture with a pointless banner. How many years of television should it takes to correct these banners?
That footage reminds me of watching Space Shuttle Enterprise when it was being tested, and watching live landings of Space Shuttle Columbia in the early '80s. Back when the shuttle was a brand-new thing and we hadn't seen anything like it.
I spent hours reading books about this stuff when I was supposed to be asleep because the bus was going to be there in four hours. Only kid who slept through recess in kindergarten. Worth it.
I was stationed at Ft. Bliss, TX in 1982 when Columbia had to land at White Sands. I just happened to be outside at the right time to see it being ferried over the Franklin Mountains on the 747 on its way back to Florida. That is a sight I will never forget.
That and the filming of "Lone Wolf McQuade" - LOL. That was also going on when I was there but seeing the shuttle being ferried was a lot more exciting. Wish I could have been able to go out to White Sands and actually see it land.
I was in the army at Edwards afb during these landings until a bad weather day at Edwards and the landing site was changed to white sands. I still remember the shuttle nose popping back up after the main landing gear set down and I said "whoa!"
Ever since 9-11 Every news station feels the need to cover 50 percent of the viewing screen with their crappy logos and information blocking our view to this beautiful flight. Morons!
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I was the Tracking Radar Specialist that tracked all Shuttle missions and cover their landings at Edwards Air Force Base. I worked for NASA on Vandenburg Air Force Base's, Western Test Range. The audio that they could have let play would really give you the truest insights, I am even on tape during this time with Shuttle Control Houston, who' running things. We missed a great deal on this broadcast.
I've watched it come in many times from Orlando and once from the Cape. Yes, this is a great landing video. Cool when he pulls some g in the turns and you see the tips condense out some vortices.
Awsome! Fun fact the landing gear on the shuttle are spring loaded, not hydraulically actuated like a normal airplanes gear. This was to save weight. They can not be raised after they are lowered.
+jrocket73 I think he means that the landing gear can not be retracted while in flight. After they are deployed in air, they can only be retracted back in by the mechanics.
Is this why they're deployed so late in the approach? I figured it was because they wanted to lose as little speed as possible knowing they couldn't go around if they had to.
Phạm Thọ those astronauts knew the risk involved and accepted that it might happen and still loved their jobs, it doesn't make it any less tragic and awful but accidents happen in all aspects of life. Think of all the people that die every year fighting battles that have been produced by their governments when it could be avoided, the shuttle programme was the future, it was a step forward for mankind and a great cause. If we forever lived in fear of death then we would never achieve anything and just box ourselves into padded rooms. Stop ruining this spectacular pastime and don't be so naive.
Pham Tho, I know how many astronauts have dies however as Nazanin Jahanshahi said, they all knew what they were getting into and understood the risks.. and took the plunge knowing those risks because they were brave spirits that wanted to become a part of history and move beyond the horizons of the average person! I was simply commenting on why I like this vid.. so I want to draw it back to being simple and refer now to my primary comment. It was simply an observation of the landing, not an opening to debate anything.
Greg Gilmore Thank goodness they switched to a different camera angle that was zoomed out so we could see the touchdown. Before that I was like nooooo, the bar is blocking the wheels
Ethan Smillie I'd like to know why they think they can make us watch commercials all over the screen all during their programs. Not me, I don't put up with it when I can just turn it off.
The space shuttle is still the most incredible thing humanity has ever done. We literally shoot a plane into space and land it without any engines. Not to mention the fact that it looks friggin NOICE!!!
this is not a space shuttle it is a con, it doesnt go into space because earth is an enclosed system, watch when the so called shuttle takes off it doesnt go straight up it goes up and then sideways and flies away from the observer not into space and all those dumb people think its going into space, nasa has you all by the balls, Bill Nye from nasa even admitted earth is in an enclosed system there is nowhere to go its an enclosed system, it has to be how would we be able to live here if all the oxygen escaped into so called space?? they telling us they are showing us but us the dumb people just do get it, so they will keep fucking us with absolute BS!
@@kokaboba actually, someone without a very similar belief to this troll pointed out how the atmosphere would get sucked away because of the vacuum of space. it would get sucked away, but because there's a gradient of pressure from the surface to the edge of the atmosphere, there's not enough pressure at the top to allow the other oxygen to push it away. gravity does keep it on earth, just not directly
I watched the launch from this mission and it was one of the highlights of my life. You don’t understand how unbelievably powerful these machines are until you feel them rattle your insides from 3 miles away. EDIT: these are incredibly aviation-literate newscasters. He referred to the wingtip vortices and she said “landing gear”…that’s a nice change of pace from the usual “oooo, look at those contrails!” or “the wheels are down!” that you expect to hear from any given news team.
The news anchor said, "let's turn up the audio and listen to this for a minute" then wouldn't shut up so we could listen. A common reporter problem since Walter Cronkite.
Walter was a once in a lifetime sort of guy. He was the BEST anchor! I remember watching his reaction to the Apollo 11 landing as a kid, he was nervous and when Armstrong was on the moon he started tearing up.
My parents took us to see the Columbia land at Edwards AFB twice when I was a kid. STS-1 on 14 April 1981 and STS-4 on 4 July 1982. Both events were roaring successes with huge crowds of people: the first one was the very first shuttle landing, and the second was a great way to spend part of an Independence Day.
