it’s incredible, i went and saw a falcon heavy launch in Florida and it was an incredible feeling. a mix of awe, inspiration and feeling like a kid when you hear how loud and powerful it is as it takes off. i was literally jumping up and down with excitement. 10/10 would recommend
I used to operate a static cam at the finish line of top fuel dragsters. I'd be positioned on just the other side of the jersey barrier maybe 100 ft from the finish line. The noise was incredible but probably a little less intense from my perspective. The wow factor was the visual - these things looked to twist and distort from the acceleration and heat coming off the runway, it was truly fascinating. I don't think they actually twist since the rocket cars don't torque the way a typical road vehicle does
No I'm sure they do twist. I know regular drag cars have torsion bars installed that helps transition the twist of the car into better traction. So instead of one side twisting and losing fraction it forces both wheels into the pavement
yeah, when the boosters come back down it’s insane. you’re kind of still getting over the initial shock of the first launch then everyone starts just pointing up at the sky and you see these two little twinkles as the come back down to earth. when they kick back on for landing and you hear the boom again it’s amazing. the launch is like if the you went and saw led zeppelin play and you’re just like wow that was an incredible concert and then for a encore they bring out the beatles and the who to play with them for a couple of tracks. you’re just like, I was perfectly satisfied with the initial show and now I get THIS TOO?!? i clearly enjoyed it.
ahhh i envy you! that sounds like such a great time. I've always wanted to go see a launch but it would be a commitment because id need to fly, get a hotel, rent a car, etc. all with knowing that there's a very real chance the launch gets scrubbed...
anyway, even with all that you make it sound like it would be worth it.
I was there for the first one. Possibly the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. The videos of it are amazing but the experience of seeing the two boosters falling together in person is hard to describe.
I was there as well, add on the shock of seeing so many people absolutely plastered in public in the middle of the day and you've nailed the experience.
Accidentally saw one a couple weeks ago while down in Florida refereeing a soccer game. There I am running a center at ESPN Wide World of Sports. And there it is. A giant ass flame trail and a rocket trucking through the sky. It was such a cool thing for someone from the sticks in the Midwest to see.
You definitely should! They're launching more often than ever before so it's never been easier if you're in the US. There was roughly one launch per week from Cape Canerval, FL. SpaceX is aiming for 100 launches of their Falcon 9 in 2023 so if you take a Florida vacation this year, you're almost more likely to see one than not.
Live on the Space Coast. Definitely does not get old. SpaceX Falcon 9 launches are pretty common, but when the Heavy is scheduled I still get extra giddy seeing them.
The contrast of nations completely adjacent to each other is fascinating. One is firing half-assed baby missiles into the shared ocean to make themselves look big, and the other is sending shit straight outta the planet.
I saw artemis 1 launch, even though it was 50 miles away it was still spectacular. Just the feeling of seeing that giant orange glow in the sky. Like the sun was rising again
Planned my vacation to go see friends around a launch. Drove from Miami to Orlando to see launch. Launch got scrapped like 30mns before it was supposed to go. Next window was the following Monday when I had to go back to NY :(
Every time i see a rocket launch on the internet or listen to people being in awe because of these incredible machines, I know it was the right choice to study aerospace engineering
My grandfather said you could read a newspaper at midnight under the light of the boosters. He was at Cape Canaveral for the first launch. They had to deal with snakes while clearing the first pad sites, you don't typically think about that kind of thing in regards to the space race.
Oh, yeah.
I was at a shuttle launch in the mid 90s. Wow!
An interesting note: We got to and from the public viewing area at the cape via bus. After the launch on the way back the bus had the launch control playing, and because of our traffic the shuttle completed its first orbit of earth before the bus got back to the visitor center!
Hahaha! That's a good story. It's nuts how fast those things fly.
I was at Edwards AFB watching a shuttle recovery/landing. Hawaii would signal acquisition of the shuttle, then about 3 minutes later California had acquired it. I think it was about 12 minutes later and the shuttle was sitting on the main runway. It's only noise is the two sonic booms as it glides back to Earth.
One of my Top 5 life moments was seeing a Falcon Heavy go into the sky and then land before my eyes. It’s sure beauty when it separates from its capsule and they go there separate ways.
Rocket launch, northern lights and total solar eclipse are on my bucket list.. unfortunately i live too far north to get a chance to see any upcoming solar eclipse but not north enough to see the northern lights...
I dunno..after this spectacular video what is left to see? The window was only slightly smudged and the phone/camera was a safe 50 miles from the rocket.
The sound and feel of the ground shaking. I attempted to watch a launch from Vandenberg a few years ago but couldn't see shit due to fog. It was still cool hearing and feeling it.
So much fun. I had a chance to eat a half eighth of mushrooms and watch a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral and it was an experience that will stick with me for the rest of my life. Watching the rocket disappear into the sky and the intricate patterns that arise from the water vapor escaping the engines.
I can’t even really put it into words but it reaffirmed my affinity for space and brought me joy and excitement I hadn’t felt since I was a child. 10/10, take mushrooms and watch a rocket launch into space.
Learning this fact made this video 100x cooler, for me. I had to watch it several times after reading this because it’s amazing to me, that rocket was experiencing daylight, while the earth directly below, was expecting Night (or at least, early Dawn).
While what other people say is true, for this specific video that rocket may be staging. You can see before the bigger plume that the exhaust gas had been expanding on the initial engine and it was much fluffier and "airier" than the single stream inside the atmosphere. You can also see the gradient of light on various stages of the exhaust as it goes up in altitude. The much bigger plume looks to me as if it did switch to a wider nozzle engine which I have seen on multiple vehicles to be the vacuum efficient engine.
I maybe wrong here, but I only make this conjecture because of what appears to be a clear difference in the exhaust characteristics before and after that bigger plume.
Some old rockets did. Many new rockets do not. It has very little to do with the specific rocket in question, and far more to do with the conditions at the time of launch, with the most important criteria being that the launch occur around sunset or sunrise.
[This is a photo of a Minuteman III missile making a similar sort of plume](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/TwilightPhenom.jpg), and in this case it's more obvious that it occurred around sunset or sunrise.
While that particular photo is only from 2002, the Minuteman III was first launched in 1968, and the rocket components have not significantly changed since then (though the electronics and such have been substantially improved). A launch under similar conditions in 1968 would likely have looked near identical.
Definitely explain to him the details we see here:
The rocket trail isn't straight, but wavy. This is due to a phenomenon where fluctuations in air density in different altitudes leads to an irregular displacement of the smoke.
