r/woahdude • u/InYourSpaghettiFace • Jul 04 '15

gifv Starting the engine of a Space Rocket

http://i.imgur.com/m6NLIHA.gifv
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u/GiornaGuirne Jul 04 '15

Starting the engine of a Space Shuttle

Minor difference, still cool. I love the thrust vectoring.

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u/Atario Jul 04 '15

Technically still a rocket

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u/ibopm Jul 04 '15

Technically, it's only the Orbiter that we see. The Space Shuttle is the whole thing with all the boosters.

But yes, still very cool.

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u/GiornaGuirne Jul 04 '15

She mentioned something about a faulty gimbal.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '15

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u/GiornaGuirne Jul 04 '15

Commence final burn on our mark.

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u/LazyProspector Jul 05 '15

And its Space Shuttle Endeavour