Atlantis: STS-135 launch from the cockpit or outside
Unofficial historical reconstruction, without NASA affiliation or endorsement. Altitude, speed, load, attitude and effects are illustrated interpolations; sources and limits are in the credits. Space starts or pauses. R restarts. F switches real time and fast mode. M reduces motion. V switches cockpit and exterior. Arrow keys look around or orbit the stack; Home resets the view. Outside, drag to orbit and scroll or pinch to zoom. Escape pauses.
Main engines off
The ascent ends here. Coming soon: tank separation and orbit.
Preparing cockpit.
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