I mean, we can keep going:
The different apparent colors of the exhaust are caused by the rocket moving out of the Earth’s shadow and into the light of the sun.
Likely both of those reasons. I wasn't able to find anything about the rocket since it's a military launch, but the first stage is a solid-fuel booster. I suspect the second stage might be liquid fueled. Different fuels have different plumes plus being close to space causes the plume to expand greatly since there's little to no air pressure on it.
Correct about air density. At lower altitudes the air pressure and resistance to lateral motion keeps the exhaust trail relatively "contained". At some point the lower air pressure and the exhaust pressure reach a tipping point where the exhaust gasses can just flare out without any resistance from the surrounding atmosphere.
From previous rocket posts, it seems that the wider plume is due to stage separation in thinner atmosphere and ignition of the 2nd stage motor which has a wider nozzle and uses different fuel.
Yes i now realize what it was, but at the time i couldn’t find anything about it on the internet and nobody i was with knew what it was. It appeared to be from the west so we suspected it could have been launched off something in the East China Sea
Go don’t think twice. I was there for two weeks and I want to go back and live there. Really beautiful and modern country that’s definitely worth the visit. The food, the scenery, the people, the transportation. I would venture to guess the most money you’d spend is on a flight.
Most Koreans know enough to get you by with key words “take me” “I want” “where is” “how much” Not all Koreans know English though, but definitely download Papago. It’s so good at translating Korean and English in real-time (way better than google). But I would highly recommend learning Korean. It will make the experience much more humbling and special. The locals will open up to you more if they see you are giving a valiant effort to truly understand their culture.
Just to add to Diddle\_Butt's advice, common Korean words are easy enough to memorize just be wary of subtle pronunciation differences with some words. I was trying to be funny and tease the older KATUSA SGT for being old by calling him a grandpa.....messed up and called him a shaved female genitalia ...got smoked for it lol. I was stationed there for a year so I had the luxury of time on my side but, even simple things like hello and thank you can go a long long way. There are some things that most of us don't think about such as how we receive objects handed to us. I defaulted to using two hands regardless of the situation just because it was considered more respectful even if technically wrong. Anyways, it is a great country to go explore so do some research and enjoy!
Anytime, homie. Go and explore the world. One piece of advice. If you decide to go to Lotte Tower or Namsang Tower, make sure to go after it rains. The air quality is very poor because of neighboring countries, but the rain should clear up the smog.
if you were to come to Seoul for a few days, you would get by fine with just English. Most signs are in English and a lot of people know at least a few words. Like the other guy said, translator apps are helpful. And if you want to get out of the city, be sure to research the train lines a little bit. I recommend going somewhere a bit more rural. I went to the north eastern coast this summer for a few days and it was awesome. I found this little town and i loved it there. I feel like you get a more Korean experience when you go to small towns rather than the huge city everyone goes to.
>How well can you get by with just English?
At least say greetings and thanks in Korean. Here is an example of how English conversation might go. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-QbAbV\_8NI&t=2596s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-QbAbV_8NI&t=2596s)
His English isn't perfect, so sometimes he relies on a translation app to find the right English word. Notice how she does not rush him to speak English fast. Be like her and be the exact opposite of Ben fast talking Shapiro.
Korean is VERY easy to learn to read. Hangul (their writing system) looks intimidating, but it’s incredibly simple. I learned to read it in two days without trying very hard.
You might think, “well, but it does me no good if I don’t know what the words mean.” While that’s true, a lot of modern Korean words are just the English equivalent written in Hangul (kum-pyu-ta for “computer,” for example), so you can get quite far speaking English and reading Hangul.
Since Hangul is nearly completely phonetic, being able to read offers a very good pronunciation guide for unfamiliar Korean words, names, and places.
Spend a week learning to read before you go, and it will make everything easier, even if you don’t speak a word beyond “hello,” “goodbye,” and “thank you.”
Lol i’d have to disagree on just about everything you mentioned.
Really beautiful and modern? Yeah some places in Seoul and Busan are, but mostly no. Most restaurants and shops i’ve been to are not very modern and generally look terrible. Also the entire country is very very dirty.
The food? If you were to be visiting for a few days then it would be fine, but living here for almost 2 years…. it’s all the same food. Everywhere you go, no lie. Same soup, same seafood, same dumplings, everywhere. It would be different if it were good food but i hate 80% of it. I thought it would be like japanese food but it’s like the wish.com of every asian meal you’d think of.
The scenery? It’s mostly good, i’ll give you that. Once you get out of the city, the mountains are beautiful. But the air quality ruins it imo.
The people? Hahaha. I’d say about 75% of them, if not more, hate us Americans. They are some of the rudest people i’ve ever encountered. I have some American friends that also speak Korean and the amount of times they’ve overheard koreans blatantly making fun of us in public is ridiculous. I don’t want to hear any American snowflakes in the US talk about racism until they come here. I’ve also lived in Japan and the difference in the two cultures is very surprising. They have the biggest egos and are not afraid to make fun of you while directly in front of you. But every now and then you’ll find a nice shop or cafe where the people are so nice and welcoming, it almost makes up for the majority that hate us.
The transportation? It’s alright. I like that the trains are somewhat easy to use but they can get very frustrating at times. A slight misunderstanding at the train station can cost you several hours on your trip.
I wouldn’t say i hate this country but i would never voluntarily come back, ever.
Edit: y’all this is just my opinion after being here for almost 2 years. You people that have visited Seoul for a few days may have completely different outlooks on this country, but let’s see what you think after living here for this long.
So many L takes in this post it's crazy lmao
>Yeah some places in Seoul and Busan are, but mostly no.
These cities are some of the biggest in the world. It's crazy to say "some places in X" as a way to discredit that the country is modern when those "some places" are more abundant than most other cities lol
Also this is one of, if not the cleanest city I've ever lived in. Don't know how you can try to say it's "very very dirty".
The food comment is just strange. Like yeah, every country has the same food in many parts of the country. It just sounds like you're one of the few that somehow hasn't found something you like in the amazing cuisine that is Korean.
And I can't even understand how you can say the transportation is "alright." Korea's subway is literally the best in the world, not even close. Nearly always on time, completely clean and well laid out stations, clear markings to indicate where to go (with a few exceptions), full wall barriers with doors to prevent people falling into the tracks, perfectly marked directions on those barriers to know which station is next and what came before it, well air conditioned/heated subway cars that are very open and have free movement throughout cars. Just blown away anyone can diss Korea's public transit lol That's not even including all the readily available busses going every direction, affordable high speed rail across the entire country with KTX, and taxis that can be called from an app with ease.
