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YouTube: Shuttle Launch as seen from an Airplane

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21 March 2011, 7:10am

A video of Discovery's final launch as viewed from an airplane leaving Orlando, FL.

Though Tom Hanks may have been exaggerating a bit in Apollo 13 when he said it goes as fast as a bullet from a gun, it's pretty incredible how much ground those things cover — going straight up — in such a short amount of time.

(via df)