I’m sure a bunch of you have seen this already, but it’s a pretty spectacular thing so I’d like to put it up here.

http://vimeo.com/27505192

Shuttle program stats and info:

• 135 flights total between the five shuttles (Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour)
• Longest flight: 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes, 18 seconds (Columbia)
• First lunch: April 12, 1981 (Columbia)
• Last launch: May 16, 2011
• Total earth orbits: 21,158
• Says Wiki: “Each vehicle was designed with a projected lifespan of 100 launches, or 10 years’ operational life.”

Now sit back and watch some launches, if you haven’t already done so.