Here’e a very interesting video created by McLean Fahnestock, that shows all 135 space shuttle launches at once. The video starts as the final countdown begins, timed so that you can see the three main engines firing at approximately 6.6 seconds before lift-off.
Make sure to turn on HD and watch in Fullscreen
This is every launch from STS-1 in April 1981 with Columbia through Atlantis on July 2011. While only one of the launches failed, the video clearly highlights the tragedy by gracefully fading out the Challenger’s square and isolating the audio.The video shows every launch from STS-1 in April 1981 with Columbia through Atlantis on July 2011. While only one of the launches failed, the video clearly highlights the tragedy by gracefully fading out the Challenger’s square and isolating the audio.
Be sure to watch this video in Full-screen and HD