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04-13-2016, 06:52 AM
New 360 video puts you next to the flames of a rocket as it launches
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COLORADO SPRINGS — A new 360 video from United Launch Alliance (ULA) allows you to experience a rocket launch like never before.
The video shows you the power of the Delta IV rocket launch from extreme vantage points right next to the large launcher.*
SEE ALSO: Jeff Bezos wants lots of spaceflight companies to succeed, even SpaceX (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-competition/)
In some shots, you can see the camera shake as the rocket takes to the sky above Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The launch on display here was the NROL-45 payload (http://www.ulalaunch.com/delta-iv-to-launch-nrol45.aspx) for the National Reconnaissance ******, meaning that it's likely some kind of classified spy satellite used for national defense. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/360-rocket-launch-video/)
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COLORADO SPRINGS — A new 360 video from United Launch Alliance (ULA) allows you to experience a rocket launch like never before.
The video shows you the power of the Delta IV rocket launch from extreme vantage points right next to the large launcher.*
SEE ALSO: Jeff Bezos wants lots of spaceflight companies to succeed, even SpaceX (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-competition/)
In some shots, you can see the camera shake as the rocket takes to the sky above Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The launch on display here was the NROL-45 payload (http://www.ulalaunch.com/delta-iv-to-launch-nrol45.aspx) for the National Reconnaissance ******, meaning that it's likely some kind of classified spy satellite used for national defense. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/360-rocket-launch-video/)
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