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 We pleased to offer the following high definition video clips of the LRO and LCROSS missions to our Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. These video files are presented in 720p resolution. Learn how you can subscribe to Spaceflight Now Plus.  Shuttle pad camera  Date: June 18, 2009 Running Time: 55 sec File Size: 33.5 MB A camera at the shuttle launch pad turns around to track the launch of the Atlas 5 rocket carrying NASA's probes to explore the Moon.  DOWNLOADLaunch seen from VAB roof  Date: June 18, 2009 Running Time: 55 sec File Size: 33.5 MB A high definition camera atop the Vehicle Assembly Building roof captures the launch of the Atlas 5 rocket carrying Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and LCROSS. DOWNLOADPress site view of launch  Date: June 18, 2009 Running Time: 51 sec File Size: 31.2 MB The Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with NASA's twin lunar missions, as seen from the Kenendy Space Center press site. DOWNLOADNarrated preview of launch  Date: June 17, 2009 Running Time: 2 min 19 sec File Size: 82 MB Preview the Atlas 5 rocket's launch sequence with this narrated animation depicting the key events to occur during the ascent with LRO and LCROSS. DOWNLOADAtlas 5 rocket rolls out to launch pad  Date: June 17, 2009 Running Time: 4 min 27 sec File Size: 161 MB Mounted atop a mobile launching platform, the Atlas 5 rocket carrying the LRO and LCROSS spacecraft is rolled to the Complex 41 pad from the vertical assembly building. DOWNLOADSatellites atop the launcher  Date: May 28, 2009 Running Time: 6 min 58 sec File Size: 255 MB Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and LCROSS are delivered to the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 for mounting atop their Atlas 5 rocket for launch. DOWNLOADNose cone installation  Date: May 15, 2009 Running Time: 7 min 46 sec File Size: 284 MB At the satellite processing facility, the two-piece nose cone of the Atlas 5 rocket encapsulates the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and LCROSS spacecraft to shroud the payloads during launch. DOWNLOADCountdown rehearsal  Date: May 14-15, 2009 Running Time: 2 min 19 sec File Size: 85 MB The Atlas 5 rocket is rolled out to the launch pad from the Vertical Integration Facility for the countdown demonstration test in which the vehicle is loaded with propellants for a launch day rehearsal. DOWNLOADCentaur added atop first stage  Date: April 30, 2009 Running Time: 8 min 45 sec File Size: 319 MB The Centaur upper stage that will propel the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to the Moon and be used in the impactor experiment for LCROSS is mounted atop the Atlas 5 rocket's first stage. DOWNLOADAtlas first stage erected  Date: April 27, 2009 Running Time: 5 min 09 sec File Size: 188 MB The Atlas 5 rocket's first stage is moved from the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center to the Vertical Integration Facility where it is hoisted upright for stacking atop a mobile launch platform. DOWNLOADLRO's communications antenna  Date: April 15, 2009 Running Time: 5 min 55 sec File Size: 216 MB The high-gain antenna that will provide communications directly back to Earth is stowed aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter during final launch preparations. DOWNLOADFirst stage to ASOC  Date: March 3, 2009 Running Time: 5 min 53 sec File Size: 215 MB The first stage to launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and LCROSS spacecraft to the Moon is trucked from the Cape Canaveral runway to the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center checkout facility. DOWNLOADAtlas 5's first stage  Date: March 3, 2009 Running Time: 5 min 45 sec File Size: 210 MB The Atlas 5 rocket's first stage, equipped with a kerosene-powered RD-180 main engine, is delivered by transport aircraft to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for NASA's lunar launch. DOWNLOADCentaur unloaded from Antonov  Date: February 21, 2009 Running Time: 5 min 17 sec File Size: 193.2 MB The Centaur upper stage is unloaded from the Antonov aircraft at Cape Canaveral for transport to the Atlas 5 rocket hangar. After launching the LRO mission, the Centaur will impact the moon as part of the LCROSS experiment. DOWNLOADAntonov delivers rocket stage  Date: February 20, 2009 Running Time: 4 min 59 sec File Size: 181.9 MB A Russian Antonov cargo aircraft lands at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip carrying the Centaur upper stage that will launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and LCROSS spacecraft. DOWNLOADLCROSS in the cleanroom  Date: February 20, 2009 Running Time: 1 min 58 sec File Size: 72.2 MB Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, is revealed inside the Astrotech cleanroom as technicians remove the shipping container and protective coverings from the small craft on February 20. DOWNLOADLCROSS trucked in  Date: February 19, 2009 Running Time: 4 min 12 sec File Size: 154.2 MB NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, that will launch along with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived at the Astrotech facility on February 19 to start its pre-launch campaign. DOWNLOADLRO's solar panels checked out  Date: February 15, 2009 Running Time: 5 min 26 sec File Size: 198.5 MB Inside the Astrotech satellite processing facility, technicians conduct testing of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's power-generating solar panels as part of pre-launch checks. DOWNLOADLRO arrives in Florida  Date: February 13, 2009 Running Time: 5 min 21 sec File Size: 195.8 MB NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived at Cape Canaveral on February 13. The spacecraft was trucked Florida to begin final preparations for launch aboard an Atlas 5 rocket. DOWNLOADEarlier Hi-Def Coverage Shuttle mission STS-119Shuttle mission STS-126Shuttle mission STS-125Shuttle mission STS-124GLAST gamma ray observatory launch |
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Free Preview! Watch a free preview of our new high definition video clips from Discovery's mission to the International Space Station. Please check your computer meets our system requirements below. If you have any comments or suggestions about our video service please send us an e-mail. DOWNLOADCan I play this video? High definition video requires more computing power than regular internet video. Please check that QuickTime 7 is installed on your computer and your system meets the following requirements: Windows Mac OS X The video will download as a zip file. Note: These high definition movies will not play on an iPod or iPhone. Watch on your big screen TV You can watch our high definition video movies on your big screen TV if you have a compatible set-top box such as an AppleTV  or Xbox 360. Let us know by e-mail if you've been able to play these videos using another type of device.
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