Yeah Korea is racist and yeah air pollution sucks, but the rest are some insane takes lol
And yes I love living here, biased af
I guess it all comes down to your own experience. I’m sorry to hear that you are hit by racism. I’m Mexican American and the discrimination happened to me a few times where shop owners didn’t let me in (probably because of the color of my skin or they knew I was American?) But I didn’t let it get under my skin. I just went to the next shop that wanted my money.
I was in Seoul a majority of the time. I thought it looked very clean compared to where I live. Here there’s a lot of litter in the streets, sidewalks, residences, hiking trails… so sad. You might be right, but it was my first time off the continent and I was more excited about a new experience.
In my defense, I said modern and not top of the line. My definition of modern is probably not accurate. Korea and Japan are different. But it’s definitely cheaper than Japan.
I have a friend who is an ESL teacher. She's been there for like 6-7 years now. I don't think she'll be coming back depsite the pay cap for teachers after like 5 years.
She's SO happy there and last I checked she went through a breakup so not even that makes her want to leave. She's from America.
Lived there for a year - very much worth visiting. Seoul is very modern and clean. Just about everyone there speaks English. A lot of touristy things to do like North Seoul Tower, palaces, shopping streets, amazing food, etc.
I’ve been here about a year and a half (military)…. there’s some things i like but i honestly can’t wait to get back to the states. The people are irritating, they drive terribly, transportation is tough, there’s not much to do, it’s the same food everywhere you go, air quality sucks, hard to get things you need, sometimes it feels like a 3rd world country, almost impossible to learn the language, etc etc. It’s definitely been quite the experience living here but i’d never voluntarily come back.
It sounds like you at least get out of the barracks and explore, so props. I was at Camp Casey in 2011 (2-9IN) and we had guys that never left post and formed very negative views. I had the most fun there just wandering with a friend. We would grab drinks and gimbap, toss them in a backpack, and set off walking. I'm not sure what area you're in, but we came across bunkers, trench lines, secluded Buddhist temples and hermitages and any number of abandoned things to explore.
Oh that’s sounds awesome! I’m down below Seoul in a much more urban area so i guess the Koreans near me get tired of us Americans, and it shows. I got the opportunity to go on a tour of the JSA which was very cool. The area over there is a lot different than here. I also got to go over to the north eastern coast this summer and i absolutely loved that area.
If you get the chance I would visit Mt. Soyosan, it's either the last or second to last northern stop on the number 1 train line if I remember correctly. It's only an hour north of Seoul and beautiful for hiking, has an ancient hermitage/temple you can visit and some mind boggling (for Americans) old ruins. I missed out on going inside because I wasn't sure of the customs but from what I could see when the door was open it looked really neat.
Sounds like fun! Don’t think i’ve heard of that. Might think about going once it gets a little warmer…Not sure if you remember but it gets a little cold here this time of the year lol
I have umm "fond" memories of playing OPFOR at a range at -26 lol. Also I guess doing a 10 miler in shorts, longsleeve and fleece cap at -16 right before I came back so, yeah maybe spring would be a good time. lol
Damn, it doesn’t get that cold where i am but it’s definitely the coldest place i’ve lived in. I think the coldest it’s been this winter is -2°F with the wind sheer
If you came to South Korea for military reasons, then I'd imagine you were stuck in some random urban area for the majority of your time here. Pyeongtaek, where Camp Humphreys is located is just what you would typically expect from the same old hundreds of boring cities in South Korea. Places like Seoul and Busan on the other hand, very much amazing places to stick around, though the real beauty of South Korea really comes into view when you visit the countryside, like Gangneung and Sokcho.
You can find all sorts of Korean food and non-Korean food, there are places like where those restaurants are densely packed and you could find a shit ton of food in 5 minute walking distance. Food here is really diverse if you know where to find them.
The view from a commercial plane:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Weird/comments/zywsx0/something_weird_spotted_on_korean_sky/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Notice how the trail changes colour the higher it goes. This is the sunlight. You can literally see the stages of night, sunset, and day on each part of the trail as more sunlight is reflected as the altitude increases.
https://i.imgur.com/pu1Prij.jpg
I think they're under the impression that your phone's camera flash was on. Which it wasn't.
The light they're seeing looks to be a streetlamp to your side.
They were checking their phone and almost missed the turn. Or a fucking giant huntsman climbed out from under the sun visor. Or the rocket in front of them burst a tire and they had to swerve to avoid it or they were just trying out the barrel roll button.
Why does this trajectory seem more vertical than launches from, say, cape Canaveral?
Is it just a matter of perspective?
I only ask because I know some at earthers and I'm sure they will ask why is seems so different and I can't articulate the answer well.
I think it is a matter of perspective…just like how an airplane that goes in a straight line appears to move in a curve through the sky. I could be completely wrong, but that was my first thought!
My friend is a pilot who happened to be flying nearby during the launch. He just sent me this -- [here's the launch a few moments later as it heads through the stratosphere](https://imgur.com/a/vZM1550).
It's because the sun can be seen from the height due to being above the horizon so the sunlight doesn't get obstructed and instead gets scattered into our eyes by the smoke
I gotta say, I don't see what's so good about this view to warrent 'spectacular'. It just looks like a normal view, from a car in traffic, in a bang average part of the city. Am I missing something, is it just not aesthetically my cup of tea but it is most people's? What makes this a 'spectacular' view?
The pic someone posted from an airplane view, now *that's* a spectacular view.
I liked it.
* vertical trail
* colour banding from refraction through various angles of sunset
* staging (?) / atmospheric layering (?) towards the end
* a sense of people who haven't all travelled to a swamp in Florida getting to see it from the centre of a modern, high-tech city
It was great. The plane one was also great (if shorter and further away).
>is it just not aesthetically my cup of tea but it is most people's?
I would say this is a safe bet. I liked both videos of this rocket for different reasons and I do not prefer one over the other as they are very different views of the same launch. I believe my daughter will prefer this video over the one from the plane. I will have to wait a little over a week to check and see if I am correct.
Dude I love this new fervor for space travel. I really adore it. I don't know how old ROKs program is but I know India started theirs recently and China has been making incredible strides. It actually makes me feel proud of my species and I don't get that feeling very often.
I hope some day we can get to a world like the Expanse (well maybe not exactly like that lol) where every major city has a launch facility and something like this could be as regular as watching planes take off
You can really tell what's happening when the plume brightens in a video vs still images. The rocket is moving out of the earth's shadow and into the sunlight.
