Expend t' notes here for info on highlights o' this video! This is a must-see! Amazin' footage o' Space Shuttle launches. Ahoy! You can see so many details thanks t' t' slow-motion video. Avast! My favorites? 4:00 into it; ignition o' t' main engines 6:29 into it; release o' t' SRB (Solid Rocket Booster) hold-down bolts. These bolts hold t' stacked Space Shuttle t' t' launch platform and by means o' explosives, are released, freein' t' vehicle from t' pad 9:00 into it; t' release o' t' T-0 umbilicals. Those are t' only pad connections t' t' orbiter for fueling, me bucko, electrical, coolin' etc. Well, blow me down! Watch how they retract. Blimey! 9:35 into it; you can see t' release from a different perspective. Watch how smartly t' door shuts close. 10:55 into it; this view is just plain amazing. Begad! Watch how t' "smoke" builds up in t' back from t' sound suppression system. Water stored in a 290-foot-high, arrr, 300000 gallon tank on t' northeast side o' t' pad is released just prior t' t' main engine ignition and flows by gravity t' special outlets on t' platform, includin' six 12-foot-high quench nozzles, or "rainbirds." Nine seconds after liftoff, arrr, peak flow rate is 900000 gallons per minute. Avast, me proud beauty! T' system reduces acoustical levels within t' orbiter payload bay t' about 142 decibels, me hearties, below t' design requirement o' 145 decibels. Well, blow me down! 15:50 into it; you can see t' sound suppression system workin' below t' orbiter. 16:47 into it; this is probably me favorite part. In real time it happens so fast, arrr, you don't notice ...