Launchpad: Liftoff with Solid Rocket Boosters

Short film · 5 min

Watch now On the Internet Archive

Synopsis

Learn about the chemical reaction that occurs when liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are combined to operate the space shuttle’s three main engines. See how this controlled explosion moves the shuttle up into orbit.

Uploader's description on archive.org

Details

Running time

5 minutes

Language

English

Collection

NASA

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• NASA eClips
• NIA
• Launchpad
• secondary
• education
• engineering
• technology
• science
• engines
• shuttle

More like this

• Our World: Gravity in Space (2010)
• Real World: Calculating Shuttle Launch Windows
• Firing the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs)
• NASA Launchpad: Neon Lights - Spectroscopy in Action
• Our World: Wind Tunnels in Action (2010)
• Our World: Journaling in Space (2010)
• Real World: NASA and the Chesapeake Bay (2010)
• Real World: The Silent Airliner (2010)
• Real World: Analog Testing in Extreme Environments (NEEMO) (2010)
• Our World: Sleeping On Board the International Space Station (2010)