How did the Space Shuttle launch work?

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Orbiter Vehicle animation: https://youtu.be/cFBRawYov00

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Also thanks to youtuber @Scott Manley for his help reviewing this video.

Timestamps:
00:00-Intro
00:57-Space Shuttle parts
01:36-Launch Sites
03:19-Processing
05:04-Rollout
06:05-Launch Pad
08:34-Launch Countdown
10:34-Launch
11:57-SRB Separation
12:53-ET Separation
13:44-In Orbit

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Some of the 3D models in this video were purchased, however, I did make some modifications to them.
Space Shuttle: https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/space-shuttle-3d-obj/1003967
Hubble Space Telescope: https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/3ds-max-hubble-space-telescope/805682
International Space Station: https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/3ds-max-international-space-station/790951
Spacesuit NASA ACES: https://flippednormals.com/downloads/spacesuit-nasa-aces/
Launch Complex 39a: https://www.3dhorse.com/products/kennedy-space-center-launch-3d-model?_pos=5&_sid=d9b1a87e1&_ss=r
Boeing 747: https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/aircraft/commercial/6-textures-for-boeing

Book Sources:
NASA Space Shuttle, 1981 onwards (all models), Owners' Workshop Manual https://amzn.to/33xtU70
Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System by Dennis R. Jenkins https://amzn.to/2DvDWef
The History of the American Space Shuttle by Dennis R. Jenkins https://amzn.to/2C32efe
Wings In Orbit: Scientifics and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle https://amzn.to/3ka3oXt
Riding Rockets by Mike Mullane https://amzn.to/39ZqIm4

Internet Sources:
https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts_overview.html
https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4225/diagrams/shuttle/shuttle-diagram.htm
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/584722main_Wings-ch3a-pgs53-73.pdf
https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/

https://youtu.be/SvaG0xDdP8g - The Space Shuttle (NASA/William Shatner)
https://youtu.be/vFwqZ4qAUkE - Commentary of Shuttle Launches
https://youtu.be/OnoNITE-CLc - Space Shuttle Launch STS-121 (HD 1080p)
https://youtu.be/nTT_-5pzBtg - Shuttle Era: External Tank and Solid Rocket
https://youtu.be/h-9npTHscrs - Shuttle Era: Orbiter Processing Facility
https://youtu.be/WaaIDJds-rk - Shuttle Era: Launch Pads

Music: (Soundstripe.com)
Off We Go - Cody Martin (Soundstripe.com)
Breaking Free - Cody Martin (Soundstripe.com)
Alone - Emmit Fenn (Youtube Audio Library)

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