pfc (11/11/82)
#N:whuxlb:4600004:000:422 whuxlb!pfc Nov 11 08:17:00 1982 I watched the launch this morning on NBC. One thing that they were able to show on this launch that I never saw before was the SRB separation. The picture was good, albeit black and white. Does anyone know how they got this picture. Was there a NASA chase plane up, as there is on the landings, taking the pictures for them? Or did they have a special camera? It still is beautiful after 5 launches. Peter Caswell
cja (11/15/82)
The camera observing the SRB separation was ground based, and was used on all STS missions to track the shuttle, except in one case where it was too cloudy to get a good picture. By the way, this camera was also used to provide long-distance visuals of the Apollo launches, but staging occurred at a much greater altitude so the coverage wasn't as spectacular.