pic: Special treat at UCF Regional

[Ryan Albright]

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[Winged Wonder]

Its a shame you all at UCF weren't closer... seeing a rocket launch (in this case an Atlas 5) is nothing like experiencing it close by, with the ground rumbling and the windows shaking... i love it every time. =)

anyways, this rocket that launched on Friday, March 11, 2005 at Kennedy Space Center was an Atlas 5, the most powerful Atlas rocket in history, carrying the world's heaviest commercial communications satellite (weighing in at 13,138 pounds). The Atlas 5 is 194 feet tall and has three 67-foot long solid-propellant booster rockets strapped to the first stage, giving it more thrust than any other Atlas.

cool huh?

(no i dont know all of this off the top of my head, i sort of cheated... if you want more information about this particular flight, read this article. )

[Stephen Kowski]

UFO!!! UFO!!! oh sorry just some stadium lights....

from what i remember they said it was a satellite to bring wireless internet to planes that fly over the Indian Ocean

[KTorak]

Originally Posted by Stephen Kowski

UFO!!! UFO!!! oh sorry just some stadium lights....

from what i remember they said it was a satellite to bring wireless internet to planes that fly over the Indian Ocean

That'd be cool, I've read some interesting articles about Internet on commercial airlines flights in the near future, it seems promising.

[Barry Bonzack]

I think it was an Atlas 5 I heard. Here is Tiff and me... had some trouble with our photographers and the lighting... but a nice contrail in the background




Edit: What an awesome 180th post. go SPAM