Ecliptic: Systems for Accessing and Experiencing Space and Other Extreme Environments

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Gallery of Selected RocketCamTM Videos

The selected video clips below are available in MPEG (highest quality) and QuickTime formats.

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Thumbnail Date Mission
thumbnail 2006
Jul 4

Special Footage:

This edited version of the STS-121 video shows the video returned live live RocketCam™ video next to the video from two other videorecorders mounted on the shuttle's solid rocket boosters. The three-camera perspective is exciting and unique.

MPEG-4*: small (31 MB)

MPEG: small (56 MB)

We are working on providing this footage in a larger format, please visit again soon!

* Note: To play this video, you will need a software player that can play MPEG-4 files. For free options we suggest either QuickTime player or 3ivx D4.
thumbnail 2006
Jul 4

NASA Space Shuttle program. STS-121 Discovery carrying a RocketCamTM on the external tank.

MPEG-4*: large (32 MB) | small (18 MB)
MPEG: large (65 MB) | small (40 MB)

* Note: To play this video, you will need a software player that can play MPEG-4 files. For free options we suggest either QuickTime player or 3ivx D4.
thumbnail 2005
Jul 26

NASA Space Shuttle program return-to flight. STS-114 Discovery carrying a RocketCamTM on the external tank.

MPEG: large (14 MB)
QuickTime: large (14 MB) | small (4 MB)
thumbnail 2004
Dec 21		 Delta IV Heavy Inaugural Launch
carrying five RocketCamTM systems.

MPEG: large (7.0 MB) | small (3.3 MB)
QuickTime: large (4.8 MB) | small (1.4 MB)
thumbnail 2004
Nov 20		 Swift on Delta II

The launch of the Swift gamma-ray burst observatory, and spacecraft separation as seen by a RocketCamTM.

MPEG: large (5.0 MB) | small (1.8 MB)
QuickTime: large (3.6 MB) | small (855 KB)

Part of this footage was featured as the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day on December 24, 2004.
thumbnail 2004
Oct 4

Space Ship One
X-Prize Winning Flight

Edited full-frame footage
MPEG: large (31 MB)
Quicktime: large (23 MB) | small (7 MB)

Quad-cam footage
MPEG: large (61 MB)
Quicktime: large (46 MB) | small (12 MB)

thumbnail 2004
Sep 29

Space Ship One
First X-Prize qualifying flight

Edited full-frame footage
MPEG: large (37 MB)
Quicktime: large (28 MB) | small (7 MB)

Quad-cam footage
MPEG: large (52 MB)
Quicktime: large (41 MB) | small (9 MB)

thumbnail 2004
Jun 21		 Space Ship One
First Private Manned Space Mission

B-Roll footage courtesy of Vulcan Productions / Discovery Channel showing the rocket ignition and ascent from a chase plane, cockpit footage of Mike Melvill and the M&Ms, and external camera footage from SS1.

Windows Media: large (2.4 MB)
MPEG: large (4.5 MB)
thumbnail 2004
Apr 20		 Gravity Probe B on Delta II
MPEG: large (8.4 MB) | small (3.8 MB)
QuickTime: large (6.1 MB) | small (1.4 MB)
thumbnail 2003
Aug 28		 Delta IV USAF DSCS III-B6
Carrying four RocketCamTM systems
MPEG: large (9.5 MB) | small (3.9 MB)
QuickTime: large (3.8 MB) | small (0.8 MB)
thumbnail 2003
July 7		 MER-B "Opportunity" on Delta II
NASA Mars Exploration Rover B
MPEG: large (9.5 MB) | small (3.9 MB)
QuickTime: large (3.8 MB) | small (0.8 MB)
thumbnail 2003
Jun 10		 MER-A "Spirit" on Delta II
NASA Mars Exploration Rover A
MPEG: large (9.2 MB) | small (3.1 MB)
QuickTime: large (4.6 MB) | small (1.3 MB)
thumbnail 2003
Mar 10		 Delta IV USAF DSCS III-A3
Carrying four RocketCamTM systems
MPEG: large (12 MB) | small (5.4 MB)
QuickTime: large (5.2 MB) | small (1.7 MB)
thumbnail 2002
Nov 20		 Delta IV Inaugural Launch
MPEG: large (6.6 MB) | small (2.6 MB)
QuickTime: large (3.3 MB) | small (1.3 MB)
thumbnail 2002
Oct 7		 STS-112 Shuttle Atlantis
Part one: Launch and Early Ascent
MPEG: large (25.5 MB) | small (11.7 MB)
QuickTime: large (18.9 MB) | small (8.0 MB)

thumbnail 2002
Oct 7		 Part two: Late Ascent and Atlantis-ET Separation
(video digitally enhanced to bring out detail)
(some frames lost at Atlantis-ET sep event)
MPEG: large (16.2 MB) | small (7.6 MB)
QuickTime: large (7.6 MB) | small (3.8 MB)
thumbnail 2002
Sep 28		 Global Space League Balloon Flight
MPEG: large (13.9 MB) | small (4.2 MB)
QuickTime: large (5.2 MB) | small (2.6 MB)
thumbnail 2002
Jul 11		 XCOR EZ-Rocket RocketcamTM Footage
MPEG: large (1.7 MB) | small (596 KB)
QuickTime: large (1.2 MB) | small (540 KB)
thumbnail 2002
Jul 11		 XCOR EZ-Rocket Fly-by
MPEG: large (2.4 MB) | small (1.2 MB)
QuickTime: large (1.7 MB) | small (894 KB)
thumbnail 2002
Jul 9		 COSMOS-1 vacuum blade deployment test
QuickTime: large (2.2 MB)
thumbnail 2001
Aug 16		 Genesis on Delta II
MPEG: large (3.2 MB)| small (1.7 MB)
QuickTime: large (2.6 MB)| small (613 KB)
thumbnail 2001
Apr 15		 Mars Odyssey on Delta II
MPEG: large (3.5 MB) | small (2.0 MB)
QuickTime: large (2.8 MB) | small (652 KB)
thumbnail 2000
July 13		 GPS IIR-5 on Delta II
MPEG: large (2.8 MB) | small (1.7 MB)
QuickTime: large (2.2 MB) | small (536 KB)
thumbnail 2000
July 13		 GPS IIR-5 on Delta II
(full ascent sequence, 8x real-time)
MPEG: large (2.3 MB) | small (1.3 MB)
QuickTime: large (1.8 MB) | small (456 KB)
thumbnail 2000
May 12		 Eutelsat W4 on Atlas 3
MPEG: large (2.7 MB) | small (1.7 MB)
QuickTime: large (2.3 MB) | small (296 KB)
thumbnail 2000
Feb 11		 Globalstar 7 Deployment
MPEG: large (1.3 MB) | small (680 KB)
QuickTime: large (2.2 MB) | small (612 KB)
thumbnail 1999
Feb 7		 Stardust on Delta II
MPEG: large (3.1 MB) | small (1.5 MB)
QuickTime: large (2.5 MB) | small (628 KB)
thumbnail 1997
Aug 1		 ACE on Delta II
MPEG: large (2.7 MB) | small (1.7 MB)
QuickTime: large (2.3 MB) | small (496 KB)

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