SRB Video - ever wanted to tag along ?

[Tachyon]

This video is from the Shuttle Atlantis’ Solid Rocket Booster. The recording is from just before separation to touchdown in ocean and includes audio!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVUcW-4C18U"]YouTube - SRB Camera 1[/ame]

 

[Andy44]

Lots of creaking and groaning from aerodynamic forces. Notice that as the rocket body does a 180 right after sep you hear chunks of stuff blowing back up the pipe.

Also notice around 4:00 when the body is settling into a tail-first entry attitude you can see the exhaust column over the Cape in the distance.

Only thing I wonder is how the camera changes from looking sideways to looking up at the chutes? Are there really two cameras and this is spliced video?

Cool vid.

 

[RocketMan_Len]

Only thing I wonder is how the camera changes from looking sideways to looking up at the chutes? Are there really two cameras and this is spliced video?

Possibly the camera is mounted on the nosecone shroud... and is attached to the chutes once they're deployed.