There is a shot that is very good and clear...That's not what you want it to be.
When you zoom a compound lense, the depth of focus drops, which is what you see here.
Sorry guys, I know you think you've got whiz-bang equipment and you see something no other observer or network studio editing crew has seen, but we have, and we know it's not a "very good and clear" shot of the tail, engines or anything. Keep trying.
Well normally I would agree with you. It's quite evident that the vid was being shot by an amature. When he took the tight shot (just before) the resolution was quite good, but he was having tremor problems (common with free hand). So he backed way out. I noticed that the resolution was not good at that point. Now this actually makes sense if you understand how the auto-focus on a digital camera works. Now I don't claim to see the tail separation in the vid I saw. Seems the auto-focus was hunting during this time because he's just went back to wide view when the shuttle came apart.