I wanted the news anchor to shut his trap and let us hear the shuttle pilots and the controllers communicating. The footage was terrific; my only complaint is that the news station kept their freaking "logo line" across the bottom the entire time.
this is not a space shuttle it is a con, it doesnt go into space because earth is an enclosed system, watch when the so called shuttle takes off it doesnt go straight up it goes up and then sideways and flies away from the observer not into space and all those dumb people think its going into space, nasa has you all by the balls, Bill Nye from nasa even admitted earth is in an enclosed system there is nowhere to go its an enclosed system, it has to be how would we be able to live here if all the oxygen escaped into so called space?? they telling us they are showing us but us the dumb people just do get it, so they will keep fucking us with absolute BS!
Good old memories. I took a week off in March I think it was 2003 for bike week in Daytona. Towed my '72 Triumph Daytona down there for the event. Hooked up with my brother who lives in Tallahassee and we stayed in a hotel in St. Augustine. I set my alarm for 6am at the hotel to catch the launch. From almost exactly 100 miles away is was a clear shot to the Cape to witness the launch. I'll never forget it. Later on that week when we got back to Tallahassee, we got to see the Shuttle before that launch come flying back by on the back of a 747. It circled at last two times around downtown Tallahassee. That I'll also never forget. Seeing that configuration flying so slow seemed like it should drop out of the sky. It was almost as impressive in some ways, but more impressive in others as it was to seeing the launch itself.
Nice vid if the news station douche bags would have taken the banner off the bottom it would have been 5 star They could not put a water mark in the bottom left or right no we got to look at a third of the screen with the dam name across it But thanks for the vid the cleanliness, was suburb.
+Dizzy Jones Yes, agree on the stupid banner. And, to add, news anchors can't go 5 seconds without running their mouthes. That's why it was so much nicer watching these on NASA TV as you would only hear the voice of mission control.
I just realized that they made the nose gear shorter than the main gear so that the wing was angled down once on the ground which would cause it to slow down faster.
Salad Spinner Always something isn't it. Always have to find SOMETHING to hate on us Americans. And sir/ma'am, what nation are you from so I can hate on your country?
Crimson Flash Studios Thank you for you kind response. We'll take this into account when we're planning our next event of "How to Hate Americans". And good luck, I'll doubt you'll find banners on our television networks. We like to use all 2 million pixels for actual footage.
Good Show!!! The "Drag Chute" was Designed and Built by "Irvin Aerospace" for the Endeavour and retro-fitted on the other Shuttles... I was a "Parachute Rigger" at that time for Irvin and Packed the Chute for "Endeavour's" first Flight!!!" WOOOHOO!! Meet me at the BAR and I'll spin a few tales for ya'!!! Great Program!!!!! skybill
Man I love living in Florida. As a kid, I would always run outside to hear the sonic boom as the shuttle flew overhead on its return. I live on the west coast of Florida, just opposite of Miami and we could always hear it.
What a pity. That news anchors keep babbling on throughout the approach and landing. Could it be they think their drivel is more interesting than the actual communications? Even after he says they're going to shut up and listen, a minute before touchdown ... they still go on with their chatter.
TheRiskyBrothers I was a radio announcer for 17 years. So, I know all about the sins of dead air. But, the guy said he was going to shut up and let us hear the communications ... and he didn't. Avoiding dead air doesn't mean the announcer has to keep yapping ... if there's something more interesting than his banter going on. And there was. He acknowledged that fact when he first offered to shut his mouth, and then he couldn't help himself. He blew it.
smart451cab At least the news anchors *kinda* had an idea of what they were talking about. I remember watching a shuttle landing here in the UK a few years ago, and the woman didn't have the slightest clue. They were talking continuously throughout the landing, but it was just random nonsense not far off the level of "ooh, look at the pretty white plane type thing".
***** Thank you. Dead air means nothin' goin' on ... tune out factor in radio. If these TV personalities allowed NASA communication to be heard, that wouldn't qualify as dead air. Without their incessant babbling there was still both audio and video, which were overshadowed with their self indulgent banter. In my professional opinion, their presentation was very unprofessional ...especially after stating they were going to shut their trap and listen.
kdm71291 30 years and two catastrophes wasn't enough? I'm aware that it's a dangerous thing, space flight, and will be in the lifetime of anyone alive today. But, from conception, the Shuttle wasn't intended to be the backbone of the US space program. It was forced into that position by Congressional budget cuts. It was due for retirement. The Shuttle we got was a trimmed down version of the original design. That design didn't have SRBs, and had a manned return to launch site booster. People bitch about the NASA budget, and yet it is such a tiny slice of the pie. Compare it to the offensive military budget for a bit of perspective. I too miss the Shuttle ... such a cool futuristic ship (in 1980). But, I feel most people don't understand the awkward position it was forced to occupy. We had no heavy booster for the duration. And they would've been more practical for many of the missions we had no alternative to but using the Shuttle.
smart451cab I appreciate your presentation of information, but I don't know how you felt the need to express all that just from what I said, which you ultimately expressed yourself, by the way! If the Shuttle system was only in operation for it's intended purposes and length of operation, I would still miss it! That is all!
I am proud to be an American, specially when I see things like this.God bless America!I had a chance to see and go on the inside of the space shuttle in 1995 when it was in Palmdale, CA. Had to go through background check for it...
I've seen the shuttle twice. Although on top of a 747. Once in San Antonio and at ft Bliss, Biggs army airfield. Both amazing sights! The first being in San Antonio. I was at work and said to a co worker, " it would be cool to see it coming in for refueling". A short time later, I seen a plane coming in that looked different. Low and behold, it was the 747 with the shuttle on top. Amazing!!! When I was stationed at Ft Bliss, it made a stop there to refuel because of bad weather, I later learned.
