OT Discovery Space Schuttle

Beli

Just watching the Discovery crew closing the docking mechanism in the Space Station down & back into the cockpit. .....think they are landing next saturday...Great Experience!!!

FlaPoolman

Yes it's great. Hope to see the landing. This was the launch from our front yard.

Little Steven

Beli,

That's the Canadarm they use for all the fiddly stuff.

Steve

Big'un

Man that is cool! I didn't even know they were launching from your front yard :woohoo: Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Beli

Wowwwwwwwww Pat lucky you.........I got this new Comp with the Vista....and has a side bar with gadgets...one I choose is the NASA which keeps me updated on the wherabouts of the mision......but nothing like weatching the real thing......saw it once from Florida a long time ago.

Beli

Yerssssssssssss I thought so.......

Jeffersonian

Very cool, Pat. I watched it on HD...almost as good as being there.

Jeffersonian

I hear that thing has a wicked wrist shot, eh? :woohoo:

Richard Fl

Each launch is beautiful, with one exception.. Several years ago I was driving north on A1A at he beach side of brevard county and about 2-3pm the shuttle was returning home on the back of the transporter from California. Fantasic sight.Awsome After 30 years here in the space coast I am still in awe of them.

Beli

That must be a sight for a lifetime

Richard Fl

In 30 years it was only a once in a lifetime event for me.

egret

I'm a retired engineer on the S.S. program and had the great pleasure of being in the V.I.P. area on the first shuttle launch (the Columbia)........It was mind boggling to see that incredible ship launch.... It just didn't seem possible that it could take off! But, it did, and all of us were screaming and shouting with tears streaming down our faces!! Maybe the greatest experience in my lifetime.......

Little Steven

It's the slapper ya gotta watch out for. At zero gravity that puppy can hurt.

Beli

That is Something you must be very proud of. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

FlaPoolman

My brother works on the Delta pad here at the Cape. Pre 9/11 the vip tours were great. You could actually stand and touch the rocket 3 days before liftoff. Watched the 2'nd shuttle launch from 3 miles and the sound gave me goose bumps. Never gets boring to pull off the road and watch history going up.