Riding the Booster with enhanced sound
What it is
Footage from a camera on a Space Shuttle solid rocket booster from liftoff through descent, with audio enhanced by Skywalker Sound from the original camera microphones. The sound is real, not foley.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it for its raw, mostly natural audio and for conveying the speeds and violence of a shuttle launch and booster descent.
- 3 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2014, last 2014
What HN commenters said
“I immediately had to re-watch this pretty awesome video after reading the article”
Liftoff to return in minutes with creepy real audio.
0x0, 2014-11 · Strong recommendation · in “The Mysterious Mental Side Effects of Traveling into Space”
“This video of a booster rocket has excellent, mostly-natural sound”
Booster rocket footage with excellent natural sound.
sk5t, 2014-03 · Recommendation · in “Drone Flies Into an Active Volcano [video]”
“Here's a very nice video of the shuttle boosters on their way down to give you an idea of the velocities involved.”
Shows shuttle boosters descending, conveying the velocities involved.
ejr, 2014-07 · Recommendation · in “SpaceX Soft Lands Falcon 9 Rocket First Stage”
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Topics: nasa, space shuttle, solid rocket booster, launch, skywalker sound
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