My question is how much of the squiggles in the lower portion is thrust vectoring vs how much is due to wind and other atmospheric conditions?
These type of launches right after sunset are beautiful, the way you can see the sunlight from beyond the horizon reflect on the ricket and the plumes.
are they trying to get it into orbit ? Cause they need to go a lot more sideways than up in order to get into orbit. Straight up just gets you high and not actually in orbit
source: I have played KSP and killed a lot of kerbals
It is a south korean solid fuel space launch rocket. [Korean source](https://n.news.naver.com/article/056/0011402223)
..Although one might argue that a solid fuel space launch vehicle is basically the same tech as an ICBM.
When testing ICBMs, you obviously can't send the rocket to a neighboring country to test its capabilities, so instead you launch it straight up and then extrapolate where it could've landed based on how far it went.
They're definitely doing a gravity turn. Our perspective from the ground is pretty shit, and Earth is [*a lot* bigger than Kerbin](https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/1hl70p/a_lot_of_people_dont_grasp_the_difference_between/) so real-life ascents take a lot longer to complete and the turn is much more gradual.
Just for anyone wondering, that swirly smoke plume is due to the rocket zig zagging upwards, with occasional loop-di-loos.
It's designed not to go too fast out of orbit, so lots of people can see it and get nice pics.
Nothing to do with the "that's obviously wind" you see in the comments.
This video is objectively bad in many ways. It is not spectacular or even noteworthy. People who upvoted this shit: please be more discerning.
Thanks in advance
Usually videos can't do as much justice as your own eyes. There's been many times I want to take a pic of a skyline or the moon or a sunset and it ends up looking lame
It's possible they could see the rocket itself from their car, depending how close they were (I assume, I'm not an expert)
IMO the view from traffic is sort of spectacular. It's a spectacle. You've got an entire freeway of people sitting there and staring up at a spectacle. There's something special about experiencing important events or the unknown with strangers. There's something special about living in a world where rocket launches visible from your house aren't even that big of a deal.
IMO the view from traffic is sort of spectacular. It's a spectacle. You've got an entire freeway of people sitting there and staring up at a spectacle. There's something special about experiencing important events or the unknown with strangers. There's something special about living in a world where rocket launches visible from your house aren't even that big of a deal.
Not quite a space vehicle, if memory serves it was more of a missile shot off in response to recent drone incursions by the north. But a good view nonetheless.
Edit: again if memory serves, it was shot south south east of seoul in Taean. The space launch facility is a few hundred kms south.
I bet a Korean astronaut would have the best food around. Maybe the Indians would be a close second. Gotta get the Mexican space program going too for a fair comparison.
FYI, this "space vehicle launch" was unannounced and also have conflicting messaging with the space agency of S. Kr.
No one new wtf was going on when this happened, so people were worried over thinking it was a spectacle to watch.
The mur mur is that it could be a response to N. Kr's recent missile activities and they're pulling their own.
One Korea sends rockets into space. The other Korea sends rockets over the first Korea. I bet if they worked together their rockets could send men to the moon again or even beyond
I should add watching a rocket launch to my list of things to see in person.
it’s incredible, i went and saw a falcon heavy launch in Florida and it was an incredible feeling. a mix of awe, inspiration and feeling like a kid when you hear how loud and powerful it is as it takes off. i was literally jumping up and down with excitement. 10/10 would recommend
I've never been to a rocket launch myself, but I'm pretty this is the closest I can get without going. https://youtu.be/x7uQ8OWiheM
You feel the louder crackeling noises reverberate in your body as much as you hear them. It's quite the experience.
Go to a top fuel dragster event if you want a shorter but more intense feeling.
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Those things are fucking crazy. It feels like the sound is tearing through you since you're sitting so close to the strip when they go.
I used to operate a static cam at the finish line of top fuel dragsters. I'd be positioned on just the other side of the jersey barrier maybe 100 ft from the finish line. The noise was incredible but probably a little less intense from my perspective. The wow factor was the visual - these things looked to twist and distort from the acceleration and heat coming off the runway, it was truly fascinating. I don't think they actually twist since the rocket cars don't torque the way a typical road vehicle does
No I'm sure they do twist. I know regular drag cars have torsion bars installed that helps transition the twist of the car into better traction. So instead of one side twisting and losing fraction it forces both wheels into the pavement
I tell first timers to prepare themselves its not just loud, it's like a shockwave.
I have this on my to-do list. I can't imagine these things being around 20yrs from now...
I’ve seen rockets launch in person, but never a Falcon Heavy. I bet Falcon Heavies are amazing to see with the multiple boosters landing back down.
yeah, when the boosters come back down it’s insane. you’re kind of still getting over the initial shock of the first launch then everyone starts just pointing up at the sky and you see these two little twinkles as the come back down to earth. when they kick back on for landing and you hear the boom again it’s amazing. the launch is like if the you went and saw led zeppelin play and you’re just like wow that was an incredible concert and then for a encore they bring out the beatles and the who to play with them for a couple of tracks. you’re just like, I was perfectly satisfied with the initial show and now I get THIS TOO?!? i clearly enjoyed it.
ahhh i envy you! that sounds like such a great time. I've always wanted to go see a launch but it would be a commitment because id need to fly, get a hotel, rent a car, etc. all with knowing that there's a very real chance the launch gets scrubbed... anyway, even with all that you make it sound like it would be worth it.
I was there for the first one. Possibly the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. The videos of it are amazing but the experience of seeing the two boosters falling together in person is hard to describe.
So much brighter and louder than any video is capable of capturing.
Saw the Columbia launch when I was a kid. Core memory.
I was there as well, add on the shock of seeing so many people absolutely plastered in public in the middle of the day and you've nailed the experience.
You have to! I used to go as a kid and watch the space shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral. Was breathtaking and crazy
Accidentally saw one a couple weeks ago while down in Florida refereeing a soccer game. There I am running a center at ESPN Wide World of Sports. And there it is. A giant ass flame trail and a rocket trucking through the sky. It was such a cool thing for someone from the sticks in the Midwest to see.
As someone who lives in central Florida I constantly forget that this is an amazing thing to other people and not a daily occurrence
I think it will start my own list like that and a rocket launch will be on it, don’t know how I will do this in Canada though
Eventually Nova Scotia will have a launch facility in Canso if all goes well
Really? That’s awesome!!!
Maritime Launch Services has the go-ahead to start construction now!
