I remember watching the first shuttle launch in elementary school. Classes were dismissed and the kids poured into the hallways of Southside school to watch on TV’s strapped to rolling A/V carts.

This video rekindles that same child-like wonder. The imagery is breathtaking.

you can download the ISO file of the Special edition DVD. https://sites.google.com/site/ascentcommemoratingshuttle/ Photographic documentation of a Space Shuttle launch plays a critical role in the engineering analysis and evaluation process that takes place during each and every mission. Motion and Still images enable Shuttle engineers to visually identify off-nominal events and conditions requiring corrective action to ensure mission safety and success.