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On Orbit => Real NASA Space Shuttle Missions => Topic started by: Austromir91 on April 21, 2010, 04:57:32 AM
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Hi folks!
As result of the vulcain at Iceland (thx for a cancellation of my flight back) I had today my first shuttle-landing. The boom boom was great - landing with the light a problem for spectators. First I noticed Discovery as white dot in the sky - lost her (my eyes getting older) - 2 minutes later boom boom (I recorded this with a digital recorder) and I watched directly to SLF. "Slow as always" the landing.
Landing picture not perfect - what else. Later the day I went to KSC and started my hanging out at the observation gantry. With the knowledge they have to tow the shuttle back to OPF I began to follow them with my 500mm telezoom. From the OG I saw only the vertical stabilizer. First heading like Discovery landed. 20 minutes later in the other direction and towing back began. I thought how cool would be this driving to the Saturn V center and seeing the shuttle? Only a thought - this will never happen. Down to the snack bar - a coffee and back to the 4th level of OG. Seeing the trail passing the Mate / Demate Device I thought "lets get a bus". Missed one - to many visitors. Okay one new bus arrived, I´m inside and the bus driver said "Watch Out they are rolling the shuttle back and perhaps we can see it".
Holly molly - we just arrived the crossing and traffic was forced to stop. Here she comes!!!!!!
This made my day - yesterday I met at KSC the 1st chinese spaceflyer - today landing and seeing the shuttle from 400 m.
Greets from Florida, Marius aka Austromir91
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Wow, that's amazing! Before you board your flight home you should buy a couple Florida lottery tickets, your luck seems to running on high.
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No kidding! Those are great! Would you mind terribly if I shared these on Facebook? All credits to you of course! Wonderful luck you have mate.
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Yes, they are very, very nice photos!
Hope you had a good trip to the good ole USA! ;D
ps. That is assuming you're not from here, that is...
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No kidding! Those are great! Would you mind terribly if I shared these on Facebook? All credits to you of course! Wonderful luck you have mate.
Share them / photo-credit Marius WERNER
Please post link later - thx
Greets,
Marius ;D ;D ;D ;D
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No kidding! Those are great! Would you mind terribly if I shared these on Facebook? All credits to you of course! Wonderful luck you have mate.
Share them / photo-credit Marius WERNER
Please post link later - thx
Greets,
Marius ;D ;D ;D ;D
Thank you so much Marius! Here's the link I hope it works. Album is set to public. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=54897&id=1501647017
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Hi Marius,
Hope you don't mind I'm riding in on your thread :)
Got the films back from development..
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Nice pictures folks!
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Hi Marius,
Hope you don't mind I'm riding in on your thread :)
Got the films back from development..
Can someone explain how this happens? I still don't understand how it creats a big line like that and where the stack really is.
Great pic though Uri!
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@ Spaceboy:
This is a long time exposure with almost closed iris and the stack is at the end of the line at the end of exposure time.
During exposure, the stack is on every point of the line ;) but the light of the boosters is so bright, that it burns away any sight of the stack.
@ Spaceboy:
No need to cite the picture link, but now it is too late to edit it away.
@ Uri:
Pretty picture, a shrunken picture to 600 pixel width would look even better.
/Armin
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No it's not ;-)
And it will look a lot better on my wall, rather then 600px wide ;-)
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Great picture Uri, thanks for sharing it.
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Hi Marius,
Hope you don't mind I'm riding in on your thread :)
Got the films back from development..
WOW!
/Admin
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Nice picture Uri :D :D
Here are the sound files - sorry but I had no time to edit them
launch - interesting part begins at 15.35 Min - size 15 mb
http://www.spaceinformer.at/DW_A0096.wav
Landing the double boom at 4.45 Min -size 6 mb
http://www.spaceinformer.at/DW_A0100.wav
Greats, Marius
P.S.: Still cannot believe with the impressions that the shuttle will have an end
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Sweet pics! I want to see one of the last two launches. Anyone have any tips?
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Sweet pics! I want to see one of the last two launches. Anyone have any tips?
From where You want to see the launch? My informations that I have for the moment are not good - causeway closed for general public - only available for NASA guests. Perhaps the launch dates will also slip. STS-133 to November and STS-134 to 2011 - STS-135 not approved for the moment.
For me who enjoyed 2 launches - one from Titusville and one from the causeway I will not accept (or can understand) the (final ?) decision from NASA concerning causeway. Gator Tours from which I had the tickets posted a message on their site.
A 3rd launch for me from Titusville is personal a NO GO after my causeway experience.
But Titusville as location is cheap and better as a launch viewing from the visitor center.