Seven Slow Seconds
As opponents and advocates square off in Congress this year over the future of NASA’s human spaceflight program, expect fireworks. But don’t expect anything to happen too quickly. Kind of like this super-slo-mo video, which should bring out the pyro in you: the seven-seconds that the space shuttle …
As opponents and advocates square off in Congress this year over the future of NASA's human spaceflight program, expect fireworks. But don't expect anything to happen too quickly. Kind of like this super-slo-mo video, which should bring out the pyro in you: the seven-seconds that the space shuttle main engines fire on the launch pad, drawn out to 3 minutes and 46 seconds. Isn't this really what it's all about?