Endeavour's final mission and a look back! A read you must!

reply to post by weedwhacker


Wow cool video weed! Thanks for the extra link, I love math

Originally posted by WideAwakeNow
Wow, the footage is amazing, seriously mind boggling stuff.
Thread of the day...nah, Thread of the week! well done.

Why thank you

I have seen every launch since I was a kid practically, minus the time I lived down south, but this is the first time I have ever been at the KSC to view it from this area. It was really amazing!

i bet you had a really good time yesterday lol .. too bad i missed it. boooooooooooooooooooooo hoooooooo

Originally posted by alysha.angel
i bet you had a really good time yesterday lol .. too bad i missed it. boooooooooooooooooooooo hoooooooo

LOL thanks, watch the recap with commentary

I did but I was tired, we were there at about 5am! That is early even for me!

reply to post by mblahnikluver


Great Thread! Thank you for taking the time, I really enjoyed this.

2nd

Nice thread mblah that was the last one very special indeed.
You are one of my favorites hear on ATS every polite and full of enthusiasm.

I actually missed it was going to watch on NASA TV and forgot so thank you nice video so that is you in video
S+F

Thanks

Originally posted by mars1
Nice thread mblah that was the last one very special indeed.
You are one of my favorites hear on ATS every polite and full of enthusiasm.

I actually missed it was going to watch on NASA TV and forgot so thank you nice video so that is you in video

S+F

Thanks

Awe thanks Mars1, I have always liked you as well! You always make me laugh and I love your name and avy! Aliens and Mars, my two favorite combos! Someone made a joke in chat last night how the only man for me is a martian lol hehe...

There is actually one more launch in July, Atlantis. It was being moved to the VAB this morning around 8am. Right now employees are taking pics oh how I WISH I was there taking pics! I can see the VAB from my balcony and I just know they are all there taking cool pics with the last shuttle that will ever go up..that is until the new orbiter is designed and built. I am envious! I was really happy to be there yesterday, I have never been that close to anything out there.

Great thread

S & F

Here's a space shuttle tribute video I tossed together a couple of years back for a thread I wrote.
Enjoy

reply to post by SLAYER69


Awesome! I actually saved this video from when you posted it before. I love shuttle threads and videos!

Thanks for sharing

Thank you for sharing your experience. I always wanted to see a shuttle launch in person, and your video does a great job of capturing what it would like to be standing there watching.

I did get to visit the Kennedy Space Center once, it was amazing, and I had so much fun, took the whole tour and got to see Discovery, that was cool.

Originally posted by PacificBlue
Thank you for sharing your experience. I always wanted to see a shuttle launch in person, and your video does a great job of capturing what it would like to be standing there watching.

I did get to visit the Kennedy Space Center once, it was amazing, and I had so much fun, took the whole tour and got to see Discovery, that was cool.

Thank you

I went to the KSC once in 1999 and back then you could go right up to the launch pads and view, now you can't. There is one more launch. I hope to be there for that as well.

Serious space travel is only possible by astral roads, not physically.

reply to post by mblahnikluver


S&F!!! Awesome job. You did great with the video and explanation and the thread is laid out perfectly. Thanks for sharing the experience. I would love to see one of these in person.

reply to post by mblahnikluver
I would like to know, how are they going to go back up.
Is there another ship they use.
I dont follow enough to know these things.

Originally posted by DarylHamblett
Serious space travel is only possible by astral roads, not physically.

Astral roads? Are you talking about astral projection and the astral plane?

Please explain.

reply to post by mblahnikluver


star and flag for you sir !!!

excellent thread as always......... many many thanks , and i hope u enjoyed the launch.


also have you seen these pics taken by a girl on a plane yesterday ????.....
it gives a whole different perspective of the launch.

: twitpic.com...
: twitpic.com...




thanks

snoopyuk

Originally posted by john1287
reply to post by mblahnikluver

 

I would like to know, how are they going to go back up.
Is there another ship they use.
I dont follow enough to know these things.

There is one more launch after this, Atlantis will go up in July sometime. A set date hasn't been determined.

The shuttle orbiters were old and out dated. They are going to redesign newer more modern ones for future missions. From what I have been told from friends who work on these programs it will be about 5yrs. The shuttles have been taking supplies up to the ISS so that it has enough supplies for the next 5yrs. The US will still be working with other countries and people will still go up, mostly to go to the ISS and do service to it if need be but it won't be launched by the US, but other countries involved in the space programs overseas..such as the ESA (European Space Agency). I think it will be a nice opportunity for other countries to get into space.

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I am female hehe

Yes I saw those pics! They are awesome, lucky seat she got for sure!

Those pics have been all over the internet and news channels...it's a pic you don't see often that is for sure!

reply to post by snoopyuk


I can offer something better, in case you hadn't seen...video of Discovery from STS-133, from an airliner:



"Drinks are on the house!"

reply to post by weedwhacker


excellent contribution , I had not seen that particular video. would have been great to see at that angle and perspective.
many many thanks.

snoopyuk