Ning3n I know a 747 pilot who likes to tell people in bars that he is miserable with guilt because he has to spray cities or be fired. He has a great time watching their eyes get big. Of course he lies about his name and the airline, and pays with cash. I can't really be mad at him. I think it's funny as hell.
For those making fun of the 5 million dollar treadmill. It is NOT your average household treadmill, and it is NOT for the pleasure of the astronauts. This treadmill has to simulate earth's gravity, be energy efficient, extremely light weight and allow multifunction use. The space station is a research station which allows us to see what it takes for humans to live in space. It acts as a launching pad for future human space flights to Mars and beyond. If we are going to send people to other worlds, then we better know how to keep them mentally and physicals healthy. This treadmill is a small part of a very large ambition. Lessons learnt here will not only ensure we have a second home, but also help us improve the lives of billions living here now. Anyone arguing against scientific research on the INTERNET is a fucking moron and doesn't know how the internet began. The internet began as nothing more than a few scientists at CERN trying to share information and look where it is today! Things like these will be the difference between us going extinct and living forever.
+Sikh Atheist Don't lose your time with these people. Most of them are jokes of the nature without enough skills to understand why are living this life on the earth. Imagine if they have to understand what the astronauts are doing on the ISS. World is going worse and when someone realize that his/her life is useless, start to criticize everything and everyone. "sour grapes, as the fox said when he could not reach them"..
I actually had the privilege of seeing the first shuttle landing in 1981at Edwards AFB, i was stationed at George afb in victorville,California and a couple of us went to see it land ,it was incredible to see
For those saying that you can even hear the engines of the shuttle, you are hearing one of the two jets that track the plane as it laands, and then flies over the cameras as the shuttle lands. Those are not shuttle engines you are hearing.
+Douglas Crets Not to mention that shuttle is going quite fast when it lands so you are actually also hearing the air getting pushed away from the camera very quickly.
@@davidmoss3380 Have you ever been to the desert on a hot day? If not, have you ever seen video of the desert on a hot day? And do you have any understanding of what causes those "heat waves" that you can see in ANY direction? And do you realize that from a visual perspective, they are amplified greatly when viewed through a super-telephoto lens like that being used here? And finally, can you comprehend the fact that anything that creates as much turbulence in the air as a machine like this would alter the appearance of those heat waves a whole lot? Yeah, one need not be a genius to have at least a basic understanding of all those things, so try not to be confused. And you won't be confused if you don't decide ahead of time that the wilder the conspiracy theory, the more likely that it's true. Oh, and your statement that "it has intakes" can so easily be proven wrong if you just look up some info showing closer pictures with structural descriptions, instead of telephoto head-on shots like these which are taken from several miles in front of the ship. Jeeze, you just have your mind made up to the point that you wouldn't lift a finger to find facts that might get in your way (which is why I shouldn't be wasting my time on anyone who deliberately chooses to be a moron, but there it is).
Such a majestic beauty! And the skill with which the pilot lands it (along with the massive pressure of knowing there are no second chances) is mind-blowing to me! These guys truly did have the Right Stuff!
And Clint got that from the writers on the movie who got it from the Space Shuttle's original nickname given by the people who built it... the "Flying Brickyard".
Having 2 commentators , one interrupting other is better than having just a one with some quiet moments so we could watch for ourselves without being explained what we are watching every second of the footage.
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This made me cry. I watched so many landings like this when I was a kid back in the 90s. The shuttle was a very problematic design, but it was what I grew up with. I guess you could argue that the fact that we made such a pants-on-head idea work at all was a tribute to what we can do when we try.
They should have come up with a design where the orbitor was mounted on top of the fuel tank and srb’s, as opposed to being attached to the side. That would have solved a lot of problems on launch.
This is one of the fondest memories I have from my childhood. My dad packed us kids up in the old Vega and we went to see the landing at Edward's Airforce Base. We also seen it leave on the back of the 747.
So glad you got to experience that!!! Great Dad!!
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Lucky u that's a once in a lifetime experience
2008 was prime wrath of the lich king... damn bein all old and shit now fuckk
The News Channel couldn't even follow through with the complete landing because they were too anxious to get to sports!!! How the heck is sports more exciting and important than the completion of a mission of human engineering feats and ambition!?!? This is why I prefer NASA livestreams. But an awesome landing and incredible mission.
+Joe N. I am not sure where you live but in the United States news broadcast are public domain The logo is to show of it origins not copyright
Don Ho How does that apply to what I said?
That is a good question. One I'd love to see the answer to!
+Joe N. In fairness these tv stations and shows cater mostly to what the public will watch and tune in for. Since that is a fact the blame falls on the people. Another good example would be so many complaining of the current shitty state of music that we hear on major platforms. They are simply playing what people will tune in and listen to so again that falls on the general public as their fault. Actually there is still great music being made every day.
Jay Smooth Funny enough, the whole music debate is something I am handling on a separate thread on TH-cam xD.
"That wasn't flying, that was falling with style!" - Woody
Do you comment this everywhere??
@@dannydougin3925 well he aint wrong about that
Twenty some years ago I was in a field, heard a low flying plane and saw the Space Shuttle piggybacked to a 747. WOW ! , I did not know this was done and could not believe my eyes. Seem to me to be a bigger technological challenge than putting it in orbit. Respect to the 747 pilot.
"let's turn up the audio and listen to this for a minute. Just kidding I'm never going to stfu."
What is stfu?
Exactly!! The anchor loves the sound of his own voice so much that he never shuts up!!
It's "Shut the F*** Up"
Apex Predator Chris Hansen Hilarious! how true.
Apex Maybe if they turned up the audio we could hear the engines properly. Oh wait it's supposed to be a glider....isn't it?
