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 Stardust video selection Posted: January 3, 2004 This collection of video clips cover the launch of NASA's Stardust spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta 2 rocket in 1999. The launch featured spectacular video from the rocket's onboard video camera. The movies are available for our Spaceflight Now Plus service subscribers. Get your subscription today.
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The Stardust spacecraft blasts off on its comet sample return mission aboard a Boeing Delta 2 rocket on February 7, 1999 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This video shows the live launch coverage with onboard cameras through shutdown of the second stage engine. (10min 39sec file)
This clip shows the onboard camera view from main engine ignition at T-minus 2 seconds through jettison of the solid rocket motors. (1min 12sec file)
The launch of Stardust as seen from the Cape Canaveral press site. (23sec file)
A camera near the Skid Strip runway at Cape Canaveral captures the launch of the Delta 2 rocket with Stardust. (25sec file)
The tracking camera at Patrick Air Force Base, located south of the launch site, follows the Delta 2 rocket during its early flight through SRB separation. (1min 11sec file)
A tracking camera follows the ascent of the Delta 2 rocket carrying the Stardust spacecraft en route to Comet Wild 2. (55sec file)
The mobile service tower is rolled away from the Delta 2 rocket at Complex 17 on launch morning. (1min 38sec file)
The Delta 2 rocket's first stage main engine nozzle is swiveled in this pre-launch steering check. (45sec file)