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STS-114 Launch Day: Ascent as seen through the eye of external tank camera

Spaceflight Now Digital Video
Posted: July 26, 2005

What would it be like to ride the shuttle into space? Hitch a virtual ride by watching this movie from the video camera mounted on Discovery's external fuel tank looking down at Earth. The footage runs from liftoff through the tank's separation from the orbiter.

Source: NASA TV (9 min 2 sec QT 6 - Large screen file)

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