Ares I Motor Test

This is the Ares I motor test. This came in as a 16:9 feed on NASA's SD channel. We have upped the res to 1280x720 to allow for higher quality on YouTube although the source was SD so there's not too much we can do there.

[andrewc]

3:50.... "There was a spider. It's dead now."

[yoong___]

makes you wonder what's holding back 22, 000, 000 horse power

[vangledosh]

22, 000, 000 horsepower.

Holy fucking shit

[apollosaturn]

1:01 That sound is not from the "high speed camera", that's the sound from the HPUs (Hydraulic Power Units). They're practically the same as the Orbiter's APUs (Auxiliary Power Units), except that the orbiter has three and each booster have two. In the boosters they provide hydraulic power to the actuators that swivel the nozzle for steering. In the orbiter the APUs provide hydraulic power for the areo-surfaces (elevons, ailerons and rudder/speed brakes), landing gear, the main engines for steering during ascent and the external tank umbilical doors.

[rmarconi]

So glad my car meets the EPA vehicle emission standards

[Shakes]

The perfect temp for roasting marshmallows!

[jamiet]

you just accelerated the earth and I loss 5 seconds out of a day

[nathanbrowning]

My Father showed me this video years ago when I was just a little boy around 4, I'm 17 now and still find it so incredibly fascinating. Thank you for keeping it up!

[ellyagold]

Remember, once you've lit your firework, don't return to it unless you're sure it's out :)

[killman]

not a big fan of solid rocket motors but THAT was impressive

[dumbodum]

Im always amazed how these rockets manage to stay in one piece and not just break apart

[doep]

I keep watching this and it still makes my neck hair stand up.

[ParalyticAngel]

Dam what an Ignition sound.
I have thought that the building will collapse and flow away^^ xD

[DanielCallejasSevilla]

Just a reminder that there is no thing such as "upping the res". Your video has SD quality no matter how many pixels you scale it up to.

[BedpanStan]

Do you think it'll fit on my bmw?

[mr.logician]

Finally I saw how a rocket would look on a Treadmill at full speed.

[OmegaF]

Imagine a chariot being pulled by 22 million horses...

[Petr]

dudes, you just changed the Earth's rotation speed

[xXBirdsmurfXx]

well thats one way to push a lot of dirt out of the way

[tankmaster]

How does a person go about finding out when a test like this is going on so they can attend as a spectator? I mean I would love to get a chance to see a test like this!