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    How to Land the Space Shuttle... from Space

    Bret

    2 HN recommenders · recommended in 4 months, 2017–2023

    YouTube

    17:49 · 13M views · Nov 6, 2016

    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.

    HN recommends it as an entertaining, technical illustration of how hard the Shuttle's one-shot dead-stick landing was.

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    4 comments from Hacker News

    1. @mholtMar 2017· in “The Space-Glider (2000)”

      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

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @grecyFeb 2023· in “A Cold War mystery: Why did Jimmy Carter save the space shuttle?”

      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

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @ben_baiFeb 2017· in “SpaceX Dragon Rendezvous and Docking Waved Off for Today”

      > 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

      CitesView on HN
    4. @heffayJan 2022· in “James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in space, million miles away”

      Reminds me of a video I came across last year about about landing the space shuttle and the complexities of it all. this video

      CitesView on HN