newcigarz 06:59 PM 03-15-2009
Bruzee 07:00 PM 03-15-2009
Those are cool pics. Thanks for sharing.
:-)
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Darrell 07:01 PM 03-15-2009
Very cool!
I was just watching it on the NASA website.
They lost one engine, but they said that it was OK if they lost one.
:-)
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WildBlueSooner 07:11 PM 03-15-2009
68TriShield 07:24 PM 03-15-2009
Zach sent a pic from his cell,he's in Port St.Lucie.
Yours are much better Tony
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hotreds 07:59 PM 03-15-2009
Blueface 08:10 PM 03-15-2009
Cool shots Tony.
Wait to you see the night launches.
I can vividly see it all the way down in my area.
Amazing how it lights up the sky.
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acruce 09:06 PM 03-15-2009
icehog3 09:47 PM 03-15-2009
SmokeyJoe 02:04 AM 03-16-2009
That is an impressive sight... glad you caught it with your camera.
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mosesbotbol 05:52 AM 03-16-2009
Hitagain 06:11 AM 03-16-2009
Launches are cool. I got to watch a shuttle launch while standing at the VIB when I was working on the Atlas V launch complex.
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rizzle 09:52 AM 03-16-2009
She was nice and clear from over in St Pete as well. It still blows me away that you can see that thing as clearly as you can from all the way across the state.
Great pics.
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gettysburgfreak 09:55 AM 03-16-2009
Thats awesome. Every time I have been to Florida I always seem to miss a launch. I was able to see a rocket launch from New Smyrna Beach but that was a good 50 miles or so from the cape. One of these days I gotta go see one.
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SNKBYT 10:05 AM 03-16-2009
next time you can watch it from my area in Satellite Beach, isn't there a rocket launch coming up next?
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Footbag 10:08 AM 03-16-2009
Very cool! Now they just have to dodge the space junk and dock up with the Space station. It's crazy what goes into these launches.
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Great pics - thanks for sharing.
I didn't read/hear anything about losing an engine???? That true??
Ron
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newcigarz 11:07 AM 03-16-2009
Originally Posted by snkbyt:
next time you can watch it from my area in Satellite Beach, isn't there a rocket launch coming up next?
:-)
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newcigarz 11:09 AM 03-16-2009
Originally Posted by RGD.:
Great pics - thanks for sharing.
I didn't read/hear anything about losing an engine???? That true??
Ron
Don't think so. Excerpt from the launch blog
Press to ATO
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:49:13 PM EDT
If one of Discovery's main engines were to fail at this point, the orbiter would still be capable of reaching orbit in an "Abort to Orbit" abort mode, known as ATO. However, Discovery's engines are performing well as the orbiter and its crew of seven continue on a path toward the International Space Station.
Press to MECO
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:50:17 PM EDT
At this point, Discovery can make it into orbit even if one engine failed. However, all three space shuttle main engines are performing as expected.
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