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EJ25RUN
08-28-2009, 07:25 PM
My first time seeing a shuttle launch. My school is 40 mins drive from Kennedy space center.

I went the first night and was really pissed when they called it off. Really hoping the weather stays away or they realize there is nothing left to fix. :rolleyes:

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/153212main_128-sunset-425.jpg



UPDATE:


http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000462.jpg
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000463.jpg?t=1251526288
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000464.jpg?t=1251526296
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000465.jpg?t=1251526429
81911SC
08-28-2009, 07:27 PM
That's sweet man. Can you take any pics?
EJ25RUN
08-28-2009, 07:28 PM
That's sweet man. Can you take any pics?

I didn't bring my camera. :(
81911SC
08-28-2009, 07:29 PM
I didn't bring my camera. :(Shit. Lol. Hey that Victory by design video is amazing. Thanks for the link. :goodjob:
speedminded
08-28-2009, 07:34 PM
You going all the way to the Cape?! I've seen a few of the satellites launched and watched a shuttle once from Melbourne lol!
hondachik
08-28-2009, 07:36 PM
Make sure u stand back far enough....just in case, yanno
§treet_§peed
08-28-2009, 07:37 PM
you got your camera phone thats pics right there.
§treet_§peed
08-28-2009, 07:37 PM
also i posted up a article about REV lol. it tells about REV and it's similarity to Vtec
Scotsman
08-28-2009, 07:38 PM
I didn't bring my camera. :(:no:
SmackedInATL
08-28-2009, 07:40 PM
I hope it happens for ya!
EJ25RUN
08-28-2009, 07:40 PM
You going all the way to the Cape?! I've seen a few of the satellites launched and a watched a shuttle once from Melbourne lol!

Here is the spot i was at for the first attempt of the launch.

http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/Discovery.jpg

Man, i really really hope the weather isn't a bother later.
Elbow
08-28-2009, 07:41 PM
You will love it, I use to go when I lived in Florida, it's amazing.
§treet_§peed
08-28-2009, 07:42 PM
http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/home/map/interactive/30507?from=36hr_topnav_home
This starts off in gainesville but it looks clear is you pan out. so in other words. THIS IS MISSION CONTROL. WE ARE GOOD TO GO. I REPEAT, WE ARE GOOD TO GO.
speedminded
08-28-2009, 07:44 PM
Make sure u stand back far enough....Uh, NASA and various government agencies do that for you. Unless you know someone in the control tower it's highly unlikely to get within 6 miles of it.

http://www.launchphotography.com/STS-119_Space_View_Park.jpg
EJ25RUN
08-28-2009, 07:44 PM
Shit. Lol. Hey that Victory by design video is amazing. Thanks for the link. :goodjob:

You are not done. You still have to watch Ferrari, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo, Lotus, Corvette, Ford, Maserati and Grand Prix greats.

I have them all on by big hard drive. Some of the stuff i can recall in my head. :D
EJ25RUN
08-28-2009, 07:45 PM
Uh, NASA and various government agencies do that for you. Unless you know someone in the control tower it's highly unlikely to get within 6 miles of it.

http://www.launchphotography.com/STS-119_Space_View_Park.jpg

That is where i was. :goodjob:

Just much closer to the first building on the left.


also i posted up a article about REV lol. it tells about REV and it's similarity to Vtec

Glad to see people learning about things they would NOT get from random trends. :cheers:
speedminded
08-28-2009, 07:46 PM
That is where i was. :goodjob:Is that the causeway or the visitor complex?
EJ25RUN
08-28-2009, 07:51 PM
Is that the causeway or the visitor complex?

No idea. I got there so late that after i finally found some "parking", i just ran over there to see the view, (which was really good by the way).

Remember, this was at 1 something in the morning so i was half asleep.
81911SC
08-28-2009, 07:54 PM
You are not done. You still have to watch Ferrari, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo, Lotus, Corvette, Ford, Maserati and Grand Prix greats.

