Went out and looked also. I do everytime they launch. I especially like the evening or night launches as you can see better. Mosquitos were bad, but at least the love bugs are gone.
I especially like the evening or night launches as you can see better. Mosquitos were bad, but at least the love bugs are gone.
The night ones are the prettiest. I saw a night one last year while at Epcot and that was great, it was right before the fireworks so tons of tourists who'd never had a chance to see one got to see it.
So did we - and when I was eight years old I watched the Challenger disaster on TV at school. I clearly remember a lot of what happened, even now. It was quite a traumatic time for all of us in the classroom. I remember that our teacher was very upset by what had happened and was also trying to calm everyone down. I think she was especially interested in watching because of the first teacher going into space.
That is one of the saddest moments I won't soon forget.
Now that I've lived in Florida for almost two years I NEED to start watching for news on when the launches are going to happen. I saw one a few months back and would've loved to see it happen again. I found the Launch Schedule (http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html) on nasa's site so I know for next time!
Wow I'll bet that's a wonderful site. I live in the northeast and have never seen a launch. How close do you need to be to get a good view of the launch?
We watched it from the front driveway as I was out watering and deadheading the rose bushes on that side of the house. I still hold my breath until about 2 minutes have passed and they've dropped the solid rocket boosters. It was a beautiful clear evening for a launch and we heard a low roar about 4 minutes later as the sound wave gradually hit us.
I have friends who've gone out there and they say it's beautiful when they do a evening or night launch as the whole area just lights up but the noise is unbelievable.
It was a pretty one this time with the setting sun lighting up the smoke trail. I'm like you, I'm always happy to see those solid rocket boosters be ejected.
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The night ones are the prettiest. I saw a night one last year while at Epcot and that was great, it was right before the fireworks so tons of tourists who'd never had a chance to see one got to see it.
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That is one of the saddest moments I won't soon forget.
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Did you see it?
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Yup, walked out my front door and looked up and there it was. Make sure you catch the next one!
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never seen a launch. How close do you need to be to get a good view of
the launch?
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the launch?
Not very. You can see it from miles and miles away. I'm about 90 minutes south of the cape and I've also seen it from Orlando.
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I have friends who've gone out there and they say it's beautiful when they do a evening or night launch as the whole area just lights up but the noise is unbelievable.
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