The Shuttle's Last Flight | An End. A New Beginning.
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Ten years ago, the last shuttle mission (STS-135) dropped out of the predawn darkness and landed at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15 for the final time.
Over the course of the more than eight days, Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim had spent much of their time delivering a stockpile of supplies and parts to the space station.
The end of their mission aboard Atlantis may have been the end of the shuttle era, but it was the beginning a new stage of exploration.
For more information on STS-135, visit: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sh...
Video Producer: Sonnet Apple
Music: Universal Production Music
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0:00 - Intro
0:24 Preparing to launch
2:48 Launch delay
3:34 Launch
4:01 Arrive at the International Space Station
5:51 Returning Home
7:04 Landing
8:51 New Beginnings - Věda a technologie
It's really cool that Doug Hurley took part in both the final shuttle mission and then many years later in the first crewed US space mission after it aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour.
Yes! Wasn’t it Doug and bob on crew dragon ?
@@idgett3770 Yep, Bob Benkhen and Doug Hurley on SpaceX Crew Demo
@@zachbowles4516 yeap thought so!
And now retired just what a career he had
@@idgett3770 yes.
The shuttle was truly revolutionary in term of engineering and was a big part of the construction of the ISS
Funny enough the Russians did it better-and i think first?-and used a far more powerful engine to launch the shuttle but was only launched once do to the collapse of the soviet union, i believe its called the Buran, but i deff could be wrong
@@Tobi_Triskelion The Buran Shuttle only flew once, autonomously into space and never flew again. However the Space Shuttle had already flown over 20+ missions when the Buran had its Flight
@@theaussiemcguires yeaaah kinda thought i got the first bit wrong, but i did say it only flew once, and it wasn't because it was bad
@@Tobi_Triskelion The Buran was made after the Shuttle.
And yes, the Buran was a better version of the shuttle.
They helped ISIS?!?!? NASA!!!!!!!!!!!!
This nearly made me cry, the beautiful ship made the base of all the people in America come together and make more things happen so thank you nasa for all and we all will miss the space shuttle
I’m not crying your crying 😭. I teared up a little.
Same. I always cry when I see the last landing. I'm not even American, but the Shuttle was special. I miss it.
I was crying on the landing scene...
We support NASA and we'll niss the space shuttle
I teared up so much
This is awesome, that chapter of space travel history was really magical.
Took way to long to start a new chapter though
@@perspective8369 Yeah, there was quite a break between eras, but this chapter will be arguably just as good if not better.
@@dylanlacy9768 hope so 😆
It was truly an amazing era
It was a different time .... Hopefully the next generation has something just as special.
I remember watching this in class it’s what got me into space
Wow how was your time up there.
@@jakemon4550 peaceful
@@jakemon4550 haha he means he's "into" space, like interested. Not physically in space
@@Jeremy.Bearemy
The joke
You
@Michael Baker asteroids
What a beautiful video, I love the space shuttle story. I'm Adriano, 17 years old, I live in Brazil.
I'm sure the images shown in this video, especially of all space shuttle launches, are definitely the most beautiful images I've ever seen in my life. It's a shame to think that this project has come to an end. I'm sure others like me cry like this child with this video. My dream is without a doubt to know all the space shuttles, it will be a historic memento for me, if not the most special one. Soon I'll do a Discovery tattoo, which is undoubtedly my favorite. Thank you all who were part of this story, even as a simple admirer, I feel that since the astronauts the entire team that made this happen, you deserve the world, you made history and this story will never be erased, me, the united states and the world thank you for what you have accomplished, thank you < 3
An incredible finale to an incredible spacecraft.
Such ingenuity for its time is what inspired me into aiming for the space industry as a kid.
have you achieved that goal?
Well?
I remember following Endeavor as it made its way through the streets of Los Angeles and every couple of years, would go to visit it at the museum. Now, thanks to SpaceX in particular, my interest in space has be renewed. I really want to go to the moon and see Earth from there.
I miss the shuttles. Looking forward to SpaceX's Starship. That will be the next big revolution in space.
It will be what the shuttle was dreamed to be at the start of the program, fully reusable.
Space Launch System along with Artemis Base Camp is the next big leap for humanity, I'm still kicking myself over never being able to watch a shuttle mission in person though.
Hi smart
@@rocketman1104 I’d love to see SLS fly (mostly for nostalgic reasons) but my excitement for this has dwindled over the decades. SLS is plagued.
