pic: Shuttle Launch March 15th

[Courtneyb1023]

OH! i saw the launch from the beach. it was amazing

[bigbeezy]

i missed it i was driving back up to school. only like 7 or 8 launches left.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Courtneyb1023

OH! i saw the launch from the beach. it was amazing

I might have to put that on a list of top 10 things to do -
watch a launch from the beach. Different ways of thinking of infinity - the ocean waves, the grains of sand, space - that would be very cool.

[Sincrum]

watched from my house, after a little while the upper winds distorted the lighter colored part at the top, it was quite beautiful actually

[Koko Ed]

I saw it from my plane flying home (I think we were over Georgia by then).
It was really cool to see.

[Wayne C.]

Team 25 got back from Universal and pulled into the parking lot with 2 minutes to launch. We all hauled out into the middle of a vacant lot just in time to watch the launch with awe and applause.

It was the crowning memory of a great trip.

In Jersey when we see stuff going up into the sky it usually means something has exploded....

WC

[keehun]

When I first glanced at the picture, it scared me for a bit because I thought the shuttle had 180'd itself and exploded... But after a careful look, indeed, a beautiful launch

[nlknauss]

That must be awesome to see in person. I remember in 2002 (or 2001?) at World Championships in Epcot we were able to see the shuttle from the Einstein Field stands during the competition. They showed the shuttle launch on the big screen then a few seconds later you see a line of exhaust forming high in the sky. Hopefully I'm remembering this correctly!

[Tim Arnold]

Drove out to the Cape for it.... drive out was fine, but drive back was pretty absurd (waited 3 hours before even trying and it was still congested).



Ignore the ugly bloke in the front...

[Sincrum]

Originally Posted by nlknauss

That must be awesome to see in person. I remember in 2002 (or 2001?) at World Championships in Epcot we were able to see the shuttle from the Einstein Field stands during the competition. They showed the shuttle launch on the big screen then a few seconds later you see a line of exhaust forming high in the sky. Hopefully I'm remembering this correctly!

Yeah it's pretty awesome, my favorite was probably when it went up during one of our football games, we're in Port Saint John just south of Titusville.


To Tim, I Feel for you, traffic gets pretty bad after a shuttle launch....always lol

[Bethany Mc.]

I was soo happy to hear that it was going to go off while I was down there! It was beautiful! It was the second launch I have ever seen, and I was glad I was there for this one. I don't think there is a picture that could capture the true beauty of it.

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by nlknauss

That must be awesome to see in person. I remember in 2002 (or 2001?) at World Championships in Epcot we were able to see the shuttle from the Einstein Field stands during the competition. They showed the shuttle launch on the big screen then a few seconds later you see a line of exhaust forming high in the sky. Hopefully I'm remembering this correctly!

Actually, it was the launch of the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission that was shown during the 2001 Championship on the Einstein screen. It was a great view from the stands - you could watch the live video being piped in on NASA TV of the launch, then look over to the east and see the launch streak as the Delta II rocket ascended.

Maybe if we ever end up with Championships back at Disney, a lot more people will be able to see things like that.

-dave





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[Rosiebotboss]

Seeing a launch wold be very cool and is on my list.....I really want to HEAR one! I am told by co-workers the roar of the SRBs is something to hear.