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Old 14th July 2006 | 07:56
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From: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Dunno if you've seen this video clip before, it's shot from a camera on one of the SRBs during the launch sequence. Definitely need Broadband to view: it's quite long and frankly there are bits you can fast forward through - it spends quite a long time spinning down again (presumably not under chutes until later in the sequence) and once it's splashed down I don't think anything interesting happens at all!

Also, it appears that the Shuttle is heading inland rather than out over the Atlantic unless the shoreline visible during the launch is the Indian River. I assume it must be the angle the camera is shooting at, 'cos the SRB definitely comes down in the sea!

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