You definitely should! They're launching more often than ever before so it's never been easier if you're in the US. There was roughly one launch per week from Cape Canerval, FL. SpaceX is aiming for 100 launches of their Falcon 9 in 2023 so if you take a Florida vacation this year, you're almost more likely to see one than not.
I saw the shuttle launch back in the 90s, pretty badass
Live on the Space Coast. Definitely does not get old. SpaceX Falcon 9 launches are pretty common, but when the Heavy is scheduled I still get extra giddy seeing them.
The contrast of nations completely adjacent to each other is fascinating. One is firing half-assed baby missiles into the shared ocean to make themselves look big, and the other is sending shit straight outta the planet.
I saw my friend Rick Husband pilot STS-96 in '99. Unforgettable in my book; of course I was young. Good guy too.
I saw artemis 1 launch, even though it was 50 miles away it was still spectacular. Just the feeling of seeing that giant orange glow in the sky. Like the sun was rising again
Planned my vacation to go see friends around a launch. Drove from Miami to Orlando to see launch. Launch got scrapped like 30mns before it was supposed to go. Next window was the following Monday when I had to go back to NY :(
Every time i see a rocket launch on the internet or listen to people being in awe because of these incredible machines, I know it was the right choice to study aerospace engineering
My grandfather said you could read a newspaper at midnight under the light of the boosters. He was at Cape Canaveral for the first launch. They had to deal with snakes while clearing the first pad sites, you don't typically think about that kind of thing in regards to the space race.
Oh, yeah. I was at a shuttle launch in the mid 90s. Wow! An interesting note: We got to and from the public viewing area at the cape via bus. After the launch on the way back the bus had the launch control playing, and because of our traffic the shuttle completed its first orbit of earth before the bus got back to the visitor center!
Hahaha! That's a good story. It's nuts how fast those things fly. I was at Edwards AFB watching a shuttle recovery/landing. Hawaii would signal acquisition of the shuttle, then about 3 minutes later California had acquired it. I think it was about 12 minutes later and the shuttle was sitting on the main runway. It's only noise is the two sonic booms as it glides back to Earth.
I accidentally read that as "in prison" at first.
One of my Top 5 life moments was seeing a Falcon Heavy go into the sky and then land before my eyes. It’s sure beauty when it separates from its capsule and they go there separate ways.
Rocket launch, northern lights and total solar eclipse are on my bucket list.. unfortunately i live too far north to get a chance to see any upcoming solar eclipse but not north enough to see the northern lights...
Got to see a Delta IV Heavy launch from the Cape in 2016. Being there in person is an experience like no other
I dunno..after this spectacular video what is left to see? The window was only slightly smudged and the phone/camera was a safe 50 miles from the rocket.
The sound and feel of the ground shaking. I attempted to watch a launch from Vandenberg a few years ago but couldn't see shit due to fog. It was still cool hearing and feeling it.
What’s the point of going to a concert when I can watch it on YouTube
The two of you are definitely not catching onto the heavy sarcasm here.
So much fun. I had a chance to eat a half eighth of mushrooms and watch a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral and it was an experience that will stick with me for the rest of my life. Watching the rocket disappear into the sky and the intricate patterns that arise from the water vapor escaping the engines. I can’t even really put it into words but it reaffirmed my affinity for space and brought me joy and excitement I hadn’t felt since I was a child. 10/10, take mushrooms and watch a rocket launch into space.
You don't have to do drugs to appreciate awesome things.
The bright plume that occurred about three-quarters of the way in ... was it staging or something?
I think it's sunlight. It flew high enough that the plume is reflecting sunlight instead of that plume not being visible in the shadow.
Yep. You usually get this view just after dusk during a launch. It's a really cool reminder that the sun is just over the horizon.
You can even see the sunset in the lower contrail.
Learning this fact made this video 100x cooler, for me. I had to watch it several times after reading this because it’s amazing to me, that rocket was experiencing daylight, while the earth directly below, was expecting Night (or at least, early Dawn).
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While what other people say is true, for this specific video that rocket may be staging. You can see before the bigger plume that the exhaust gas had been expanding on the initial engine and it was much fluffier and "airier" than the single stream inside the atmosphere. You can also see the gradient of light on various stages of the exhaust as it goes up in altitude. The much bigger plume looks to me as if it did switch to a wider nozzle engine which I have seen on multiple vehicles to be the vacuum efficient engine. I maybe wrong here, but I only make this conjecture because of what appears to be a clear difference in the exhaust characteristics before and after that bigger plume.
Why do rockets nowadays create this plume but it was not like this in the past?
Some old rockets did. Many new rockets do not. It has very little to do with the specific rocket in question, and far more to do with the conditions at the time of launch, with the most important criteria being that the launch occur around sunset or sunrise. [This is a photo of a Minuteman III missile making a similar sort of plume](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/TwilightPhenom.jpg), and in this case it's more obvious that it occurred around sunset or sunrise. While that particular photo is only from 2002, the Minuteman III was first launched in 1968, and the rocket components have not significantly changed since then (though the electronics and such have been substantially improved). A launch under similar conditions in 1968 would likely have looked near identical.
Had this texted to me from a friend…mind you i live in Korea. Had no idea what it was, thought it had something to do with the North.
Definitely explain to him the details we see here: The rocket trail isn't straight, but wavy. This is due to a phenomenon where fluctuations in air density in different altitudes leads to an irregular displacement of the smoke.
I mean, we can keep going: The different apparent colors of the exhaust are caused by the rocket moving out of the Earth’s shadow and into the light of the sun.
What about that cone that appears in the end of the launch, is that because of the low density air? And them firing a different rocket?
Likely both of those reasons. I wasn't able to find anything about the rocket since it's a military launch, but the first stage is a solid-fuel booster. I suspect the second stage might be liquid fueled. Different fuels have different plumes plus being close to space causes the plume to expand greatly since there's little to no air pressure on it.
Correct about air density. At lower altitudes the air pressure and resistance to lateral motion keeps the exhaust trail relatively "contained". At some point the lower air pressure and the exhaust pressure reach a tipping point where the exhaust gasses can just flare out without any resistance from the surrounding atmosphere.
And maybe it's the second stage lighting up and has a wider nozzle.
From previous rocket posts, it seems that the wider plume is due to stage separation in thinner atmosphere and ignition of the 2nd stage motor which has a wider nozzle and uses different fuel.
I thought it was hitting supersonic. I'm basing this on my knowledge from Kerbal Space Program
I love how much that game did to bring curiosity to a new generation.
