Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sri-unix!ANDERSON.ES@XEROX.ARPA From: ANDERSON.ES@XEROX.ARPA Newsgroups: net.space Subject: LAUNCH / RE-ENTRY VIDEO Message-ID: <13207@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Sep-84 19:48:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.13207 Posted: Thu Sep 6 19:48:00 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Sep-84 07:04:30 EDT Lines: 19 I was just thinking the other day about this question and wondered if anyone on the net has an answer. Why is it that we never see any pictures of the shuttle astronauts, cockpit, or views out the windows during launch, re-entry, and landing (even pre-launch & post-landing)? I'm sure it would be technically possible. I would think that they could at least set up a movie camera or videotape inside if live pictures couldn't get through due to all the interference. I do seem to recall at least one view (years ago?) of an astronaut's contorted face during launch and a brief view of a fireball outside a cockpit window (can't remember which spacecraft). And of course there were the beautiful shots of the Apollo Saturn 5B stage seperations, but no inside shots. How come? Craig Anderson Xerox Corp. 213-536-7299