Der Walker-Kaiser Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Just thought i'd share this video with you. As some as you may know I'm a massive space geek and love anything to do with NASA. I went to Kennedy Space Centre last year and was lucky enough to see (hear and feel!) Discovery return to Earth safely. :cool: Did you know? 1. If you stand anywhere up to about 1.8 miles away the sound alone will kill you?! 2. If you stand within a mile of he launch pad the heat will kill you?! 3. At lift-off, each engine burns 220 gallons (around 1000 litres) of fuel per foot (33.3cm)?! 4. At lift -off It will burn around 8 tons of fuel a second?! Quote
CHiLL Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 That was simply, amazing! It reached nearly 17,000MPH (seventeen thousand!) before the video cut off. I am interested in space and that, but I haven't got the mind to comprehend such stuff! I enjoyed Professor Brian Cox's TV series last year, and looking forward to his new one next month. I also have his book which is the same as the TV series last year. Quote
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