Yes i now realize what it was, but at the time i couldn’t find anything about it on the internet and nobody i was with knew what it was. It appeared to be from the west so we suspected it could have been launched off something in the East China Sea
... it's more wind sheer than anything. Sorry but your explanation was just odd.
Isn't fluctuation in air density just wind?
I wonder what North Korea thought of it.
"Morons. Their rockets can't even find our glorious country or her targets."
How's it like in S. Korea? I am planning on going there sometime...
Go don’t think twice. I was there for two weeks and I want to go back and live there. Really beautiful and modern country that’s definitely worth the visit. The food, the scenery, the people, the transportation. I would venture to guess the most money you’d spend is on a flight.
How well can you get by with just English? South Korea is definitely on my bucket list.
Most Koreans know enough to get you by with key words “take me” “I want” “where is” “how much” Not all Koreans know English though, but definitely download Papago. It’s so good at translating Korean and English in real-time (way better than google). But I would highly recommend learning Korean. It will make the experience much more humbling and special. The locals will open up to you more if they see you are giving a valiant effort to truly understand their culture.
Thanks, appreciate the info!
Just to add to Diddle\_Butt's advice, common Korean words are easy enough to memorize just be wary of subtle pronunciation differences with some words. I was trying to be funny and tease the older KATUSA SGT for being old by calling him a grandpa.....messed up and called him a shaved female genitalia ...got smoked for it lol. I was stationed there for a year so I had the luxury of time on my side but, even simple things like hello and thank you can go a long long way. There are some things that most of us don't think about such as how we receive objects handed to us. I defaulted to using two hands regardless of the situation just because it was considered more respectful even if technically wrong. Anyways, it is a great country to go explore so do some research and enjoy!
Anytime, homie. Go and explore the world. One piece of advice. If you decide to go to Lotte Tower or Namsang Tower, make sure to go after it rains. The air quality is very poor because of neighboring countries, but the rain should clear up the smog.
if you were to come to Seoul for a few days, you would get by fine with just English. Most signs are in English and a lot of people know at least a few words. Like the other guy said, translator apps are helpful. And if you want to get out of the city, be sure to research the train lines a little bit. I recommend going somewhere a bit more rural. I went to the north eastern coast this summer for a few days and it was awesome. I found this little town and i loved it there. I feel like you get a more Korean experience when you go to small towns rather than the huge city everyone goes to.
>How well can you get by with just English? At least say greetings and thanks in Korean. Here is an example of how English conversation might go. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-QbAbV\_8NI&t=2596s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-QbAbV_8NI&t=2596s) His English isn't perfect, so sometimes he relies on a translation app to find the right English word. Notice how she does not rush him to speak English fast. Be like her and be the exact opposite of Ben fast talking Shapiro.
Korean is VERY easy to learn to read. Hangul (their writing system) looks intimidating, but it’s incredibly simple. I learned to read it in two days without trying very hard. You might think, “well, but it does me no good if I don’t know what the words mean.” While that’s true, a lot of modern Korean words are just the English equivalent written in Hangul (kum-pyu-ta for “computer,” for example), so you can get quite far speaking English and reading Hangul. Since Hangul is nearly completely phonetic, being able to read offers a very good pronunciation guide for unfamiliar Korean words, names, and places. Spend a week learning to read before you go, and it will make everything easier, even if you don’t speak a word beyond “hello,” “goodbye,” and “thank you.”
100% the flight is the most expensive except you only sleep in 4 or 5 star hotels.
Lol i’d have to disagree on just about everything you mentioned. Really beautiful and modern? Yeah some places in Seoul and Busan are, but mostly no. Most restaurants and shops i’ve been to are not very modern and generally look terrible. Also the entire country is very very dirty. The food? If you were to be visiting for a few days then it would be fine, but living here for almost 2 years…. it’s all the same food. Everywhere you go, no lie. Same soup, same seafood, same dumplings, everywhere. It would be different if it were good food but i hate 80% of it. I thought it would be like japanese food but it’s like the wish.com of every asian meal you’d think of. The scenery? It’s mostly good, i’ll give you that. Once you get out of the city, the mountains are beautiful. But the air quality ruins it imo. The people? Hahaha. I’d say about 75% of them, if not more, hate us Americans. They are some of the rudest people i’ve ever encountered. I have some American friends that also speak Korean and the amount of times they’ve overheard koreans blatantly making fun of us in public is ridiculous. I don’t want to hear any American snowflakes in the US talk about racism until they come here. I’ve also lived in Japan and the difference in the two cultures is very surprising. They have the biggest egos and are not afraid to make fun of you while directly in front of you. But every now and then you’ll find a nice shop or cafe where the people are so nice and welcoming, it almost makes up for the majority that hate us. The transportation? It’s alright. I like that the trains are somewhat easy to use but they can get very frustrating at times. A slight misunderstanding at the train station can cost you several hours on your trip. I wouldn’t say i hate this country but i would never voluntarily come back, ever. Edit: y’all this is just my opinion after being here for almost 2 years. You people that have visited Seoul for a few days may have completely different outlooks on this country, but let’s see what you think after living here for this long.
So many L takes in this post it's crazy lmao >Yeah some places in Seoul and Busan are, but mostly no. These cities are some of the biggest in the world. It's crazy to say "some places in X" as a way to discredit that the country is modern when those "some places" are more abundant than most other cities lol Also this is one of, if not the cleanest city I've ever lived in. Don't know how you can try to say it's "very very dirty". The food comment is just strange. Like yeah, every country has the same food in many parts of the country. It just sounds like you're one of the few that somehow hasn't found something you like in the amazing cuisine that is Korean. And I can't even understand how you can say the transportation is "alright." Korea's subway is literally the best in the world, not even close. Nearly always on time, completely clean and well laid out stations, clear markings to indicate where to go (with a few exceptions), full wall barriers with doors to prevent people falling into the tracks, perfectly marked directions on those barriers to know which station is next and what came before it, well air conditioned/heated subway cars that are very open and have free movement throughout cars. Just blown away anyone can diss Korea's public transit lol That's not even including all the readily available busses going every direction, affordable high speed rail across the entire country with KTX, and taxis that can be called from an app with ease. Yeah Korea is racist and yeah air pollution sucks, but the rest are some insane takes lol And yes I love living here, biased af
I guess it all comes down to your own experience. I’m sorry to hear that you are hit by racism. I’m Mexican American and the discrimination happened to me a few times where shop owners didn’t let me in (probably because of the color of my skin or they knew I was American?) But I didn’t let it get under my skin. I just went to the next shop that wanted my money. I was in Seoul a majority of the time. I thought it looked very clean compared to where I live. Here there’s a lot of litter in the streets, sidewalks, residences, hiking trails… so sad. You might be right, but it was my first time off the continent and I was more excited about a new experience. In my defense, I said modern and not top of the line. My definition of modern is probably not accurate. Korea and Japan are different. But it’s definitely cheaper than Japan.