@@rocketman1104 the SLS is an awesome rocket, but the sheer technological and financial gap between the SLS, an old-school style rocket made from the parts of old craft, and Starship, which will be the first REAL reusable, super heavy-lifting spacecraft, will make it kinda useless within the decade.
I remember watching and tearing up. I grew up in FL and I remember those sonic booms as the shuttles were coming home. It was truly beautiful to see the shuttle night launches as a kid. Forever grateful to see the shuttles. I look forward to bringing my kids to see Artemis Launches and off to the Moon!
I’ve heard sonic booms from the shuttle landing all the way from Jacksonville!
This is how a space plane truly looks like. Truly awesome machine.
Fantastic, I'm only 23 and hope to see a lot of progress in the future!
Same im 23 too, I think in our time we will see massive leaps of space exploration progress
@@Darian-mk1bw me too am 23 i hope i will one day go there just pray for me guys because
of that dream
as much of a failure the shuttle was in its goal to be a cost effective vehicle, its hard to deny its majesty
with the technology that was available and the budget they were given, it was the best they could do.
the space shuttle was under testing _eight years_ after walking on the moon and operational four years later
the computer was barely beginning to become a household item, cellphones were rare and went "beep" and the Internet was still teething
it took us _thirty years_ to catch up to it, even with all the advances and knowledge from it, and from what i suspect we still don't have a _reusable_ rocket/vehicle/shuttle that could carry the payloads the SS carried
@@GeorgeTsiros Exactly.
Your heart becomes heavy after watching this video. It literally brings tears to your eyes.Such an an incredible part this space shuttle programme occupies in recorded history. Thank you so much NASA.
An outstanding achievement for humankind in the field of space exploration. Love and respect from Calcutta, India.🇮🇳
You said it better than anyone could.
Its really disappointing they don't have coverage of the last launch. We were on the Max Brewer bridge. Everyone there was chanting "USA." It was a pretty cool experience seeing numerous launches.
Hard now to realize that this program spanned 30 plus years... and concluded 10 years ago.
@@Darenz-cg9zg They're always avoidable in hindsight
@@SuperShadowP1ay it's not hindsight if the engineers wanted to prevent the launch but they still did it anyway.
Beautiful. I remember watching the last Endeavor launch (STS-134) in school when I was younger and that’s one of the things that inspired me to become an astronaut in the future.
are you an astronaut yet
@@mandoy2080 haha no sadly not. Still need to finish high school and go to college then I will be one 😁
Really miss the
*Space Shuttle Program!* ❤️
A one of a kind machine, that increased my interest in spaceflight , and helped inspire me to become a pilot
i got goosebumps watching this. i miss the spaceshuttle, but its cool the US now has crew dragon and boeing starliner
When I was a kid, a space shuttle on a plane flew over my school. Watching this video made me go down to the picture board in the kitchen to look at that photo.
I'll never forget how much the Space Shuttle programme inspired me as a child and what a crucial role it played in piquing my interest towards astronomy and space exploration. It's been magical. I can't wait to see where we go next.
Why am I tearing up? I miss the shuttle so much.
This made me cry too, it was in the fall of 2018 i knew that the shuttle retired. I was'nt able to handle that fact. The shuttle was actually a engineering masterpiece.luckily we have SLS taking shape. The shuttle for the moon
Exactly!!!!! Finally someone who admires the SLS and hates starship like any sane person.
Though I loved growing up in the 80's, I do wish I had been alive for the very beginning. What an incredibly exciting time for everyone.
The final lift off of the Atlantis.
❣️❣️❣️❣️
This is where real men come to cry
I was born after the shuttle but I still love to learn about it.
I know it’s true because I saw it on tv 🤪🤡
Bruh get off of CZcams you’re like 9
U are exactly like me! I love space and learning about it! Yeasterday, I was at planetary.. It was awesome! I learned something new 🛰️🚀
Haha I’m 15 so I was 5 during the last launch 🥲
@@Bear-form leave him alone dude, kids love to learn, and people like you stifling it is never a good thing. It’s just a NASA video, we should encourage kids to chase their dreams more.
Thanks for letting me be part of the family for eight crazy years... and inviting me and my family to be part of the history.
This will be remembered forever. Truly a great spectacle of our time.
So sad I never got to see a shuttle launch in person, but what a legacy it left behind nonetheless. Hats off to the thousands of people who worked on the shuttles throughout the years, and what they accomplished in its 30 years. Now humans look towards a new era of spaceflight.
