Yes, parachutes and the enormous speed of the jet stream. The fuel cell dosen't seperate until hundreds of thousand feet later, so it pretty much free falls from re-entry altitude breaking the foam covered aluminam that fuses to the metal enableling the pieces to float Amazing how they can calculate it!
n3135x
You can "ride along" with the booster's ~30 minute journey;
YouTube - STS-133 Booster Camera Views
"[I]We're going all the way, till the wheels fall off and burn[/I]!"
Bob Dylan, from [I]Brownsville Girl[/I]
[I]"Time wounds all heels"[/I]
John Lennon, referring to the Nixon/Hoover deportation fiasco.
Very cool vids, thanks guys!
Wow! What a ride. That was great, thanks. :2thumbsup:
For those with good subs...crank it up. 24 bit .wav
http://www.archive.org/details/Launc...MissionSts-123
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Interesting recording. But way clipped! Guess he didn't know how loud it would be.
FWIW, here is the frequency make up of the middle section. I took a section from the right channel that was barely clipped.
Awesome Vids Thanks Brad for posting Very Cool ! I find that stuff fascinating.I mean Solid Rocket Boosters are awesome.If you where up close near them things they would scare the crap out you they are that Mean ! :2thumbsup:
Pano looks like it starts out around 13-14 Hz that is definately what you would feel WRT the ground rumbling and in your chest ! The kind of sound that can crack foundations ! Looks like your soundcard is getting a workout.
I love Astronomy anything to do with space exploration peaks my interest. :coffeedrinker:
Now all they have to do is install some Altecs. Voice of the Highways/Skyways in the shuttle and make it a true cruise !
Originally Posted by Panomaniac
Interesting recording. But way clipped! Guess he didn't know how loud it would be.
He was quite a ways away. Depends on the gear too, a lot of vintage stuff you had to insert inline pads...to do it right you would have to take measurements one launch then record the next.
anyway, just though it fit here when blundered across it.
did you use the embedded player? If so download the wave file...
http://www.archive.org/download/Laun...aunch_2496.wav
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