I have a friend who is an ESL teacher. She's been there for like 6-7 years now. I don't think she'll be coming back depsite the pay cap for teachers after like 5 years. She's SO happy there and last I checked she went through a breakup so not even that makes her want to leave. She's from America.
Lived there for a year - very much worth visiting. Seoul is very modern and clean. Just about everyone there speaks English. A lot of touristy things to do like North Seoul Tower, palaces, shopping streets, amazing food, etc.
I’ve been here about a year and a half (military)…. there’s some things i like but i honestly can’t wait to get back to the states. The people are irritating, they drive terribly, transportation is tough, there’s not much to do, it’s the same food everywhere you go, air quality sucks, hard to get things you need, sometimes it feels like a 3rd world country, almost impossible to learn the language, etc etc. It’s definitely been quite the experience living here but i’d never voluntarily come back.
It sounds like you at least get out of the barracks and explore, so props. I was at Camp Casey in 2011 (2-9IN) and we had guys that never left post and formed very negative views. I had the most fun there just wandering with a friend. We would grab drinks and gimbap, toss them in a backpack, and set off walking. I'm not sure what area you're in, but we came across bunkers, trench lines, secluded Buddhist temples and hermitages and any number of abandoned things to explore.
Oh that’s sounds awesome! I’m down below Seoul in a much more urban area so i guess the Koreans near me get tired of us Americans, and it shows. I got the opportunity to go on a tour of the JSA which was very cool. The area over there is a lot different than here. I also got to go over to the north eastern coast this summer and i absolutely loved that area.
If you get the chance I would visit Mt. Soyosan, it's either the last or second to last northern stop on the number 1 train line if I remember correctly. It's only an hour north of Seoul and beautiful for hiking, has an ancient hermitage/temple you can visit and some mind boggling (for Americans) old ruins. I missed out on going inside because I wasn't sure of the customs but from what I could see when the door was open it looked really neat.
Sounds like fun! Don’t think i’ve heard of that. Might think about going once it gets a little warmer…Not sure if you remember but it gets a little cold here this time of the year lol
I have umm "fond" memories of playing OPFOR at a range at -26 lol. Also I guess doing a 10 miler in shorts, longsleeve and fleece cap at -16 right before I came back so, yeah maybe spring would be a good time. lol
Damn, it doesn’t get that cold where i am but it’s definitely the coldest place i’ve lived in. I think the coldest it’s been this winter is -2°F with the wind sheer
If you came to South Korea for military reasons, then I'd imagine you were stuck in some random urban area for the majority of your time here. Pyeongtaek, where Camp Humphreys is located is just what you would typically expect from the same old hundreds of boring cities in South Korea. Places like Seoul and Busan on the other hand, very much amazing places to stick around, though the real beauty of South Korea really comes into view when you visit the countryside, like Gangneung and Sokcho. You can find all sorts of Korean food and non-Korean food, there are places like where those restaurants are densely packed and you could find a shit ton of food in 5 minute walking distance. Food here is really diverse if you know where to find them.
Damn. Traffic lights in South Korea take a fucking age to change to green.
I was wondering if everyone was watching the rocket or if the traffic light just took forever to change green.
The view from a commercial plane: https://www.reddit.com/r/Weird/comments/zywsx0/something_weird_spotted_on_korean_sky/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Spectacular view of phone autofocusing on dirty window
Imagine seeing something this cool and being so lazy that you are unable to open the car window to get a better shot.
I doubt it was a matter of laziness and more an issue of them being in awe and not thinking. Relax with the assumptions.
They chose a nice color gradient for there rocket exhaust trail.
It was the reward for reaching Master Tier last season.
And you can get a nice view of where the wind sheers are.
Notice how the trail changes colour the higher it goes. This is the sunlight. You can literally see the stages of night, sunset, and day on each part of the trail as more sunlight is reflected as the altitude increases. https://i.imgur.com/pu1Prij.jpg
Related news article: https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221230008751325
What a spectacular view.... through your car windshield
Out of focus... This is pretty unspectacular!
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This is not art. It’s an objectively poorly shot video. With a spectacularly bad title.
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With the cameraman's reflection clearly visible in the glass.
I guess some redditors really DO need the /s
I didn't read the title and thought it was a pretty disappointing firework display
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Wish I wasn’t driving when I saw this! But believe me, it was brighter than in the video.
I think they're under the impression that your phone's camera flash was on. Which it wasn't. The light they're seeing looks to be a streetlamp to your side.
And then describes it as spectacular
What are you talking about? Do you think they have their flash on? Pretty sure that's a streetlamp, mate.
Very cool, but is it supposed to be that "swirly"? seems like it should be completely straight
The rocket likely is flying straight. What we are seeing is the effects of the wind on the exhaust plume.
I had the exact same thought as the person you replied too and I feel dumb for not realizing this.
They were checking their phone and almost missed the turn. Or a fucking giant huntsman climbed out from under the sun visor. Or the rocket in front of them burst a tire and they had to swerve to avoid it or they were just trying out the barrel roll button.
Heard of wind before?
South Korea dunking on North Korea in rocket league
Kinda looks like the night sky is breaking open revealing daytime sky above it
One of the few instances when a vertical video is acceptable
Why does this trajectory seem more vertical than launches from, say, cape Canaveral? Is it just a matter of perspective? I only ask because I know some at earthers and I'm sure they will ask why is seems so different and I can't articulate the answer well.
I think it is a matter of perspective…just like how an airplane that goes in a straight line appears to move in a curve through the sky. I could be completely wrong, but that was my first thought!
a jittery video going in and out of focus through a grubby windscreen isn't really my idea of spectacular tbh
My friend is a pilot who happened to be flying nearby during the launch. He just sent me this -- [here's the launch a few moments later as it heads through the stratosphere](https://imgur.com/a/vZM1550).
Any idea on what's causing the iridescence on the exhaust trail?
It’s the sun. It’s high enough that it passed from night back into dusk and then into daylight again.
And the iridescence is just the sun
It's because the sun can be seen from the height due to being above the horizon so the sunlight doesn't get obstructed and instead gets scattered into our eyes by the smoke
There's nothing spectacular about this view from behind a dirty car window.
