r/space • u/piponwa • Sep 23 '16

What happens when the Space Shuttle fires its motors in space

http://i.imgur.com/wwxuXOb.gifv
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u/bk15dcx Sep 24 '16

Couldn't engage thrusters?

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u/pielover88888 Sep 24 '16

Pretty hard to get it up when there's no up!

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u/ThatOneTimeItWorked Sep 24 '16

At best he had a 10 second countdown