Discussion Amateur video of Challenger...

[slaver0110]

Found this on CNN today.
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/24/rare-challenger-disaster-video-surfaces/?hpt=hp_c2

I can't help but wonder how many other home-shot videos are out there of this. It makes me think of all the footage shot of Columbia at she reentered, every enthusiast waiting outside that night, hoping to capture the return.

Does anyone know of a repository of home-shot vids like this? I realize that, given the year (1986) that camcorders were tape-based, making it harder to convert to digital for the internet. I'll be spending the day trying to compile such.

Peace.

 

[Ghostrider]

Well, actually it's not hard to convert tape to digital. You can buy a USB-based audio/video capture device for very little today. It's the state of the tapes that's the main worry, they're subject to wear and tear, and they can demagnetize if not stored properly.
However, plenty of old videos on YouTube.

 

[Andy44]

Wow, that's like a time warp. Eastern Airlines. And VHS tape cameras.

The interesting thing is that's the first time I've seen what the SRBs did after the breakup. I didn't realize they started to veer off so soon. The famous footage shown on the news always stops following them and focuses on the big cloud.

It's still sickening to watch.

 

[Solar424]

Wow, that's like a time warp. Eastern Airlines. And VHS tape cameras.

The interesting thing is that's the first time I've seen what the SRBs did after the breakup. I didn't realize they started to veer off so soon. The famous footage shown on the news always stops following them and focuses on the big cloud.

It's still sickening to watch.

Yeah. And then they had to self-destruct the SRB's so they posed no danger to those on land.

 

[slaver0110]

Wow, that's like a time warp. Eastern Airlines. And VHS tape cameras.

The interesting thing is that's the first time I've seen what the SRBs did after the breakup. I didn't realize they started to veer off so soon. The famous footage shown on the news always stops following them and focuses on the big cloud.

It's still sickening to watch.

I thought the same thing, about the SRB's as they left the main cloud. I never realized the actual degree to which they departed.

What I'm hoping to do is compile a split-screen composite of synchronized footage; maybe this in one window, the news coverage in another, and mission control in the third.

 

[FADEC]

There is probably a countless number of private Challenger recordings.

But more interesting than the launch actually was the Eastern 727 in the foreground. Good old days of "classic" aviation. Classic in terms of my childhood when I became interested in aviation; not that modern but boring glass cockpit and low noise engine stuff.

 

[Screamer7]

Yes, that was a tragic event. What is the multiple contrails in the center just above the explosion between the SRB contrails? I've never saw that. They are going up very fast from the origin of the explosion. From 0.46sec. into the video.
And how did they destroy the SRB's? I've thought that once they lid, they burn until the solid fuel are used up.

 

[Kyle]

Yes, that was a tragic event. What is the multiple contrails in the center just above the explosion between the SRB contrails? I've never saw that. They are going up very fast from the origin of the explosion. From 0.46sec. into the video.
And how did they destroy the SRB's? I've thought that once they lid, they burn until the solid fuel are used up.

RSO detonated the SRB's.

 

[FADEC]

And how did they destroy the SRB's? I've thought that once they lid, they burn until the solid fuel are used up.

Unmanned rockets can be destroyed by the Range Safety Officer. It may sound strange to some people but the SRBs were "unmanned" and were capable for remote controlled destruction. The Challenger disaster, amongst other rocket disasters, is a perfect example why rockets must have that capability.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster#Range_safety_system

 

[Linguofreak]

And how did they destroy the SRB's? I've thought that once they lid, they burn until the solid fuel are used up.

That only applies if they remain in one piece. They obviously won't continue burning if you blow them up. But that's the only way to stop them burning, and obviously doesn't help if you don't want to blow up your entire launch stack. Once the rest of the launch stack has disintegrated, however, it's no longer a concern.

 

[Andy44]

Yes, that was a tragic event. What is the multiple contrails in the center just above the explosion between the SRB contrails? I've never saw that. They are going up very fast from the origin of the explosion. From 0.46sec. into the video.

Those are various chunks of the orbiter and whatever was left of the ET.

And how did they destroy the SRB's? I've thought that once they lid, they burn until the solid fuel are used up.

Explosive charges on the SRBs remotely detonated by the range safety officer.

 

[statickid]

its just so weird how uneventful it seems. rest in peace crew!

 

[ED_4]

This one just pop up this morning in my look in Yahoo!News

Just saw this morning 3-10-2012 news via Yahoo!News

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sidesho...ger-shuttle-explosion-revealed-185802006.html

Before you say it's the same, have a read at the article and also watch the video footage. The video looks even older since it was filmed by Super 8 video making it look almost like it happened back in the days of Apollo.

Another chilling reminder of the Challenger event.

We won't forget those that went on that flight, may they all rest in peace.