May the brave souls on Challenger and Columbia rest in peace.
Rip the crews of challenger and columbia
I grew up watching the shuttle missions on NASA TV absolutely an amazing space craft. The one day I was late to work was because I wanted to watch Atlantis make her final landing. I miss the shuttle.
This Space Shuttle is just so iconic. I really like the design of this space shuttle.
I was born during in the shuttle era and it still remains one of the most revolutionary vehicles that man has ever assembled.
From its first test flight to the first launch with Bob Crippen and John Young to the tragic, horrific moments of Challenger and Columbia to its final flight of Atlantis, The Space Shuttle is one of NASA's historic achievements in that generation of spaceflight.
I'm excited for what is coming in the future but also sad that the space shuttle's had to end! Keep on exploring, NASA!
"This is President Obama. I wanted to order a Pizza"
"Sir this is the ISS"
"Oh well then -beep beep beep-"
I remember Rex Walheim coming to my elementary school for an assembly. Told us great stories and was absolutely magnificent to hear.
The STS program was the best space program ever! Exciting and tremendous fun!
Seeing Space Shuttle Atlantis on Display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex really is breath taking. I miss the Shuttle era but I also look forward to the future of space exploration.
I never got the chance to watch a shuttle launch. I'll be there to watch SLS though
I'm going to try to be there too, if it ever finally gets off the ground, that is.
oh yes me too
I, like many, grew up watching these incredible machine fly. In July 2009, I was fortunate enough to be down at the KSC during the landing of STS-127. While I didn't get to see the actual landing, standing in the main visitor center, hearing the radio transmissions, and ultimately the sonic booms before landing was incredible. I'll never forget coming back from the Saturn V center and seeing the shuttle parked outside of the processing facility hours after it returned from space. It's a memory that I will never forget.
I remember visiting the Kennedy Space Center in 6th grade for an overnight trip in which STS-135 was scheduled to launch the morning of our second day. Unfortunately there were delays due to weather and we did not get to witness it live in-person. My heart is still sad knowing I'll never get see one of the wonderful feats of engineering take to the skies. However, I feel so inspired by the legacy of the program that I'm pursuing a degree in engineering and hope to one day work on the teams that will help explore Mars and deep space beyond. Thank you nasa for inspiring myself and many others to dream big and believe in humanity and our capabilities as a species. We salute you
As a little kid, the shuttle ignighted my passion for space and planes, I'm not becoming an engineer anytime soon but I'll never forget this for being such a vital part of my life
The icon of an era. The iconic outline of the Space Shuttle's beautiful delta wings will remain a symbol of human spaceflight for years to come. Hail Columbia, hail Challenger.
Honourable and Beloved Chiefs and the Seniors,
Axis to reach the motional zone's difference reaching really great. It was regular to attain the limitations with condition.
But the minimal actions were really perfect.
Thank you to all.
Talk about a BEAUTIFUL ship. It was a pleasure to have witness two launches in person, and having lived through the ENTIRE shuttle era, as a baby when STS-1 launched to my time at the police academy when STS-135 landed, I was moved by its legacy. 🚀
truly a moving moment in our time, i am UK but mostly i am honored to have lived thru it's 30 years in service. Well done USA
It wasn't the US. It was the US, Canada, the ESA, every single space agency in the world came together to make it work.
@@spacexishorriblepleasedeleteit 1 year later and i am not sure why i said just "USA", i'm sure there was 1 space agency that wasn't - the Soviets - who tried to go it alone........ by blatantly copying the Shuttle with the Buran
@@rikvermar7583 I mean there's nothing wrong with the Soviets copying the Shuttle. The whole point of the Shuttle was to advance human discovery and exploration, right? The Buran was made with the same intent in mind, so the design being the same is not really anything wrong.
@@spacexishorriblepleasedeleteit same intent yes but why they chose to go it alone instead of being a partner must of been down to the Space Race failure - well it wasn't really a race because you need to competitors to have a race, but to challenge the US again by copying their design is hilarious, imagine what achievements could of been made if not for the rift between 2 players who once were on the winning side
@@rikvermar7583 The US never won the Space Race. The Soviet Union won. If you look at the beginnings, the goal was set of putting a man into orbit around the Earth, hence the term the Space Race. Once Yuri Gagarin accomplished this, the US never wanted to admit that they lost to the "commies". To "beat" the Soviet Union, they changed the goal to landing a man on the Moon. It was not called the "Moon Race", it was called the "Space Race", which is just another reason why Yuri Gagarin won the race for the Soviet Union. They were not challenging the US with the Buran, they were simply trying to advance human exploration and discovery further. I do not have to imagine what achievements could have been made without the rift, because after the Shuttle retired in 2011, everybody launched from the Soyuz out of Kazakhstan. The Soyuz did great things, and thankfully, it's still out there to perform more science.
