Space Shuttle Discovery - STS-121 Launch and Landing
Channel: F-Man
Date: 2022-07-04

On this day in 2006, Space Shuttle Discovery launched on STS-121, a flight to the International Space Station. The mission represented an unofficial third return to flight for the Shuttle Program, as STS-114, launched a year prior, resulted in a secondary grounding for the fleet after the loss of the orbiter Columbia in 2003. Knock-on safety concerns regarding the shedding of insulation foam on the external tank warranted additional remediation following the flight of 114, thus resulting in a delay of STS-121 until 2006. 

This video is taken from NASA's official coverage of the launch and landing of STS-121, and has been heavily upscaled via AI protocol. It has been paired with a custom composite audio track, comprised of recordings of the launches of STS-116, STS-117, STS-133, and STS-134, as well as of a test of a ROFI ignitor. 

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