Beautiful landing that would have been broadcast better without the giant blue banner and moronic commentary
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It would have been really awesome if they were able to build a base on the moon or Mars with a Runway showing the space shuttle landing on it.
I agree. But, it is their job as a news reporter, they need to keep talking because it’s their job.
@@Angry.General1461 oh that's easy, just watch Airplane 2!
@@vivelafrance6314 It's not like there's a rule that they have to speak 100wpm+, and no less for the entire broadcast...
Glad you understand, but it's funny, what you mentioned there is the kind of thing, when I was a kid that I used to hear adults say-and it would make me think "Why do they think that? what happened to them??" .....You know exactly what I'm talking about lol!!
It's probably their producer being a spaz, making everyone fill the air with talk, really.... He's the guy who answers "why?" With "Well, because."
Beautiful shots of the space shuttle! In my mind, the most beautiful looking flying machine.
Igor Flexus it isnt flying... its falling with style!!!!😎
Jonathan Flores a toy story quote in a space shuttle landing video... i think i've seen it all now
OMG 17 News! I'm from Bakersfield so it's weird because i clicked on this vid and didn't expect to hear those familiar voices lol. Awesome shuttle landing! Amazing view!
Nothing will ever be as cool as the space shuttle...
it may be cool, but it's quite unsafe
@Superfly I agree, what I meant is that the Shuttle in particular is very unsafe, especially if you compare it with earlier models like Gemini or Apollo, or the Russian Soyuz
I know it's an old post but must disagree. While not disparaging the Shuttle, nothing in my opinion compares to Apollo 11. Only 66 years after flight was mastered, two Americans walked on the moon carried by an American space craft and planted an American flag. Picked up by a man orbiting the moon with the spacecraft and all were brought home safely. Did it six more times after that. 240,000 miles into deep space as opposed to 200. Over 1000 times more distance.
@@dj3114 The greatest feat in human history to this day. "Houston, Tranquillity Base here....the Eagle has landed." Gives me chills every time I hear it, and often some tearing up. I was 12 when it happened.
@@abc456f I was nine and my Mom insisted I watch it. Always been thankful to her for that.
I like when the studio talking head says. "Let's listen in...." and then keeps on talking.
Yeah! They just can't help themselves. Spoiled the whole impact.
Yeah! They just can't help themselves. Spoiled the whole impact.
This is how all of the broadcasts once were. Always drove me crazy. NASA commentators and radio traffic explained what was happening but the local news cruds always talked over them so the entire audio is a jumbled mess with little relevant information. Thank God SpaceX has changed the way these events are covered.
@@tassie7325 - wasn't really worth posting that twice, fella.
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Didn't know that I had.
Thanks for the thoughtful notice.
For those of you who don't like the annoying news people talking through out the whole video, look up sts-128 landing. You will find the original with no one talking except for mission control. SPREAD THE WORD!!!!
+FLAMINGMOH Yes, it's extremely annoying. "Let's turn the volume up and hear what NASA is telling us", and continue to talk over it anyway! And while we're at it we will obscure half of the picture with a pointless banner. How many years of television should it takes to correct these banners?
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I miss the shuttle program. I really hope we do something like that again in the future.
We didn't choose greatness. We would still be hitching rides to the ISS with the Russian if it weren't for Elon Musk: the C factor.
I grew up in the antelope valley. Those re entry bangs are louder than any sonic booms we would hear on routine.
Very true, i grew up on edwards
That footage reminds me of watching Space Shuttle Enterprise when it was being tested, and watching live landings of Space Shuttle Columbia in the early '80s.
Back when the shuttle was a brand-new thing and we hadn't seen anything like it.
I spent hours reading books about this stuff when I was supposed to be asleep because the bus was going to be there in four hours. Only kid who slept through recess in kindergarten. Worth it.
I was stationed at Ft. Bliss, TX in 1982 when Columbia had to land at White Sands. I just happened to be outside at the right time to see it being ferried over the Franklin Mountains on the 747 on its way back to Florida. That is a sight I will never forget.
whoop I'm from El Paso!
That and the filming of "Lone Wolf McQuade" - LOL. That was also going on when I was there but seeing the shuttle being ferried was a lot more exciting. Wish I could have been able to go out to White Sands and actually see it land.
I was in the army at Edwards afb during these landings until a bad weather day at Edwards and the landing site was changed to white sands. I still remember the shuttle nose popping back up after the main landing gear set down and I said "whoa!"
Ever since 9-11 Every news station feels the need to cover 50 percent of the viewing screen with their crappy logos and information blocking our view to this beautiful flight. Morons!
Michael Difede Yes, that was annoying as was the anchorman not shutting up.,
I don't understand your comment, thegraystone. If it's about ad revenue from being on screen, then I get you.
Michael Difede I know right 😅
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Michael Difede The true morons, are the people that believe anything NASA says.
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Tip toe through the window
By the windows, that is where I’ll be
Come tip toe through the tulips with meeeeee
Tip toe from the garden
By the garden of the willow tree
And tip toe through the tulips with meeeeeee
Knee deep in the flowers we’ll stray
We’ll keep the showers away
And if I kiss you, in the garden
In the moonlight, will you ward on me?
And tip toe through the tulips with meeeeee
Knee deep in the flowers we’ll stray
We’ll keep the showers away and if I kiss you in the garden
In the moonlight, will you pardon me?
And tip toe
Tip toe through the window
By the windows, that is where I’ll be
Come tip toe through the tulips with meeeeee
Tip toe from the garden
By the garden of the willow tree
And tip toe through the tulips with meeeeeee
Knee deep in the flowers we’ll stray
We’ll keep the showers away
And if I kiss you, in the garden
In the moonlight, will you ward on me?