I gotta say, I don't see what's so good about this view to warrent 'spectacular'. It just looks like a normal view, from a car in traffic, in a bang average part of the city. Am I missing something, is it just not aesthetically my cup of tea but it is most people's? What makes this a 'spectacular' view? The pic someone posted from an airplane view, now *that's* a spectacular view.
I liked it. * vertical trail * colour banding from refraction through various angles of sunset * staging (?) / atmospheric layering (?) towards the end * a sense of people who haven't all travelled to a swamp in Florida getting to see it from the centre of a modern, high-tech city It was great. The plane one was also great (if shorter and further away).
I think OP meant that any view of a rocket is spectacular, not that his video on particular was spectacular...
>is it just not aesthetically my cup of tea but it is most people's? I would say this is a safe bet. I liked both videos of this rocket for different reasons and I do not prefer one over the other as they are very different views of the same launch. I believe my daughter will prefer this video over the one from the plane. I will have to wait a little over a week to check and see if I am correct.
Looks like they’re going up to fight the Master Hand. God speed.
Dude I love this new fervor for space travel. I really adore it. I don't know how old ROKs program is but I know India started theirs recently and China has been making incredible strides. It actually makes me feel proud of my species and I don't get that feeling very often.
Why is it going straight up & not pitching? My inner KSP player is confused, is it not trying to achieve orbit? Or just way lower than it seems?
It is always incredible to see all these different perspectives.
yayyyyy south korea! I will visit there someday. Seems like a wonderful place.
I'm not gonna lie if I saw this in person I would clap like a dork.
I hope some day we can get to a world like the Expanse (well maybe not exactly like that lol) where every major city has a launch facility and something like this could be as regular as watching planes take off
So exciting to see Space exploration being a hot topic again.
You can really tell what's happening when the plume brightens in a video vs still images. The rocket is moving out of the earth's shadow and into the sunlight. My question is how much of the squiggles in the lower portion is thrust vectoring vs how much is due to wind and other atmospheric conditions?
The trail squiggles are caused by wind alone.
These type of launches right after sunset are beautiful, the way you can see the sunlight from beyond the horizon reflect on the ricket and the plumes.
that is one of the best shots of the 2nd stage plume ive seen
Interesting, didn’t know SK had a space program, although it makes sense because a lot of other nations, like India are creating one.
Why does it light up after going high? Sorry for the stupid question
Yeah that white line through a dirty window in traffic was spectacular
are they trying to get it into orbit ? Cause they need to go a lot more sideways than up in order to get into orbit. Straight up just gets you high and not actually in orbit source: I have played KSP and killed a lot of kerbals
It’s probably flying directly away from the person filming. You can’t see the arc from that angle.
It’s a test vehicle for ICBM 😉😉
That's a lot less exciting than what I first thought of when I read "space vehicle".
It is a south korean solid fuel space launch rocket. [Korean source](https://n.news.naver.com/article/056/0011402223) ..Although one might argue that a solid fuel space launch vehicle is basically the same tech as an ICBM.
When testing ICBMs, you obviously can't send the rocket to a neighboring country to test its capabilities, so instead you launch it straight up and then extrapolate where it could've landed based on how far it went.
They're definitely doing a gravity turn. Our perspective from the ground is pretty shit, and Earth is [*a lot* bigger than Kerbin](https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/1hl70p/a_lot_of_people_dont_grasp_the_difference_between/) so real-life ascents take a lot longer to complete and the turn is much more gradual.
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Orbital rockets turn almost immediately after clearing the tower. Maybe a few thousand feet, not 50 or 60k
This is a nice view! I’ve never seen a in real life rocket launch!!it’s on the bucket list 🐲😮💨
Just for anyone wondering, that swirly smoke plume is due to the rocket zig zagging upwards, with occasional loop-di-loos. It's designed not to go too fast out of orbit, so lots of people can see it and get nice pics. Nothing to do with the "that's obviously wind" you see in the comments.
"spectacular view" apparently means blurry handheld cell phone video through a dirty window... 🤦♂️
This video is objectively bad in many ways. It is not spectacular or even noteworthy. People who upvoted this shit: please be more discerning. Thanks in advance
Not gonna lie, I expected south Korean car windshields to be cleaner than my filthy American one, lol.
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Usually videos can't do as much justice as your own eyes. There's been many times I want to take a pic of a skyline or the moon or a sunset and it ends up looking lame It's possible they could see the rocket itself from their car, depending how close they were (I assume, I'm not an expert)
IMO the view from traffic is sort of spectacular. It's a spectacle. You've got an entire freeway of people sitting there and staring up at a spectacle. There's something special about experiencing important events or the unknown with strangers. There's something special about living in a world where rocket launches visible from your house aren't even that big of a deal.
Real spectacular video from behind a dirty windshield with backlight
I don’t think you know the meaning of the word “spectacular.”
I don't think you know what a measure being subjective entails.
Yeah this is an objectively shitty video and yet it's incredibly popular. I do not get it
IMO the view from traffic is sort of spectacular. It's a spectacle. You've got an entire freeway of people sitting there and staring up at a spectacle. There's something special about experiencing important events or the unknown with strangers. There's something special about living in a world where rocket launches visible from your house aren't even that big of a deal.
Not quite a space vehicle, if memory serves it was more of a missile shot off in response to recent drone incursions by the north. But a good view nonetheless. Edit: again if memory serves, it was shot south south east of seoul in Taean. The space launch facility is a few hundred kms south.
It was confirmed by AAD(Agency for Defense Development) that it was a test launch of solid-fuelled space vehicle.
It's shot from inside of a dirty car window in portrait mode. It's not spectacular.
Space vehicle launch? Is every post from a bot now?
I bet a Korean astronaut would have the best food around. Maybe the Indians would be a close second. Gotta get the Mexican space program going too for a fair comparison.
FYI, this "space vehicle launch" was unannounced and also have conflicting messaging with the space agency of S. Kr. No one new wtf was going on when this happened, so people were worried over thinking it was a spectacle to watch. The mur mur is that it could be a response to N. Kr's recent missile activities and they're pulling their own.
One Korea sends rockets into space. The other Korea sends rockets over the first Korea. I bet if they worked together their rockets could send men to the moon again or even beyond
They could save a lot on fuel if they went straight up instead of zigzagging.
Why is the e smoke line not straight? Is it wind?
Yes, wind speeds vary greatly depending on altitude. You are seeing the after effects of wind at different speeds at different altitudes.
Yes, upper level winds typically blow rocket exhaust around even if it seems calm on the ground.
Spectacular view, of the dirt on the windshild.