Discovery's Final Flight (pics)

NecessaryIndulg · April 2012

Good Morning!! Here are some pictures I took this morning of Space Shuttle Discovery flying over the FL Space Coast.

Mighty_Quinn · April 2012

Great pics...thanks for sharing!

ChokeOnSmoke · April 2012

Awesome pics...Very cool. Thanks.

travisstrick · April 2012

Beautiful sunrise. The sargassum weed at the high tide line makes me homesick.

Village Idiot · April 2012

Great pictures, Kristi ! Houston should have gotten one (sniff ... sniff ...).

I wonder why they needed a fighter escort. I don't recall anyone ever highjacking a Space Shuttle.

:-S

tazcrash · April 2012

Awesome pics!!

What camera and lens did you use?

Chubbs · April 2012

Very cool. Your pics are always outstanding.

boatbum · April 2012

Very nice pics. I agree with the role Houston has had with NASA, should be one there. Guess that's just the politics.

Village Idiot · April 2012

Very nice pics. I agree with the role Houston has had with NASA, should be one there. Guess that's just the politics.

Exactly. Texas is a red state.

RichardBronosky · April 2012

Awesome pics!!
What camera and lens did you use?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/necessaryindulg/6941215978/meta/

This is why it infuriates me that facebook is the largest photosharing service in the world. Flickr is so much better!

Disclaimer: I'm a former Yahoo! employee.

tazcrash · April 2012

@work, behind the firewall. No flickring for me

NecessaryIndulg · April 2012

Thanks, guys!

I shot these with my Nikon D7000 & Nikon 18-200mm VR II lens.

tazcrash · April 2012

Thanks Kristi, Great shots. I love how you captured the sunrise, and 2 tone sky.

JerkChicken · April 2012

Like

Griffin · April 2012

Too cool. Thanks for sharing those with us. Definietly a historic moment.

Gezr · April 2012

Beautiful pictures of a sight not to be seen again.

Smoker_Guru · April 2012

Great pics, thanks for sharing!!

Botch · April 2012

Thanks for the pics Kristi!

I worked on the Shuttle boosters at Thiokol for two years (yeah, I was actually a rocket scientist! :D ). Got to see several static tests of a single booster on the ground, but never got to see the whole bird fly...

:(

Eggbertsdad · April 2012

Great pictures, Kristi ! Houston should have gotten one (sniff ... sniff ...).

I wonder why they needed a fighter escort. I don't recall anyone ever highjacking a Space Shuttle.
:-S

Think Moonraker! I guess James Bond was busy so a fighter jet escort was the next best thing.

smokesniffer · April 2012

Nicely done! Was the egg chugging away that morning???

NecessaryIndulg · April 2012

Nicely done! Was the egg chugging away that morning???

Hahaha... No, I was barely chugging-away that early this morning. :)

But... I grew up with the shuttle program and can't help but get emotional every time. I knew I needed to get out there this morning to say goodbye. So glad I did.

The Cen-Tex Smoker · April 2012

And we are thankful you did! Thanks so much for sharing.

Eggbertsdad · April 2012

Fantastic pics. Thanks for sharing!

I remember when I moved to Sarasota I was on a sales call and the guy said, "Come outside and watch the shuttle launch." I looked at him like he was nuts being the shuttle launched from the other side of the state. Sure enough, we could see the vapor trail. Very cool!

Botch · April 2012

Here's a closeup pic of the 747's attachment hardware (I don't know if its legit or not):

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Ragtop99 · April 2012

As it neared the end of the journey, it passed almost directly over my work. Taken with my Razr:

NightwingXP · April 2012

Very cool Kristi!! Thanks for sharing!! Now I am getting ready to go make some burgers that you always inspire me to do!!
:D

Village Idiot · April 2012

As it neared the end of the journey, it passed almost directly over my work. Taken with my Razr:

Who shot down the fighter jet ?

NecessaryIndulg · April 2012

Who shot down the fighter jet ?

Wasn't me! :-\"

Ragtop99 · April 2012

I have the escort in another shot when it was further away. That picture was a bit blurry so it wasn't worthy of posting, although I could start some UFO rumors with it :D

McStew · October 2012

love your pics figured i should share mine

Fred19Flintstone · October 2012

What wonderful pictures! They evoke an emotional response with me. Pride in our nation for wha the shuttles achieved and sadness that they will never fly again. I said this in the similar thread a couple of weeks ago that it's a low down dirty shame what's happened to the Space Program!

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