And tip toe through the tulips with meeeeee
Knee deep in the flowers we’ll stray
We’ll keep the showers away and if I kiss you in the garden
In the moonlight, will you pardon me?
And tip toe
Tip toe through the window
By the windows, that is where I’ll be
Come tip toe through the tulips with meeeeee
Tip toe from the garden
By the garden of the willow tree
And tip toe through the tulips with meeeeeee
Knee deep in the flowers we’ll stray
We’ll keep the showers away
And if I kiss you, in the garden
In the moonlight, will you ward on me?
And tip toe through the tulips with meeeeee
Knee deep in the flowers we’ll stray
We’ll keep the showers away and if I kiss you in the garden
In the moonlight, will you pardon me?
And tip toe
I was the Tracking Radar Specialist that tracked all Shuttle missions and cover their landings at Edwards Air Force Base. I worked for NASA on Vandenburg Air Force Base's, Western Test Range. The audio that they could have let play would really give you the truest insights, I am even on tape during this time with Shuttle Control Houston, who' running things. We missed a great deal on this broadcast.
Awesome...loved the Shuttle program!!!
I was lucky enough to watch the launch of this mission in person. The wonderful crackle of those engines is something I can never unhear.
As is the double sonic booms when they returned to Edwards afb.
Still one of the most iconic man - made machines.
I've watched it come in many times from Orlando and once from the Cape. Yes, this is a great landing video. Cool when he pulls some g in the turns and you see the tips condense out some vortices.
You're right. Excellent find. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Unusual that a news crew would stay with a story that long. Thank you so much for doing so.
Awsome! Fun fact the landing gear on the shuttle are spring loaded, not hydraulically actuated like a normal airplanes gear. This was to save weight. They can not be raised after they are lowered.
The gear is released by an hydraulic latch and the spring pulls them down. During normal maintenance, the gear was lowered and retracted many times. .
+jrocket73
I think he means that the landing gear can not be retracted while in flight. After they are deployed in air, they can only be retracted back in by the mechanics.
Is this why they're deployed so late in the approach? I figured it was because they wanted to lose as little speed as possible knowing they couldn't go around if they had to.
Jose Carreras Yes, that is was what I was referring to. Once they are lowered, they can not be raised again in flight.
They are deployed late mainly to keep as much energy as possible
I remembered looking outside my window and seeing the space shuttle coming down and hearing and feeling two sonic booms it was crazy but amazing !
WOW! I've only ever watched Soyuz landings.. this is just fantastic! Such a gentle landing!
And 21 Astronauts died
Phạm Thọ those astronauts knew the risk involved and accepted that it might happen and still loved their jobs, it doesn't make it any less tragic and awful but accidents happen in all aspects of life. Think of all the people that die every year fighting battles that have been produced by their governments when it could be avoided, the shuttle programme was the future, it was a step forward for mankind and a great cause. If we forever lived in fear of death then we would never achieve anything and just box ourselves into padded rooms. Stop ruining this spectacular pastime and don't be so naive.
Phạm Thọ You don't mention how many people have died on the roads? Those astronauts died attempting to advance the human race and that includes you!
Nazanin Jahanshahi Very Very Very Well Said..
Pham Tho, I know how many astronauts have dies however as Nazanin Jahanshahi said, they all knew what they were getting into and understood the risks.. and took the plunge knowing those risks because they were brave spirits that wanted to become a part of history and move beyond the horizons of the average person! I was simply commenting on why I like this vid.. so I want to draw it back to being simple and refer now to my primary comment. It was simply an observation of the landing, not an opening to debate anything.
Fantastic video, thank you very much!
Love the fact, that the wings of the shuttle are only for the last 3 minutes of the mission.
Too bad they have all that crap on the screen.
Greg Gilmore Thank goodness they switched to a different camera angle that was zoomed out so we could see the touchdown. Before that I was like nooooo, the bar is blocking the wheels
Ethan Smillie I'd like to know why they think they can make us watch commercials all over the screen all during their programs. Not me, I don't put up with it when I can just turn it off.
Greg Gilmore - Move! It thought to the baner 😅
Just that NASA logo on the top right
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The space shuttle is still the most incredible thing humanity has ever done. We literally shoot a plane into space and land it without any engines. Not to mention the fact that it looks friggin NOICE!!!
"this was marred by the incessant chatter of the news reporters" +1
this is not a space shuttle it is a con, it doesnt go into space because earth is an enclosed system, watch when the so called shuttle takes off it doesnt go straight up it goes up and then sideways and flies away from the observer not into space and all those dumb people think its going into space, nasa has you all by the balls, Bill Nye from nasa even admitted earth is in an enclosed system there is nowhere to go its an enclosed system, it has to be how would we be able to live here if all the oxygen escaped into so called space?? they telling us they are showing us but us the dumb people just do get it, so they will keep fucking us with absolute BS!
@@seanthompson258 to obtain orbit you have to go at an angle. you need horizontal velocity and vertical velocity to get to the proper altitude
@@kokaboba actually, someone without a very similar belief to this troll pointed out how the atmosphere would get sucked away because of the vacuum of space. it would get sucked away, but because there's a gradient of pressure from the surface to the edge of the atmosphere, there's not enough pressure at the top to allow the other oxygen to push it away. gravity does keep it on earth, just not directly
That’s cool. I would probably use this in stuff if there want the giant news thing right in the middle.
