Just Saw The Shuttle Blast Off!!
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From: Burleson, Texas
Originally Posted by Odin's Wrath
Which Variant?
That's the first one we're making and will be the bulk of planes built. The prototype was stovl. Sorry for the confusion.
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From: San Antonio, Tx
Originally Posted by BlueFlareside
We stood out in our back yard and watched it. We could see the boosters (the white rockets on the side) separate and then came in to see it on TV. The camera that they had on the external fuel tank was unbelievable.
I am only about 35 miles away. It looked like the sun was coming up when it fired up! Awesome!!!
I found this picture. This shows you how much it lights up the sky. It was almost 9:00 when it went up and it was completely dark out.
I am only about 35 miles away. It looked like the sun was coming up when it fired up! Awesome!!!
I found this picture. This shows you how much it lights up the sky. It was almost 9:00 when it went up and it was completely dark out.
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From: Tulsa, O K L A H O M A!
Depending on which direction they were going, I used to have an awesome view of the launch from my front yard in south Georgia (7 miles from the Florida border on I-95). I saw it take off from Orlando as well. I went to the Cape once to watch a launch, but it was scrubbed.
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From: The Deep Back Woods of The Great White North
Originally Posted by BlueFlareside
We stood out in our back yard and watched it. We could see the boosters (the white rockets on the side) separate and then came in to see it on TV. The camera that they had on the external fuel tank was unbelievable.
I am only about 35 miles away. It looked like the sun was coming up when it fired up! Awesome!!!
I found this picture. This shows you how much it lights up the sky. It was almost 9:00 when it went up and it was completely dark out.
I am only about 35 miles away. It looked like the sun was coming up when it fired up! Awesome!!!
I found this picture. This shows you how much it lights up the sky. It was almost 9:00 when it went up and it was completely dark out.
That picture would make awesome wall paper for my computer!!! Thats an awesome picture!!!
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Originally Posted by Arctic Cat F7
That picture would make awesome wall paper for my computer!!! Thats an awesome picture!!!