STS-128 Night Launch in HD
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Cool, thanks. 
Yes, thank. It's nice to see it posted on YouTube. spaceflightnow.com has all the videos, but only for subscribers.
One thing I've been wondering, when the shuttles were new, the main tank was painted white. Was there less insulation loss then, more or the same? Or were they just not "aware" of the problem until Columbia? I think not painting it means less weight.
One thing I've been wondering, when the shuttles were new, the main tank was painted white. Was there less insulation loss then, more or the same? Or were they just not "aware" of the problem until Columbia? I think not painting it means less weight.
Good video. Maybe the last shuttle night launch we'll see, unless the launch manifest changes (and let's face it, it priobably will
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You're right. That's why they stopped painting the tank after STS-2. I don't think paint will have much of an effect on foam under the kinds of stresses that the ET is under at launch.
)You're right. That's why they stopped painting the tank after STS-2. I don't think paint will have much of an effect on foam under the kinds of stresses that the ET is under at launch.
I wasn't sure if the paint also acted as some kind of insulation instead of the foam.
Just another case of something not being a "problem" until something blows up I guess.
Just another case of something not being a "problem" until something blows up I guess.
Kennedy Space Center has alot of free video on their youtube page and some is in HD.
http://www.youtube.com/nasakennedy
http://www.youtube.com/nasakennedy
