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 We are pleased to offer the following high definition video of the STS-133 launch films to our Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers. These video files are presented in 720p resolution. Learn how you can subscribe to Spaceflight Now Plus. Questions about the high definition video can be emailed. These slow-motion films capture the awe-inspiring sight of a space shuttle blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center on one of the program's final missions. Full coverage of STS-133 can be found here.  Main engine ignition  Running Time: 3 min 56 sec File Size: 150 MB After residual hydrogen sparklers burn away excess gas, the three liquid-fueled main engines of shuttle Discovery are ignited and throttled to full power.  DOWNLOADHolddown bolts released  Running Time: 2 min 34 sec File Size: 98 MB Four explosive bolts on each of the twin solid rocket boosters detonate at T-minus 0 seconds to free the space shuttle from the launch pad for liftoff. DOWNLOADUmbilicals unleash the orbiter  Running Time: 1 min 37 sec File Size: 62 MB Umbilical plates attached to both sides of the orbiter's aft compartment disengage at liftoff and retract within the protective confines of the pad's tail service masts. DOWNLOADOn pad deck's NE corner  Running Time: 2 min 28 sec File Size: 93 MB This view of space shuttle Discovery lifting off is captured from a camera positioned on the mobile launch platform's northeastern corner. DOWNLOADOn pad deck's NW corner  Running Time: 2 min 25 sec File Size: 92 MB This view of space shuttle Discovery lifting off is captured from a camera positioned on the mobile launch platform's northwestern corner. DOWNLOADPad tower looking down  Running Time: 3 min 28 sec File Size: 132 MB See the space shuttle main engines fire to life and the solid rocket boosters ignite to propel Discovery off the pad in this camera from the Fixed Service Structure aimed downward. DOWNLOADGaseous hydrogen vent arm  Running Time: 1 min 30 sec File Size: 56 MB The launch pad's Gaseous Hydrogen Vent Arm that extends from the Fixed Service Structure to the backside of the space shuttle's external fuel tank lets go of the vehicle at liftoff. DOWNLOADThe GUCP  Running Time: 1 min 12 sec File Size: 45 MB This close up view of the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate at the end of the launch pad's Gaseous Hydrogen Vent Arm releases from the space shuttle's external fuel tank. DOWNLOADPad tower looking outward  Running Time: 1 min 50 sec File Size: 68 MB The space shuttle soars through the field-of-view from this camera mounted on the launch pad's Fixed Service Structure aimed outward. DOWNLOADComplex's SW mound  Running Time: 2 min 22 sec File Size: 90 MB The launch of space shuttle Discovery is seen from a camera mound located in the southwestern corner of Complex 39A. DOWNLOADComplex's SE mound: zoom  Running Time: 1 min 18 sec File Size: 50 MB The launch of space shuttle Discovery is seen from a camera mound located in the southeastern corner of Complex 39A, zoomed into the main engines. DOWNLOADComplex's SE mound: mid-range  Running Time: 1 min 42 sec File Size: 65 MB The launch of space shuttle Discovery is seen from a camera mound located in the southeastern corner of Complex 39A, zoomed to a mid-range perspective. DOWNLOADComplex's SE mound: zoomed out  Running Time: 55 sec File Size: 34 MB The launch of space shuttle Discovery is seen from a camera mound located in the southeastern corner of Complex 39A, zoomed out for a wider perspective. DOWNLOADComplex's NE mound  Running Time: 1 min 43 sec File Size: 66 MB The launch of space shuttle Discovery is seen from a camera mound located in the northeastern corner of Complex 39A. DOWNLOADTracker: Pad's NE corner  Running Time: 1 min 43 sec File Size: 66 MB Follow the space shuttle Discovery's climb away from Earth with this slow-motion film from a tracking camera located at the pad's northeastern camera mound. DOWNLOADTracker: Pad's NW corner  Running Time: 4 min 7 sec File Size: 158 MB Follow the space shuttle Discovery's climb away from Earth with this slow-motion film from a tracking camera located at the pad's northwestern camera mound. DOWNLOADTracker: Pad perimeter  Running Time: 2 min 12 sec File Size: 86 MB Follow the space shuttle Discovery's climb away from Earth with this slow-motion film from a tracking camera located at the pad's eastern perimeter mound. DOWNLOADSolid rocket booster separation  Running Time: 1 min 27 sec File Size: 55 MB A little over two minutes into flight, the solid rocket boosters expend all of their propellant and separate from the space shuttle to parachute into the Atlantic below. 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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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