Riding the Booster with enhanced sound

From the upcoming Special Edition Ascent: Commemorating Space Shuttle DVD/BluRay by NASA/Glenn a movie from the point of view of the Solid Rocket Booster with sound mixing and enhancement done by the folks at Skywalker Sound. The sound is all from the camera microphones and not fake or replaced with foley artist sound. The Skywalker sound folks just helped bring it out and make it more audible.

[tooyoungtobeold]

I'm amazed the cameraman could hold on for so long.

[petergardner]

I've never watched a video so many times and still have the same excitement everytime

[firefightergoggie]

1:12 - actually watching the sound barrier being broken. That's pretty friggin amazing!

[Seveneleven]

The fact that humans achieved this in the same century as the first flight was taken is nothing short of incredible.

[effervescentrelief]

The sounds during free fall are almost creepy.

[PARABOLA]

Excellent, no music, just original sounds from cameras. ..

[DERRICK_McLOVIN]

Thank you for leaving out the lame-ass music. And also for leaving out the lame-ass music. Did I mention, you left out the lame-ass music?? Seriously though, the best vid I ever seen for a launch!!!, loved the audio!!

[aky]

Impressive how quick the atmosphere turned from low density to high density (high friction) and the SRB started to slow down violently. Not to mention the transition from quiet to noisy as hell. Never thought the transition would be so quick

[boxstard]

1:13
Sound Barrier: YOU SHALL NOT PASS
Space Shuttle: Nah I think I will

[djaristotleofficial]

probably one of the most outstanding videos I've seen on YouTube!

[MarioVAmaya]

This is one of the most amazing space launch videos ever done. I came back to it countless times over the years, just as other commenters here. To me the most emotional moment is separation, when we see the SS going ahead on its own. The sound of the descent is both jarring and haunting.

[patton]

1:12 Max dynamic pressure going through the sound barrier and then smoothing out like glass is my absolute my favorite part.

[AlexanderMcAllister]

The sound of the SRBs firing at T=0 seconds is my favourite thing in this video. From zero to 5 and a half million pounds of thrust in only a fraction of a second, you can almost feel it. Absolutely mesmerising!!

[victor-emmanuel]

The sound of the inert boosters in space is like diving with whales in a endless ocean

[PJthePlayer]

This has got to be one of the most fantastic videos on YouTube.  I watched from beginning to end and immediately started it over.  The Shuttle still stands as one of mankind's greatest achievements.  Let's hope the future holds even greater leaps into the unknown.

[waynejfoster]

Two things really amazes me is: 1: The sounds that the booster makes as it's falling back to Earth. It's both amazing & creepy.
As though it's screaming out.

2: We all know the speeds that the shuttle achieved but to see the speed on the screen in real time blew me away.
100mph before it even cleared the tower. Wow

[nathancd]

The booster wails at 5:00 and then again at like 6:30 are so eerie! So awesome!

[EronBeilkeITC]

This is what it looks like when you go into outer space on the space shuttle. This is video recorded from the booster cameras aboard shuttle flights STS-117 & STS-127. They have an hd cam [on the wing] so it is really clear! At 1:45 the space shuttle breaks 2, 000mph At 1:57 the shuttle separates  from the [booster] rocket at 28 miles above the earth at a [maximum] velocity of 2, 959mph. 3:30 it is really quiet in space and you cannot hear anything except for the sound of metal 'groaning' and final bit of remaining propellant burning [at this point]. 4:16 gracefully tumble(ing) in space. 5:12 the SRB begins to plunge back into earth's atmosphere nozzle side down [so you are seeing Up] 6:47 the parachutes are deployed 7:04 the Shuttle Rocket Booster's 'nozzle' is jettisoned away, to prevent damage upon impact with the water. 7:14 something hits the water 1st 7:21 the SRB lands in the water 7:59 looks like the nozzle, parachuting into the water, further away.

[Eructation]

Thank you America for giving the world all these amazing science and engineering marvels. Regards from UK

[AmoghNatu]

This is probably the 8th or 9th time I watched this video. Still feel the same excitement, amazement, goosebumps that I felt the first time I watched this. And SO glad this doesn't have the RIDICULOUS background music that so many videos have. The original sounds are just heavenly to me.