Hell yeah, motherfucker!Noobeater wrote:
Then these guys step into the breach.TSI wrote:
But...what if Endeavor's heat shield fails too? Uh-oh!
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
I wish I had NASA TV so I could watch it in Hi-Def.Kmarion wrote:
Make sure you pay attention to the date. It was just postponed. "..no sooner than Oct. 14 "Kung Jew wrote:
Just spoke with a colleague on site. I might just have to go and see this launch. Never seen one before. I get goose bumps thinking about the feeling that hits your chest when the rockets fire...
KJ
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/08 … edule.html
They rarely broadcast in High def.. even though it's on a high def station . Most of the schedule is lame also. It's geared for like 4th grade classrooms..lol. There is occasionally some cool stuff though. I watched the Kibo laboratory as it was being attached to the ISS awhile ago.Poseidon wrote:
I wish I had NASA TV so I could watch it in Hi-Def.Kmarion wrote:
Make sure you pay attention to the date. It was just postponed. "..no sooner than Oct. 14 "Kung Jew wrote:
Just spoke with a colleague on site. I might just have to go and see this launch. Never seen one before. I get goose bumps thinking about the feeling that hits your chest when the rockets fire...
KJ
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/08 … edule.html
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So the launch is rescheduled for Friday. The Hubble servicing mission has been delayed though.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3N … xdHuX1mENA
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3N … xdHuX1mENA
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They turned this into a night launch.. Sweet!
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is there a streaming page to watch the launch? also..whats the expected launch date/time at the moment?
Have you ever traveled down to watch anything take off, or just always watched the events on tv?
i've seen a few. two on the beach. one from my apartment balcony in orlando. and one flying back at night from key west in my cessna.TheAussieReaper wrote:
Have you ever traveled down to watch anything take off, or just always watched the events on tv?
Nice...I'm dying to see one. I hope the final one (which I'm going to see) is a Night Launch too. From what I've seen in YouTube videos, they really do light up the sky.Kmarion wrote:
They turned this into a night launch.. Sweet!
(pure curiosity) 172? 210?usmarine wrote:
i've seen a few. two on the beach. one from my apartment balcony in orlando. and one flying back at night from key west in my cessna.TheAussieReaper wrote:
Have you ever traveled down to watch anything take off, or just always watched the events on tv?
Pics in the OP make you think, how far are we from the day when you see multiple space launches happening simultaneously in a small (relatively) area. That would be a site to watch. It would be then, when you could finally say: "hey, we're getting the hang of this space thing y'know"
172SP. I was just south of lake "O" when it was the brightest damn thing I have ever seen.Poseidon wrote:
Nice...I'm dying to see one. I hope the final one (which I'm going to see) is a Night Launch too. From what I've seen in YouTube videos, they really do light up the sky.Kmarion wrote:
They turned this into a night launch.. Sweet!(pure curiosity) 172? 210?usmarine wrote:
i've seen a few. two on the beach. one from my apartment balcony in orlando. and one flying back at night from key west in my cessna.TheAussieReaper wrote:
Have you ever traveled down to watch anything take off, or just always watched the events on tv?
Gattaca shit yoMekstizzle wrote:
Pics in the OP make you think, how far are we from the day when you see multiple space launches happening simultaneously in a small (relatively) area. That would be a site to watch. It would be then, when you could finally say: "hey, we're getting the hang of this space thing y'know"
Nice...I flew a 172 yesterday. First time actually flying a plane. Incredible shit. I can't even imagine what a launch is like from a plane.usmarine wrote:
172SP. I was just south of lake "O" when it was the brightest damn thing I have ever seen.Poseidon wrote:
Nice...I'm dying to see one. I hope the final one (which I'm going to see) is a Night Launch too. From what I've seen in YouTube videos, they really do light up the sky.Kmarion wrote:
They turned this into a night launch.. Sweet!(pure curiosity) 172? 210?usmarine wrote:
i've seen a few. two on the beach. one from my apartment balcony in orlando. and one flying back at night from key west in my cessna.
Btw, my neck fucking hurts from that shit. When they say "stiff neck's better than a broken neck" they fucking mean it.
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damn rich kids and their flying lessons
ya well i didnt read the notams and tbh did not even know there was a launch. i thought at first i was going head to head with a 747 or something.
scuse me but i slept on the floor and ate ramen noodles for a year and a half. i also lived in florida but could not afford to turn on the A/C. so suck me skittles.Mekstizzle wrote:
damn rich kids and their flying lessons
it's free and it's state/school sponsored...I pay absolutely nothing until this summerMekstizzle wrote:
damn rich kids and their flying lessons
you fail skittles
You couldn't tell from the vertical flight path?usmarine wrote:
ya well i didnt read the notams and tbh did not even know there was a launch. i thought at first i was going head to head with a 747 or something.
I'm about 70% sure I'll be watching from here. That 30% depends on the weather. This might be my last chance to watch a shuttle night launch.TheAussieReaper wrote:
Have you ever traveled down to watch anything take off, or just always watched the events on tv?
I've seen plenty. I can also see it from my backyard.
Skittle the op is outdated. They aren't going up for Hubble this time (they pushed it back to February). I'll update it later.
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duh. but at first when it popped thru the clouds it was just a very bright light. you have to remember i was flying IFR and not really looking outside.Poseidon wrote:
it's free and it's state/school sponsored...I pay absolutely nothing until this summerMekstizzle wrote:
damn rich kids and their flying lessons
you fail skittlesYou couldn't tell from the vertical flight path?usmarine wrote:
ya well i didnt read the notams and tbh did not even know there was a launch. i thought at first i was going head to head with a 747 or something.
Leaving to go to the other coast now .
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bring back some picsKmarion wrote:
Leaving to go to the other coast now .
I think this (click on the Public channel for a cockpit view and the Media channel for an outside shot) is the streaming url. The launch is set for November 14, 2008 @ 7:55 EST (Eastern Standard Time).tahadar wrote:
is there a streaming page to watch the launch? also..whats the expected launch date/time at the moment?
STS-126 Mission Launch in
14 November 2008 19:55:00 EST
(This counter is about 30 seconds faster than the one at NASA)
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this is odd. had the space shuttles my whole life. actually i basically grew up along side them as they progressed. oh well. new things to try.
/USA
/USA
Yeah yeah
But it's time for the tall boys to come back into action
/Ares I
Who needs 2 booster engines, and a big plane-thing and a giant orange fuel tank. When you can have a stick.
But it's time for the tall boys to come back into action
/Ares I
Who needs 2 booster engines, and a big plane-thing and a giant orange fuel tank. When you can have a stick.
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is this shit gonna be on TV?
and even more importantly
will it be in HD?
and even more importantly
will it be in HD?
do you have nasa tv? thats HD. typically the special events HD channel will have it also. if you have fox business HD, they might have it.Hurricane2k9 wrote:
is this shit gonna be on TV?
and even more importantly
will it be in HD?