And if that is no go 11:59PM that night is also a viable option.Quote:
Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
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And if that is no go 11:59PM that night is also a viable option.Quote:
Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
No go on tonight's midnight launch, now aiming for 11:59 tomorrow night.
We are go for launch at 11:59, 4 mins away.
http://interactive.foxnews.com/livestre ... enAIR=true
Funny thing - I had the launch feed running on the computer from NASA.gov and switched to CNN to see if they were covering it. I wasn't paying too much attention to the time, and when the NASA feed came up on 2+ minutes until launch, the live feed on CNN down to under 30 seconds. For some reason, the NASA internet feed was more than 2 minutes behind. I got to see the launch on CNN, followed a couple minutes later by the NASA feed. Most curious!
I noticed that too....NASA feed was at t-minus 8 mins at 11:54, so I tried FoxNews.com and CNN.com. FoxNews was the least delayed.
Our cable co. puts on Nasa Select during launches & has it on through out much of the mission. Beautiful lift off. Wish I was there as I've seen at least 3 night launches at KSC. In possible to describe.
I can post some shots later b/c they weren't taken with my camera and the camera isn't with me now, as I don't shoot digital LOL (still enjoying the dinosaur film age while I can)
Uhhhhhhh, so when are you gonna post those pics Mayi??Quote:
Originally Posted by Mayi757
:P
Discovery scheduled to land late this afternoon at 5:48PM or 7:23PM in Florida. If that doesnt work they wil go to Edwards AFB.
uhhhh I thought this thread was already dead?! but there's a shuttle landing
hmm on yeah I used someone's camera... :mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by maestra80
@ 300mm lens a few miles away
sorry no tripod lol
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The whole sky in front is lit up as soon as the shuttle starts taking off, pretty cool. This is the view from Titusville shore right across the intracoastal. The sound took quite a while to arrive since it's several miles away.
WOW very cool how the whole sky explodes in brightness!!! Is it loud also?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mayi757
They're giving up on Kennedy. Now aiming to land at Edwards at 8:53pm ET.
You can watch the landing live here:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
I actually was disappointed that it wasn't anywhere as loud as I expected, but the sound was still cool. I'm also standing about 10 miles away. The sound took something like 15 seconds or so to reach us and the shuttle is even further away by then. Although I witnessed another night launch from the beach years ago and remember it being louder. Maybe wind direction affects sound?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
When the shuttle is entering one hears a loud boom, Don't know if I hear it only when it's coming to land here in Florida and how far away it can be heard. Would be interested to know!
Cool. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mayi757