shuttle launch today! :)

[HathawayHens]

Hey anyone in FL... don't forget to watch the shuttle launch this evening just before 5!!!

 

[canada-goose]

Makes me wish that I lived in Florida.

Oh well, maybe NASA will post pictures.

 

[annie3001]

awesome!

 

[canada-goose]

Here's a video of the launch:

 

[catdaddy66]

Thanks for the post of the video. It was awesome!

 

[Mak]

Watched it on NASA TV. Sad to see her go up for the last time.

 

[Mak]

Sorry. Double post.

 

[WyandotteTX]

I have always wanted to go watch it take off in person. Would be an awesome spectacle to see in my opinion...

 

[Royd]

I have witnessed several launches, including the tragic Challenger launch. I actually saw it, about 30 seconds after the explosion, from the 5th floor of a Jacksonville powerplant.

Here's a picture I took, from my yard, of a launch on Nov. 14, 2008...I just held the shutter open for several seconds.

I have also witnessed one, under parachute, at 13,500', along with several other jumpers...Called a shuttle jump...Timed, specifically, to get us to altitude, at the correct time...It actually broke through the clouds, about 10 seconds before we left the plane....Once in a lifetime opportunity.

 

[cityslickers]

Royd what a GREAT pic

I have seen lots and love them

My Aunt lives on the water right across from the launch pad.. can't beat that veiw..I love night launches best..One more launch and I won't miss the last one.. Sorry to see it end