Former Astronaut Breaks Down a Rocket Launch - Everything up to Liftoff | WIRED

Every rocket launch is different and it takes a lot of people and safety checks to ensure that a 5.75 million pound rocket can safely launch into space. Mike Massimino, a former NASA astronaut and spacecraft communicator in the Mission Control Center breaks down what happens from eight hours before liftoff until launch.



Director: Katherine Wzorek

Director of Photography: Brad Wickham

Edito: Joshua Pullar

Expert: Mike Massimino



Producer: Katherine Wzorek

Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas

Production Manager: Eric Martinez

Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila



Camera Operator: Jack Belisle



Sound: Jeff Gaumer

Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola



Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch

Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant

Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen



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