I don't know why it was on my reccomended, but it was, and I'm glad it was
I watched the launch from this mission and it was one of the highlights of my life. You don’t understand how unbelievably powerful these machines are until you feel them rattle your insides from 3 miles away.
EDIT: these are incredibly aviation-literate newscasters. He referred to the wingtip vortices and she said “landing gear”…that’s a nice change of pace from the usual “oooo, look at those contrails!” or “the wheels are down!” that you expect to hear from any given news team.
i think this is from the Bakersfield NBC affiliate, so they probably covered all the landings at Edwards
my husband and I lived in Mojave California and would get a nice view of the shuttle flying over to land at Edwards AFB.
Hope your view wasn't obscured by a giant blue banner.
@@piggypiggypig1746 lol
I was stationed there from 76-83 and saw all of them. I used to go into Mojave to eat sometimes.
The news anchor said, "let's turn up the audio and listen to this for a minute" then wouldn't shut up so we could listen. A common reporter problem since Walter Cronkite.
Walter was a once in a lifetime sort of guy. He was the BEST anchor! I remember watching his reaction to the Apollo 11 landing as a kid, he was nervous and when Armstrong was on the moon he started tearing up.
I was thinking the same thing. I was like "shut the fuck up, will ya!"
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@OneGun Son oh STFU, schizophrenic conspiracy theorist. No one takes you idiots seriously.
Absolutely amazing.. Thank you sharing brother🙏
Yes vere Rarely Moment To watch SHUTTLE Landing Well Done
Reporters: its all about THEM. Ron Burgundys in every one of them. Shut up and let the story say everything that needs to be said.
It was descending so fast I was scared even thought this happened more than a decade ago..
That was great footage.Except for the massive graphics
Pure engineering and balls of steel. Loved it.
My parents took us to see the Columbia land at Edwards AFB twice when I was a kid. STS-1 on 14 April 1981 and STS-4 on 4 July 1982. Both events were roaring successes with huge crowds of people: the first one was the very first shuttle landing, and the second was a great way to spend part of an Independence Day.
visually awesome...audio very distracting...why do anchors love the sound of their own voices most right when they should be quiet? :)
Gorgeous. It’s bittersweet, too, haunted by the memory of its two sister ships that never had a final touchdown.
I wanted the news anchor to shut his trap and let us hear the shuttle pilots and the controllers communicating. The footage was terrific; my only complaint is that the news station kept their freaking "logo line" across the bottom the entire time.
this is not a space shuttle it is a con, it doesnt go into space because earth is an enclosed system, watch when the so called shuttle takes off it doesnt go straight up it goes up and then sideways and flies away from the observer not into space and all those dumb people think its going into space, nasa has you all by the balls, Bill Nye from nasa even admitted earth is in an enclosed system there is nowhere to go its an enclosed system, it has to be how would we be able to live here if all the oxygen escaped into so called space?? they telling us they are showing us but us the dumb people just do get it, so they will keep fucking us with absolute BS!
Good old memories. I took a week off in March I think it was 2003 for bike week in Daytona. Towed my '72 Triumph Daytona down there for the event. Hooked up with my brother who lives in Tallahassee and we stayed in a hotel in St. Augustine.
I set my alarm for 6am at the hotel to catch the launch. From almost exactly 100 miles away is was a clear shot to the Cape to witness the launch. I'll never forget it.
Later on that week when we got back to Tallahassee, we got to see the Shuttle before that launch come flying back by on the back of a 747. It circled at last two times around downtown Tallahassee. That I'll also never forget. Seeing that configuration flying so slow seemed like it should drop out of the sky. It was almost as impressive in some ways, but more impressive in others as it was to seeing the launch itself.
Awesome upload, thanks. I'm in awe of the shuttle pilots and crew
Damn, I wanted to hear the sports.
hahahah
3 min to cover the billion dollar space program..... Now on to SPorts !!
:)
Nice vid if the news station douche bags would have taken the banner off the bottom it would have been 5 star They could not put a water mark in the bottom left or right no we got to look at a third of the screen with the dam name across it But thanks for the vid the cleanliness, was suburb.
superb...
+Dizzy Jones Yes, agree on the stupid banner. And, to add, news anchors can't go 5 seconds without running their mouthes. That's why it was so much nicer watching these on NASA TV as you would only hear the voice of mission control.
+Keith Sibille Plus, they gave it about five seconds after touchdown, before cutting it off. Nice :-(
idk, it felt kind of urban
I, for one, am glad it was there. I never could have figured out the "Breaking News - Shuttle Landing" without it.
You don't even see skilled pilots landing planes that well.. that pilot has some SERIOUS skills
Some of the best military pilots
No shit, and with an aircraft that has the worst glide ratio I've ever seen
@@jetfrostgaming and coming from space .. good landing
The Commander has the skill, the pilot of a space shuttle just sits there :D
@@TheMeslava Christa "What does this button do?" McAuliffe .
I didnt think the commentary was too bad. The facts about the Florida and 747 was interesting.
0:20 to 0:40s show really well the angle at which the Orbiter comes down in altitude, hence the nickname "The flying brick". Thanks for sharing.
I just realized that they made the nose gear shorter than the main gear so that the wing was angled down once on the ground which would cause it to slow down faster.
The banners, the one thing I hate about American television. Using one sixth of the screen and such...
Salad Spinner Always something isn't it. Always have to find SOMETHING to hate on us Americans. And sir/ma'am, what nation are you from so I can hate on your country?
Crimson Flash Studios
Thank you for you kind response. We'll take this into account when we're planning our next event of "How to Hate Americans".
