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STS-135 crew module camera: astronauts rocket off the launch pad
This video from a camera on Atlantis' flight deck shows what it's like to launch into orbit aboard the space shuttle. The footage begins with the final countdown to blastoff and continues through the astronauts getting out of their seats to see the jettisoned fuel tank fall away. (Membership Required)
STS-135: The final shuttle launch
VIDEO: After a cliff-hangar countdown, Atlantis thunders to life and majestically rockets into history, putting on one last sky show for spectators on NASA's 135th and final shuttle launch on July 7, 2011. (Membership Required)
Timelapse video: The final space shuttle assembled for flight
A timelapse video shot inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center chronicles the stacking of the final shuttle mission's booster, external fuel tank and the addition of the orbiter Atlantis. (Membership Required)
STS-133 onboard camera launch video
The final flight of Space Shuttle Discovery seen from the ET-Cam mounted near the top of its fuel tank. Mission STS-133 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on February 24, 2011. (Membership required)