Space Shuttle Discovery Footage

Some awesome footage from debris analysis cameras attached to the Discovery’s SRBs during separation. Check out the higher-res Quicktime of the composite view above for the full effect.

LINK/VIDEOS [assorted videos of booster seperation] (via robot wisdom) VIDEO [Quicktime composite view]

Discovery launched Tuesday (the 4th) after much effort and delay, marking the first shuttle launch since the Columbia disaster in 2003. NASA billed it as a flawless success, and upon inspection at the ISS the shuttle has been cleared for return on the 17th of July.

VIDEO [launch] ARTICLE [NASA says Discovery launch was almost flawless] (Aero-News) ARTICLE [Space shuttle Discovery gets clean bill of health] (Reuters)