A view from cameras on board the Orion spacecraft as it climbs to orbit, powered by the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket following a 6:35 p.m. EDT liftoff on April 1, 2026.
Included is the jettison of the solid rocket boosters that propelled Orion for the first two minutes of flight, and the jettison of the spacecraft adapter jettison panels, which protect the spacecraft's solar array wings during ascent.
Credit: NASA
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is there a view from earth to space no cut?
Amazing shot, but yet again why wasn’t this view part of the live stream?
Crazy to see the rockets shadow at the bottom. Amazing view
Fantastic shot
AI
https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002m1200912237_SAJ-Jettison
Longer version
Why does it seem like the SRBs (the one pictured anyway) are still lit when they’re jettisoned? Do they just stay lit until all the fuel is burned off?