Video: Shuttle booster falling back to Earth

[Anita18]

This is like, the most amazing thing I've seen all weekend. This video is admittedly old but just got BoingBoinged so...yeah.



The action starts when the boosters separate at 1:55. At around 4:40 it's really cool since we cross the path of the vapor emitted when they went up. And you can see the twin booster in frame spinning away from time to time. Not to mention the sound and the changes in sound depending on the atmosphere. (There's sound at the beginning because the camera is directly attached to the booster, which is rattling so air is not needed to transmit the sound.)

And beware the attacking space jellyfish at the end!

This could be an outtake from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

WARNING: Use your computer speakers, not headphones. The sound is LOUD and rough. And this video is also probably not for those who hare prone to motion sickness. The camera spins all the way down.

 

[Paradoxium]

DUDE HEADSET ON + SOUND GAAAAAH

 

[Anita18]

Will make a note of that.

 

[terry78]

I tell you, ILM does the best CG work to this day. That looked almost photorealistic.

 

[Wolfwood]

Yeah I didn't get to the part about the headphones till after all the noise, now I'm legally deaf.


Pretty awesome stuff though, I was starting to get motion sickness from watching it haha.

 

[knowsbleed]

I tell you, ILM does the best CG work to this day. That looked almost photorealistic.

Psh... it was photoshopped.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

Photoshopped? That's MSPaint work.

 

[Honey Vibe]

That was amazing!

 

[The Squirrel]

Nice!