STS-128 Space Shuttle Discovery landing and turnaround at NASA AFRC / Dryden Flight Research Center 

not really it was kinda just a flying school bus, was overly expensive to launch, and only refurbishable, and sure, it put up some great things and helped the discovery of many great things, its not that great in it of itself

It was conceived as re-usuable, therefore economical launching vehicle. but at the end, it costed more than conventional use once rockets. so the program was discontinued.

@@Henby As the video demonstrates, the system was hugely specialized and expensive to maintain. A specialized frame rolls out to install a specialized engine cover on the orbiter, which is then lifted by a specialized crane onto a specialized carrier plane. Afterward, the three main engines had to be completely rebuilt, the 24,000 heat tiles had to be hand-inspected, and the solid rocket boosters had to be refurbished at a cost of more than just buying them new each time. I don't know what engineers originally planned, but that was a very expensive way to get to space.

@@texaswunderkind Give us examples of other new technologies that were rolled out and never improved upon.

@@davidjacobs8558 then again all the other programs launched like 12 missions meanwhile the shuttle launched 135

NASA stole the ideas from German scientists after ww2

A giant heavy glider with the aerodynamics of a brick

@@threestrikesmarxman9095 compare it to Artemis or SpaceX's capsule now please. It's a miracle that back then people were smart enough to design systems that would make that brick land back at AFB like a glider

@@threestrikesmarxman9095 it was designed like that it's a space shuttle not an airplane and if u played star citizen or elite dangerous then you would know those are space ships just like the rl shuttle

​@@skiesarentthesame, Van Allen belts exist between 800 km and 36000 km I think. This Space shuttle was flying up to 400 km.

Pipe down.whats is it doing breaking sound barrier if it was a glider. Everything glides blockhead . You talk so much rubbish

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". This is why we should always price knowledge above anything else.

Only huge margin of error when exploding

@@RMTRONICS No shuttles actually 'exploded'.

They practiced thousands of landings.

That's awsome I would've loved to see just one landing. Were you there when columbia didn't make it? I'd have to imagine the erie feeling. Very sad day

Hate myself for never watching a launch or landing

@@BiggHogg870 Thankfully not. It would have put me off for ever.

Жаль не выгодный

Three minutes, no. It takes about an hour.

@@jrockett73 I'm talking about the final phase. I'm not retarded.

@@n1msu your reply could be a bit more gracious though

​@@PA28Ace somebody who writes a smartass message to me isn't going to get a gracious reply. How would you have replied? You know nothing about my qualifications and neither does this kid. If I wanted basic space shuttle re entry times, I'd check wikipedia. A smartass 14 year old reading wiki and thinking he's a rocket scientist as a result (jrocket). Bore off. Give me facts when you've finished your MSc/ PhD in astrophysics

@@n1msu How many shuttle missions did you command?

Too perfect

If you have to ask why - then you don't get it I suppose. LOL

@@greggriffin3998 sigh

Me to makes me sad nasa and space program are gone :(

STS-1 nearly aborted due to the body flap being pushed out of position by the dynamic stresses of launch. The body flap is clearly seen in action in the chase plane videos. The shuttle was amazingly beautiful as a gliding spacecraft. Must be some reason for 25 years of taxpayers not wanting to get rid of it.

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Lucky man

We all miss the Space Shuttle!! Sure, it was a 1960s concept with 1970s tech, was expensive and, in a way, 'fragile,' but it was SOOOOO much cooler than plopping a capsule down in the ocean. And, in a way even, cooler than a self-landing rocket, a lá SpaceX. After the first few missions, it was apparent they underestimated the turn-around time and cost, but were committed. And I'm glad they kept it going as long as they did! If only America had a new space launch platform ready to go the moment the Shuttles were retired. (We should also have had a SST ready to go as soon as the Concorde was retired, IMHO!) 👍✌️ I have a feeling we'll never see anything like the Shuttles again. Not for a hundred years or more, when we'll have the tech to routinely get to space with airplane-spaceships with fancy powerplants (ion drives??? 🤔) Something like Star Trek, where a craft can take off and not be strapped to a rocket. I can dream!!!) It should make all Americans proud, and I have no problems with America being a leader in space exploration! We need to up our game!!! Take care everyone.

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Well said and always trust your senses. If it looks to "unreal to be believable" then go with that inner intuition as your senses are your default safety mechanisms to keep you safe/alive/ prosperous in this physical world consciousness experience we are having.

Enjoy your youth. I wish I wasn’t old enough to remember lol.

I reported the comments as spam, thank you

@@MechDesignTV what comments?

There were some other comments with spam, VJ Rei mentioned them and I reported and deleted them. No big deal, it was unrelated to your discussion

Well I was alive to see the last launch but never remembered it

Salute CHILE, HAPPY 2022!!!

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Ахуеть.....и что это такое......?!?!?;?

Same

Yes, Eric Boe the last pilot for Discovery started out flying single engine planes in the Civil Air Patrol. He went into the Air Force and went through the Air Force Test Pilot School before becoming and astronaut. He still flys single engine planes. Their is a Shuttle Simulator that you can fly in Huntsville AL at the NASA Space museum there. Oddly, flying the Shuttle is very much a practice in running through check lists. There is one for everything. You should do the same for single engine planes.

They're all military pilots flying F14 f16 F18. Jets

Thank you for sharing all that!

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Thank you Sir for sharing your experience. BTW what is the purpose of the fan tied to that pick-up truck

@@vikrantsatpute9984 Generally the fans were used to blow any toxic gasses out of the area.

@@charlieromeo7663 Ammonia from ammonia boilers? Or something else?

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Same here

Probably some Indian working there

It stands for mate demate device

@@SanjanaRanasingha fuck off

@@SanjanaRanasingha So frigging ignorant and rude! 🖕

And Christer Fuglesang from Sweden👌🏼👌🏼

No space X is gona beat nasa in innovation

@@Midnight_34 I Think YOU May Be RIGHT ! ! !👍

@@Midnight_34 Maybe They Already Have???

Well, they do have actual timelines of what's to take place at what time and what to do at that time in the mission.

Go navy.

The space shuttle is rerired

Spacecraft