New 360 video puts you next to the flames of a rocket as it launches

Experience a rocket launch as never before.
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Miriam Kramer
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New 360 video puts you next to the flames of a rocket as it launches
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COLORADO SPRINGS -- A new 360 video from United Launch Alliance (ULA) allows you to experience a rocket launch like never before.

The video shows you the power of the Delta IV rocket launch from extreme vantage points right next to the large launcher. 

In some shots, you can see the camera shake as the rocket takes to the sky above Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

The launch on display here was the NROL-45 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, meaning that it's likely some kind of classified spy satellite used for national defense.

ULA's video follows the rocket from its rollout to the launch pad to its launch, and the company showed it off here at the Space Symposium using VR goggles.


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Miriam Kramer

Miriam Kramer worked as a staff writer for Space.com for about 2.5 years before joining Mashable to cover all things outer space. She took a ride in weightlessness on a zero-gravity flight and watched rockets launch to space from places around the United States. Miriam received her Master's degree in science, health and environmental reporting from New York University in 2012, and she originally hails from Knoxville, Tennessee. Follow Miriam on Twitter at @mirikramer.


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