I have them all on by big hard drive. Some of the stuff i can recall in my head. :DKeep them coming :D
speedminded
08-28-2009, 08:00 PM
No idea. I got there so late that after i finally found some "parking", i just ran over there to see the view, (which was really good by the way).

Remember, this was at 1 something in the morning so i was half asleep.I'd love to take a Canon 5D MkII camera with HD video and put my 300mm lens on it. With a 2x teleconverter making it 600mm the shuttle would probably fill the frame lol!
EJ25RUN
08-28-2009, 08:08 PM
I'd love to take a Canon 5D MkII camera with HD video and put my 300mm lens on it. With a 2x teleconverter making it 600mm the shuttle would probably fill the frame lol!

All i got is a camera phone. :rolleyes:
EJ25RUN
08-28-2009, 09:09 PM
Well, im hitting the road.

X fingers for the weather. :goodjob:
Kasper
08-28-2009, 09:26 PM
I might be down there tonight.. not sure.. Just depends on hows i feel.. i watched the cloud cover as the sun went down.. it looks like it should be pretty clear
Echonova
08-28-2009, 10:25 PM
I could explain what it is like, but you will just have to see for yourself.
IMPORTchic
08-28-2009, 10:29 PM
One of my friends' dad works for them and he is there. I am hoping he sends me pics!!! If he does, I will post. I wish I could see something like this in person!
ep9716
08-28-2009, 10:34 PM
Cool shit
Kasper
08-28-2009, 11:34 PM
The launch was awsome ya'll it was so beautiful how it lit up the night sky.. i'll check tomorrow if any of the pics came out. but i was more focused on watching then takeing pics. its just an experience that cant be said in words.
speedminded
08-28-2009, 11:48 PM
The launch was awsome ya'll it was so beautiful how it lit up the night sky.. i'll check tomorrow if any of the pics came out. but i was more focused on watching then takeing pics. its just an experience that cant be said in words.Definitely a beautiful sight at night...

http://jonmsmithandassociates.com/shuttle-launch.jpg

http://www.nocaptionneeded.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/shuttle-launch.jpg


Click for a badass huge pic...
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/211563main_launch.jpg
IMPORTchic
08-29-2009, 12:41 AM
Sooo....his pics didnt turn out as planned. lol His camera was dead of course and so he had to use his phone. Here they are though. They suck, but was the thought.....lol
EJ25RUN
08-29-2009, 01:15 AM
Well, i did say that i did not bring my camera, but i didn't say my roommate didn't. :)

Most incredible thing I've seen in my whole life.

http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000462.jpg
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000463.jpg?t=1251526288
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000464.jpg?t=1251526296
http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000465.jpg?t=1251526429
IMPORTchic
08-29-2009, 01:18 AM
^^good pics!! I'm jealous you got to see it!
speedminded
08-29-2009, 01:24 AM
Well, i did say that i did not bring my camera, but i didn't say my roommate didn't. :)

Most incredible thing I've seen in my whole life.

http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000462.jpg

http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000463.jpg?t=1251526288

http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000464.jpg?t=1251526296

http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/P1000465.jpg?t=1251526429You like the sound? lol! I'm definitely gonna go sometime with an HD video camera and my lens.

Need some sort of boom mic to delete the noise of the drunk floridians lol!
http://www.vimeo.com/239051
EJ25RUN
08-29-2009, 09:22 AM
You like the sound? lol! I'm definitely gonna go sometime with an HD video camera and my lens.

Need some sort of boom mic to delete the noise of the drunk floridians lol!
http://www.vimeo.com/239051

We were far away enough to where it wasn't deafening but you could tell the energy coming from it. It took like 2 minutes for the sound to reach us.
TheGrillMan
08-29-2009, 09:26 AM
where are you going to school?



i grew up in ormond beach\palm coast fl and we used to get up on the roof to watch the shuttles take off

usually you could track them long enough to see them drop their boosters

also anytime they had a shuttle land in the cape instead of tx

the sonic boom would scare the shit out of you if you happend to be outside at the time