And good luck, I'll doubt you'll find banners on our television networks. We like to use all 2 million pixels for actual footage.
+Salad Spinner You were only talking about American TV not Americans them selves.
So wtf does he have to sa?
Even worse have you seen a Japanese TV screen ?
Let me get this straight; you hate ONE thing about American television?! 😳
New banner...why art thou blocking the grandiose view?!
I have to agree@ this is an angle I have not seen before, and among the best ever!
They were giving compliments
Loved it
"Hey! everything`s gonna work out....here`s sports"! Bill Hicks.
And the jock chimes in with "Good landing.. for the space ship.."
Wow the newscaster did mention about the vortex flow which mean he knows something about air flight.
+Zach Ahmad haha yeah instead of thinking they are chemtrails which what most bat shit crazy tv people would think
Sugarsail1 Hahaha.. that is some crazy shit
For all the complaints about him talking too much, he did actually sound like he knew what he was talking about, which is a rarity.
@@Sugarsail1 you are so fucking smart.
Good Show!!! The "Drag Chute" was Designed and Built by "Irvin Aerospace" for the Endeavour and retro-fitted on the other Shuttles... I was a "Parachute Rigger" at that time for Irvin and Packed the Chute for "Endeavour's" first Flight!!!" WOOOHOO!! Meet me at the BAR and I'll spin a few tales for ya'!!! Great Program!!!!! skybill
Man I love living in Florida. As a kid, I would always run outside to hear the sonic boom as the shuttle flew overhead on its return. I live on the west coast of Florida, just opposite of Miami and we could always hear it.
What a pity. That news anchors keep babbling on throughout the approach and landing. Could it be they think their drivel is more interesting than the actual communications? Even after he says they're going to shut up and listen, a minute before touchdown ... they still go on with their chatter.
smart451cab It`s for the benefit of the poor sighted viewers
smart451cab they're probably required to keep talking, having "dead air" has been a sin ever since radio
TheRiskyBrothers
I was a radio announcer for 17 years. So, I know all about the sins of dead air. But, the guy said he was going to shut up and let us hear the communications ... and he didn't.
Avoiding dead air doesn't mean the announcer has to keep yapping ... if there's something more interesting than his banter going on. And there was. He acknowledged that fact when he first offered to shut his mouth, and then he couldn't help himself. He blew it.
smart451cab At least the news anchors *kinda* had an idea of what they were talking about. I remember watching a shuttle landing here in the UK a few years ago, and the woman didn't have the slightest clue. They were talking continuously throughout the landing, but it was just random nonsense not far off the level of "ooh, look at the pretty white plane type thing".
*****
Thank you.
Dead air means nothin' goin' on ... tune out factor in radio. If these TV personalities allowed NASA communication to be heard, that wouldn't qualify as dead air. Without their incessant babbling there was still both audio and video, which were overshadowed with their self indulgent banter.
In my professional opinion, their presentation was very unprofessional ...especially after stating they were going to shut their trap and listen.
I miss the Space Shuttle era..........what a shame.
kdm71291 30 years and two catastrophes wasn't enough? I'm aware that it's a dangerous thing, space flight, and will be in the lifetime of anyone alive today.
But, from conception, the Shuttle wasn't intended to be the backbone of the US space program. It was forced into that position by Congressional budget cuts. It was due for retirement.
The Shuttle we got was a trimmed down version of the original design. That design didn't have SRBs, and had a manned return to launch site booster.
People bitch about the NASA budget, and yet it is such a tiny slice of the pie. Compare it to the offensive military budget for a bit of perspective.
I too miss the Shuttle ... such a cool futuristic ship (in 1980). But, I feel most people don't understand the awkward position it was forced to occupy. We had no heavy booster for the duration. And they would've been more practical for many of the missions we had no alternative to but using the Shuttle.
smart451cab I appreciate your presentation of information, but I don't know how you felt the need to express all that just from what I said, which you ultimately expressed yourself, by the way!
If the Shuttle system was only in operation for it's intended purposes and length of operation, I would still miss it! That is all!
kdm71291 You're right. I should've just said it was overdue for retirement.
+kdm71291 Just wait a couple of years and SpaveX will start a much more exciting era (:
+Alex Ander Absolutely. This time with added launch abort...
Another example of a reporter who loves to hear themselves talk
I am proud to be an American, specially when I see things like this.God bless America!I had a chance to see and go on the inside of the space shuttle in 1995 when it was in Palmdale, CA. Had to go through background check for it...
I've seen the shuttle twice. Although on top of a 747. Once in San Antonio and at ft Bliss, Biggs army airfield. Both amazing sights! The first being in San Antonio. I was at work and said to a co worker, " it would be cool to see it coming in for refueling". A short time later, I seen a plane coming in that looked different. Low and behold, it was the 747 with the shuttle on top. Amazing!!! When I was stationed at Ft Bliss, it made a stop there to refuel because of bad weather, I later learned.
Anchor " let's listen to the audio "
Me. " SHUT UP ALREADY "
LOL. He never did
*throws a brick*
"That's really just a glider right now."
Oh look! It's spraying chemtrails! Sorry. I couldn't resist.
It's a glider !
Roger Keulen It's a joke !
You should visit a hatmaker and check the fit of your tinfoil bowler!!! XD
Ning3n I know a 747 pilot who likes to tell people in bars that he is miserable with guilt because he has to spray cities or be fired. He has a great time watching their eyes get big. Of course he lies about his name and the airline, and pays with cash. I can't really be mad at him. I think it's funny as hell.
nj4ck It's a trap!
God, I love this country!!! Wipes a tear of pride... 2020
Excellent footage
"let's listebn in on Mission Control" and then he keeps on rambling on.
