SpaceCamp (1986 film) - Atlantis Launch Scene 

This was the first time that I saw Kelly Preston

I was an extra in this film. We had a good time. Lea Thompson was an absolute joy to work with. People were so much nicer back then. The film crew was like a family.

I watched this movie so many times as a kid. I wrote a letter to NASA asking all kinds of questions about it. They didn't answer my questions but they did send me a huge package of NASA swag. 😎

NASA puts kids in a shuttle for an engine test.... mechanical problem forces them to launch the shuttle. Seems legit.

This and Iron Eagle were probably the most true-to-life, fact based, and realistic documentaries ever shown.

The 80's what a gift to grow up in that era.

This sweet little "kids" film now stands as one of the few popular documents of what the Space Shuttle program meant to the sensibilities of a generation. Who would ever have thought that this would be a depiction of a lost world.

this, short circuit, flight of the navigator, back to the future to name but a few .. was great time to be a kid lol.

This scene still gives me chills to this day. I watched this movie countless times with dreams of going to space when I was 11.

Back in the day before we slipped into the darkest timeline. Been watching this, Star Trek stuff, and 2010 to be reminded of when we dreamed about science and space. We believed we were headed for something greater. I miss that feeling.

NASA director: Hey let’s put a bunch of kids and a former astronaut up in a shuttle and fire the engines. What could go wrong

Loved this movie as a kid, and now I'm 39 and still love this movie! God bless 80s movies!

I owned this movie as an 8 year old.

I love the DVD extras which shows the C-SPAN coverage of the Congressional hearings, where the Director of NASA had to explain why NASA just spent $450 million dollars by accidentally launching a space shuttle with a bunch of children on board.

Firmly in the 'overdue a rewatch' column.

This movie made us feel better as kids, it's as if we redeemed the Challenger disaster and honored them.

"We have overheat on Booster B...Light Booster A godd*mn it, light this or we're going to explode!!..What's happening???!!!..Light it or they're gonna die!..Go for Launch NOW!!...Light it!!! My God, we have liftoff!" Probably two minutes of the best dialogue, timing, lack of music and action I've every experienced in a movie. All Actors/Actresses were spot on! Every time I see this scene it just gets my heart racing and my adrenaline pumping. When Kelly Preston yells out...What's happening???!! WOW.

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I'm turning 50 in a couple months and have not seen this movie in well over 30 years. Thank you so much for posting this iconic scene.

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the 1980s super casting of Cate Capshaw (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) Leah Thompson (Back to the Future)