I just had the pleasure of watching the space shuttle Discovery liftoff in the first manned mission in 2 and a half years. The NASA Return to Flight site should have video feed to download at some point, if you missed it.
What was really special about this liftoff is we had video footage live throughout the ascent, between the shuttle and the main fuel tank, and we also got to watch the shuttle separate from the fuel tank and fly off, above the earth. It is always great seeing the perspective of the earth from above, and even better when you can pretend, for a moment, to be on that shuttle flying away from the earth, as you see what they can see while they ascend to space.
Spectacular.
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