Rocket launch footage
NASA's own film of its rockets: liftoffs, RS-25 engine tests at Stennis, the SLS rolling out to Launch Pad 39B and the factory floor at Michoud where the stages are built. NASA media is generally not subject to copyright in the United States.
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Liftoff
In Claude, ask for “rocket lifting off from the launch pad”
A rocket launching from a launch pad with bright fire and smoke
14:57.5–15:02.3 (4.7 s) · shot 1638
Rocket lifts off from the launch pad, smoke and fire billowing.
0:07.5–0:31.9 (24.4 s) · shot 830
A massive space rocket lifts off from the launch pad amidst fire and smoke.
2:45.0–2:47.0 (2.0 s) · shot 1487
Wide shot of the rocket lifting off from the pad amidst a cloud of smoke
1:33.7–1:36.3 (2.5 s) · shot 12
Rocket launching from launch pad with smoke and flames billowing out.
0:07.9–0:13.7 (5.8 s) · shot 1080
Wide animation of the rocket lifting off and clearing the launch site, period details.
15:20.3–15:25.9 (5.5 s) · shot 1066
Engine test firings
In Claude, ask for “rocket engine test firing with a huge exhaust plume”
Medium view of the rocket engine exhaust plume during firing.
6:51.1–7:15.2 (24.1 s) · shot 1424
NASA Continues Test Series for Redesigned Artemis Moon Rocket Engines (2023)
A rocket engine igniting and producing large flames and smoke
14:54.2–14:57.5 (3.3 s) · shot 1637
Medium shot of rocket engine firing during the test.
2:24.5–2:51.1 (26.5 s) · shot 1413
NASA Continues Test Series for Redesigned Artemis Moon Rocket Engines (2023)
Exterior view of rocket engine test firing with massive white smoke plume.
2:22.4–2:31.2 (8.8 s) · shot 988
A massive rocket engine test firing, producing large plumes of white smoke outdoors.
10:52.3–11:04.5 (12.1 s) · shot 1360
Close-up shot of a rocket test firing with intense flame and exhaust smoke.
0:17.9–0:21.9 (4.0 s) · shot 916
Rollout to the launch pad
In Claude, ask for “rocket rolling out to the launch pad”
wide shot of fully assembled rocket on transporter outside building
13:19.9–13:29.9 (10.0 s) · shot 1048
The SLS rocket rolls out along the crawlerway toward the launch pad.
0:21.7–0:30.4 (8.7 s) · shot 855
NASA's SLS Rocket and Orion Spacecraft Rollout to Launch Pad 39B (2026)
The SLS rocket and mobile launcher move along the crawlerway.
1:11.4–1:18.5 (7.1 s) · shot 860
NASA's SLS Rocket and Orion Spacecraft Rollout to Launch Pad 39B (2026)
Wide shot of the mobile launcher on crawlerway moving slowly.
0:12.1–0:17.4 (5.3 s) · shot 737
Wide shot of mobile launcher moving down the crawlerway road.
0:59.4–1:06.9 (7.5 s) · shot 744
Static wide shot of SLS on crawler-transporter moving toward pad.
1:32.9–1:37.3 (4.3 s) · shot 1261
Building the rocket
In Claude, ask for “workers assembling a giant rocket stage in a factory”
Workers assembling rocket engine parts on a large structure indoors.
2:53.7–2:57.3 (3.7 s) · shot 993
Engineers working near a rocket stage in a large assembly workshop.
10:30.5–10:34.1 (3.5 s) · shot 1354
Medium shot in a factory where workers and equipment assemble large cylindrical components.
0:39.9–0:43.9 (4.0 s) · shot 923
Medium shot of technicians working on a rocket engine part inside a workshop.
0:46.2–0:47.4 (1.2 s) · shot 925
workers gathered around large cylindrical aerospace component on transport equipment in factory
8:12.1–8:13.8 (1.7 s) · shot 1331
Medium shot of workers near a horizontal rocket component inside a facility.
1:29.0–1:35.3 (6.3 s) · shot 973
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