Idk why I’m emotional right now
My favorite Shuttles Discovery Endeavor & Atlantis!!🪐👨🏼🚀💙
Truly beautiful many people coming together to explore the wonder that is space. Thank you space shuttle, than you to everyone who worked on it, and go starliner
I still remember watching sts shuttle boosters falling off from the sky, over again and again on youtube. It inspired my curious young mind to think about our universe and thanks to _Those Nasa videos_ I got introduced to the topic very early. So, thanks to NASA's CZcams channel. Without those videos, eventually, I would have researched about it from somewhere else but, it would've taken me a long time to get familiar with the topic.
Thanks to all the people working on it. It was and is a great inspiration for a lot of people around the globe. It was at least the thing, which started my interest into spaceflight. And if everything is going well I will start to study aerospace engineering this year! So thanks Nasa for being a inspiration even for the people not from Amerika like me.
This ship made dreams reality. Thank you all who worked on this ship
I remember as a small kid thinking that Space Shuttles were a "normal" thing, just like planes but knowing that this wasn't the case and that there's just *the* Space Shuttle is crazy!
*raises glass* Here's to honoring the Shuttle.
And here's to new beginnings, folks.
cheers
2022:
Atlantis: Hey son
Dream chaser : hey dad
Hopefully, Dream Chaser will be approved and start the missions for ISS soon!
glad people recognize Dreamchaser
Dream chaser: dad who is challenger?
@@supergamer3152 Atlantis: he is my brother ,but he die at 1986
The shuttle was the first attempt at being a reusable and cheaper program. Truly revolutionary, it was and still the most famous spaceship, it appears in everyone's mind when someone says "spaceship"
Me and my brother watched the last shuttle flight, still remember it like it was yesterday
The ULA plug at the end as the "New Beginning" is a bit strange. I wish them luck, but ULA doesn't feel like a new beginning, rather more of the same old way of doing things.
Yeah, did Dragon get the same fanfare? Is Starliner special in some way that sets it apart?
SpaceX came first tho. But wish of luck for ULA
@@jebrulio dragon did get fanfare, but not so much as a highlight of "the new beginning after the space shuttle era". And at least with SpaceX, there's something new (reusable commerical boosters), so there would be some merit to such a comparison.
Edit: and reusable dragon 2 capsules!
It was a bit jarring, given on the same day NASA ran a full video about reparking a manned Dragon capsule on ISS, so an uncrewed test Starliner could finally drop by, maybe. :)
it was more about drawing connections. since Doug had left NASA, Chris was who was here and ready to be interviewed, so it was basically an easier plug for NASA than it would of been to get Doug to do the spaceX plug
It’s a bit sad, but I am so proud of what our country has become in space flight.
Very cool! Lot of memories of this from my childhood. From hearing the sonic booms to watching it go back to Florida from Edwards A.F.B. To seeing it in person at a airshow with my grandpa and brothers. Thank you and RIP to those brave souls 💙
This decade is gonna be so exciting for space!
Although the shuttle wasn't as practical, it definitely was an iconic part of spaceflight and helped inspire a whole generation. Awesome stuff!
Shuttle was really practical it landed like plane, it was mostly reusable (orbiter and rocket boosters)
Been waiting for this 💯🙏
Nice video NASA and awesome work from your reception. Keep adding to your accomplishments.
Lots of love from India❤️
Thanks to all we lost during the shuttle program
Great job guys!!keep up the great work
Watching this brings hope back to my ❤.
Thank you!!!
Congrats America , when I was a kid the first launch I saw was of a space shuttle...... So the space shuttle shall always remain nearer to my heart.... Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
For me this was such a sad day. I was and continue to be so angry. The space shuttle program should have continued. I'm only glad I got to see it on the fly by.
I want to be an astronaut and I know that one day I will achieve it😍🚀
Keep working hard keep learning and never give up and maybe one day you will
Nah
@@spongbong0 Bruh shut up
As someone too old to pick up such a dream, go and do it for the rest of us.
That's the right attitude!
