zhunter Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 The space shuttle take off. Cape Canaveral is about 200 miles away, but the launch is still REALLY COOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 You lucky dog...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 The space shuttle take off.Cape Canaveral is about 200 miles away, but the launch is still REALLY COOL!!! What do you think the PF is on the first stage.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 The space shuttle take off. Cape Canaveral is about 200 miles away, but the launch is still REALLY COOL!!! What do you think the PF is on the first stage.....? Not sure, but it looked Major to me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameplayer Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 It is a sight to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver8M3 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 What do you think the PF is on the first stage.....? i just read this quote about the apollo 15 launch:"we burned up something like 6 million pounds of fuel in the first two and a half minutes. that's 18,000 pounds a second. it took a fuel pump that generated 500,000 hp just to pump the fuel to the engines." that math doesnt quite add up, but either way that's some serious power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 There must be a better way, though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txaggie Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 They covered the launch live on HDNet, absolutely incredible. 20-25 sec after launch it was over 1000mph and 4 miles up, 10 miles downrange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Too cloudy over JAX, couldn't see anything. Somtime ago getting my cars in the garage at night, I caught a launch of some rocket. It was a very clear night and I followed that sucker until it was another bright peck on the black sky. It was very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38superman Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 (edited) I had the good fortune to watch an early morning launch a few year ago. It was from about 30 miles away but even at that distance, an awesome sight. The thing that struck me the most about it was that I always thought it went more or less straight up until it got quite high. Such is not the case. It began a long arc out over the Atlantic almost immediately after lift off. I would love to see it up close. Tony Edited December 11, 2006 by tlshores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 That must have been an amazing sight to see. Sometimes here in Dayton, if the sun hits the smog just right, you can see the occational hot air balloon. Something tells me those don't make no 165pf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 How much does it cost to launch one of those things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precision40 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 $500,000,000 a pop last I heard, might be more now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Knowing you, Jay, I was half thinking this thread might be about something else... based on the subject... Unfortunately, the closest I've been able to see a launch from is Orlando - but its still pretty impressive that you can see it from there, even. Sadly, one of those launches was a "mishap" I'd love to see one up close and personal someday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3quartertime Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Too cool... We used to watch the launches from the base in JAX in the eighties. Kinda small in the sky, but still fun to watch. I was working the day Challenger exploded. Had my back turned to the southern sky. When I turned around there was only smoke trails. I'd like to be just off the coastline and watch a launch. On the list of things to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I have seen one and it is very coool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbadaboom Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I watched it from Tittusville about 5 miles across the ocean where we could see all the way from the launch pad to space. It is a spectacular sight. The final night launch for this shuttle program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cking Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 (edited) The shuttle is great vehicle. But like all goverment projects. The estimated cost and actually were only off by 1000%. But you know how those cost plus projects go can get away from ya. Did any foam fall off this time???? Kinda like the hubble, Kodak was going to build the mirror, plus provide a spare. We went with unknown company because bid was 500K cheaper and in some senators home town. By time it got built it was 1000% over budget, never was tested was ground wrong and we had to field a second mission to put corrective lenses on it. Edited December 11, 2006 by cking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L9X25 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I watched it from Tittusville about 5 miles across the ocean where we could see all the way from the launch pad to space. It is a spectacular sight. The final night launch for this shuttle program. Daniel, We were shooting a State Championship match in Titusville many years back. We woke up to what seemed like a mild earthquake, only to learn that the shuttle had just taken off. We turned on the TV to see all of the closed circuit stuff that only the locals get to see. Only wish I could have been in the parking lot when it went off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liota Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Around 92, the Air Force used to launch Titan IV's out of Vandenberg AFB, CA, a couple of times a year. Those of us who got to see them launch felt lucky. Those of us who woke thinking it was an earthquake changed our sheets. Those of us who got used to the Titans slept through lots of earthquakes. Liota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbadaboom Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) I have pics. They're big. They guy that took them was standing next to us watching it. We gave him our e-mail and he sent them to us. Edited December 12, 2006 by Bigbadaboom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bierman Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 My family and I spent a couple of months in Miami this past summer and one of the things I really wanted to do before we left Florida was see a Shuttle launch. We managed to catch one ( I think it was in late August, but I can't recall exactly). We had to drive up there twice from Miami since they scrubbed the launch twice due to a bad something or other. We were 11 miles from the launch pad at Jetty Park, just south of the Cape. It was an awesome sight. There was a little bit of cloud cover so we did not get as clear a view as I would have liked, but the view was still impressive and now I can cross off one of the things on my list to see/do before I die. The sound of the thing is what got me the most. It comes up from the ground and words fail to describe it. You have to be there to understand. I am just happy that my 10 yr old daughter got to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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