Talking head; "Let's be quiet and listen to this"
20 seconds later: Starts talking nonstop again.
For those making fun of the 5 million dollar treadmill. It is NOT your average household treadmill, and it is NOT for the pleasure of the astronauts. This treadmill has to simulate earth's gravity, be energy efficient, extremely light weight and allow multifunction use. The space station is a research station which allows us to see what it takes for humans to live in space. It acts as a launching pad for future human space flights to Mars and beyond. If we are going to send people to other worlds, then we better know how to keep them mentally and physicals healthy. This treadmill is a small part of a very large ambition. Lessons learnt here will not only ensure we have a second home, but also help us improve the lives of billions living here now. Anyone arguing against scientific research on the INTERNET is a fucking moron and doesn't know how the internet began. The internet began as nothing more than a few scientists at CERN trying to share information and look where it is today! Things like these will be the difference between us going extinct and living forever.
***** Save your breath.
+Sikh Atheist Poopy face
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Thank you for inserting your wisdom into this conversation.
+Sikh Atheist Don't lose your time with these people. Most of them are jokes of the nature without enough skills to understand why are living this life on the earth. Imagine if they have to understand what the astronauts are doing on the ISS. World is going worse and when someone realize that his/her life is useless, start to criticize everything and everyone. "sour grapes, as the fox said when he could not reach them"..
+Sikh Atheist A multifunction treadmill...
it's flying like a glider. nice video.
I actually had the privilege of seeing the first shuttle landing in 1981at Edwards AFB, i was stationed at George afb in victorville,California and a couple of us went to see it land ,it was incredible to see
I was also stationed at George and went to see a landing. I don't remember what year it was but it was on the 4th of July.
I actually had to mute this.
Me too!
So I'm not the only one.
I muted it and then played four different songs simultaneously on the side...and they were still somehow annoying.
the Shittle? 0:35
For those saying that you can even hear the engines of the shuttle, you are hearing one of the two jets that track the plane as it laands, and then flies over the cameras as the shuttle lands. Those are not shuttle engines you are hearing.
+Douglas Crets Not to mention that shuttle is going quite fast when it lands so you are actually also hearing the air getting pushed away from the camera very quickly.
Douglas Crets why does it have intakes it looks like a jet landing even see the heat exhaust on other landing it's a jet
David Moss nope.
Oh dear. Tinfoil hat alert.
@@davidmoss3380 Have you ever been to the desert on a hot day? If not, have you ever seen video of the desert on a hot day? And do you have any understanding of what causes those "heat waves" that you can see in ANY direction? And do you realize that from a visual perspective, they are amplified greatly when viewed through a super-telephoto lens like that being used here? And finally, can you comprehend the fact that anything that creates as much turbulence in the air as a machine like this would alter the appearance of those heat waves a whole lot? Yeah, one need not be a genius to have at least a basic understanding of all those things, so try not to be confused. And you won't be confused if you don't decide ahead of time that the wilder the conspiracy theory, the more likely that it's true.
Oh, and your statement that "it has intakes" can so easily be proven wrong if you just look up some info showing closer pictures with structural descriptions, instead of telephoto head-on shots like these which are taken from several miles in front of the ship. Jeeze, you just have your mind made up to the point that you wouldn't lift a finger to find facts that might get in your way (which is why I shouldn't be wasting my time on anyone who deliberately chooses to be a moron, but there it is).
Such a majestic beauty! And the skill with which the pilot lands it (along with the massive pressure of knowing there are no second chances) is mind-blowing to me! These guys truly did have the Right Stuff!
Oh wow. That takes me back. I grew up on Edwards AFB. I've seen 2 landings in real life. Also got to see rocket engine testing as well :)
ATC: “Discovery go around.” 😂
Never met a reporter who could keep his mouth shut longer than 5 seconds.
Imagine the right brothers seeing this
This is also the best shuttle landing I've ever seen to....
Credit goes to you
She was a beautiful looking spaceship. Miss seeing the launches and landings. ♥️🏴
One astronaut said it is akin to flying a brick.
Wasn't that Clint Eastwood in Space Cowboys?
And Clint got that from the writers on the movie who got it from the Space Shuttle's original nickname given by the people who built it... the "Flying Brickyard".
That's not flying, that's falling with style! - Buzz
3:17 "mmph"
= Many miles per hour
At one point he says, turn up the audio and lets listen to this...but he just cannot shut the hell up so we can hear them!
" Lets turn up the audio, I'm not talking loud enough".
Picture perfect, wish we still had them.
John Dunn Obummer killed this project.
Stupid move.
All the hours in the simulator paid off - knockout . . . beautifully done.
I'm surprised this video hasn't been re-uploaded with the title "Space Shuttle crew forgets to turn off chemtrail sprayers on landing".
Was there any particular reason why the 'Breaking News' banner had to be so conspicuous and intrusive? Typical of dumb ass American TV networks.
Those where the days, amazingly beautiful Space craft! I wish now that I'd seen a launch or landing!! Truly epic!!!!
Fair winds!
Having 2 commentators , one interrupting other is better than having just a one with some quiet moments so we could watch for ourselves without being explained what we are watching every second of the footage.
Pity that all those missions were fake and didn't happen.
Good joke!
Wayne John Hinrichsen your are right brother
How is she flying? No atmosphere (air) in space. Always wondered.
Why are you so hell bent on proving fact wrong ? you think the world is out to get you,watch out because you will develop Schizophrenia at this rate.
Yup. Fake GPS and weather satellites too. Damn shame.