The Space Shuttle was truly a sight to behold on takeoff, orbit, and landing. It's honestly a bit sad to see them go to monuments. But the space shuttle monuments will never let us forget all the memories the space shuttle made over the past 30 years. We're all going to remember Space Shuttles Columbia, Challenger, Endeavour, Discovery, and Atlantis throughout history to which they were a major part of.
I remember the first shuttle launch. I was 6 years old, and not quite old enough to grasp the greatness and impact our unique American achievement would have on our history and mankind. But I grew up in the shuttle era, cheering its successes, mourning its losses, and wondering often, "what comes after?"
I've enjoyed watching NASA and our country making a comeback in space exploration with Spaces and Crew Dragon...and I'm beyond thrilled to be part of a generation that brings us back to the moon to call it home. And I get to share it with my kids and grandkids. And, God willing, I will be there with my family watching the first human stepping foot on Mars.
Cannot wait until the next time we go to the moon, the camera equipment we have now compared to the last time we went is incredible the videos will be like no other
Is gonna be lit, and soon, they have a colony there so people like us could set foot on the moon
NASA has restarted moon missions! And they're building a base on the moon!
The Space Shuttle is a legend. I miss it🚀👌
I miss the space shuttle program, I miss seeing endeavour take off on and return on tv, I miss seeing endeavour on a boeing 747 fly over our school in 2012 to go to the california science center
I watched STS 135 launch from Jetty Park near the space center. Watched every day as the crew worked on the ISS.. Imagine how awesome it was to learn that Atlantis would be swooping right over my home in Naples on her way back to the cape! I had just purchased my first smartphone so we had NASA TV on the beach! It was just before dawn and we could see the shuttle with our own eyes as it passed over Cuba. With one last sonic boom we watched as she passed overhead, following her with our eyes all the way. As the shuttle glided over Orlando she dropped from the sky like a "flying brick", touchdown, parachutes deployed, home safe, an era had come to an end.
Thanks for the ride! ❤
“For a brick, he flew pretty good!”
O sonho sendo realizado superando seus próprios limites
Ill never forget the shuttle program like many others. I got to see STS-135 "Fly-Over" here in PA and recorded my family watching the final lift-off. Godspeed NASA
This is breathtaking. Thankful to be of red, white, blue nation. 💛🙏🏼
I am student . I have a dream I want to be a Astronaut . Love from Bangladesh . Good luck NASA.
One of the best spaceship ever built by humans....
So glad it is conserved and on display for future generations. Stood in front of it, amazing to be so close to history.
Grear and important part of space missons. All shuttles were awesome and really good!
This was so beautiful to watch. I wish I could've seen a shuttle mission for myself. It always seemed like a cool vehicle. I'm glad it made the impact it did, though.
God I love the space shuttle. such an amazing peice of engineering
nothing will ever be as charming as the shuttle, its simply beautiful! I wish they could've come back somehow
I grew up watching the shuttle, It's a year older. What a magical spacecraft. Thanks to all the men and woman who had anything to do with the shuttle. It truly is a piece of of our history and a huge achievement in space exploration. Brings a tear to my eye even 10 years later to see it being retired. Thanks for this!! Much love from Canada 🇨🇦✌
What brings a tear to my eye even 10 years later? The lost crews of Challenger and Columbia.
@@thomashong2938 dude we get your point. You don’t need to reply to every single comment
@@coffeespy1133 But I haven’t replied to every comment. It just seems that way.
@@thomashong2938 you’re right, we get it, you hate the space shuttle
A spaceship like no other except for Buran
NASA is great 🚀
: NASA lover ♥️
I still remember coming home from school in order to watch the very first shuttle launch. It is still the most awesome looking ship.
This was revolutionary!
Fred Haise flew and landed the first shuttle, _Enterprise_ dead stick.
NASA is dope to the max
Such a legendary vehicle. It's awesome to see how far we come in that 10 year time frame. We love you Nasa.
concord, shuttle, man's ingenuity and endeavour,and sacrifice. not lost in vain go Go Go Artemis godspeed. From the UK.xx
The closed caption said "Engines powering down" at the end of the landing rollout. Definitely not powering down the RS-25s, so does this mean the hydraulic APUs? The electricity APUs should still be running, right?
That is correct sir
Im surprised they mentioned the suborbital tourism companies and not Starship or Superheavy.
Even am I . I felt that they didn't address much about spacex as much as they did with boeing.
This is amazing... NASA you did and you will do the history. Congratulations!
A nice tribute to an amazing shuttle program that ends with a look towards an exciting future in space travel.