mholtMar 2017Strongly recommends
On a related note, I highly, highly recommend this entertaining and technical presentation by Bret Copeland, How to Land the Space Shuttle... From Space: ▶ this video
in “The Space-Glider (2000)” · View on HN
How to Land the Space Shuttle... from Space
How to Land the Space Shuttle... from Space on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2017–2023.
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Bret Copeland, in an astronaut costume, gives an energetic talk on how the Space Shuttle landed from orbit, including reentry and the unpowered glide. It includes real-time landing footage with HUD and audio.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it as an entertaining, technical illustration of how hard the Shuttle's one-shot dead-stick landing was.
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“I highly, highly recommend this entertaining and technical presentation by Bret Copeland”
What HN commenters said
4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
grecyFeb 2023Recommends
Here's a cool video of landing the shuttle in real time. The whole landing proceeds unnervingly fast! The actual landing HUD and audio starts at 13:40 ▶ this video
in “A Cold War mystery: Why did Jimmy Carter save the space shuttle?” · View on HN
heffayJan 2022Cites it
Reminds me of a video I came across last year about about landing the space shuttle and the complexities of it all. ▶ this video
in “James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in space, million miles away” · View on HN
ben_baiFeb 2017Cites it
> I don't think the Shuttle landing was particularly problematic. They had a lot of control over the glideslope and lots and lots of runway to work with. I'm sure it's a lot more challenging than the sailplanes I fly, but I wouldn't have any major safety concerns flying on the Shuttle during landing. Well the shuttle is a big heavy glider with little wings. One try, and down from 30,000 feet to ground in 3 minutes. Not problematic, but very special. ▶ this video
in “SpaceX Dragon Rendezvous and Docking Waved Off for Today” · View on HN
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Space exploration & spaceflightAviation & aerospace engineeringspace shuttlereentryaviationorbital mechanicsnasa