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Title: Discovery's last launch
Post by: hardwood on February 25, 2011, 03:09:13 PM

Yesterday was gorgeous day! Temps in the 80s and nary a cloud.

Last shuttle launch_0001.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDHZv3C9vrQ#)

Scott

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: AllenF on February 25, 2011, 04:34:02 PM

Thanks for the video. I missed the launch. I remember year and years ago when the first shuttle launched. We were in elementary school and they put our class in the floor with a bunch of other classes to watch the launch around one old fuzzy TV that was there. Thanks again.

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: Kathyp on February 25, 2011, 04:38:17 PM

oh, what a young thing you are! :-)

it was great, but a little sad. my oldest called and reminded me to turn it on and i'm glad he did.

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: BlueBee on February 25, 2011, 09:20:59 PM

Thanks Scott, brings back some memories. Last time I saw one live, Reagan was in office.

And oh yeah....congratulations on that first swarm!

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: jmblakeney on February 25, 2011, 10:08:29 PM

Awesome, Thank you.
I didn't get to see it today.

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: hardwood on February 26, 2011, 12:17:20 AM

Videos really can't do a space launch justice. The roar of the rocket(s), although not translated well by the camera is awesome! If you can get close enough you can feel the heat of the burn on your face.

Scott

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: Bee Happy on February 26, 2011, 01:06:56 AM

:'( last one. I saw a saturnV launch from Kissimmee in the 90s- and even from there it was COOL! My wife really wanted to go see the last launch, but I think we didn't hear about it in time.
Makes me kind sick that they aren't building updated shuttles, and the Mars mission was cancelled. (Especially since there were some bankers who got bailed out and went right back to partying it up.)

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: JP on February 27, 2011, 01:33:34 PM

Original video was pulled, so here's one, kinda cool. http://www.wimp.com/shuttlelaunch/ (http://www.wimp.com/shuttlelaunch/)

...JP

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: hardwood on March 07, 2011, 06:20:24 PM

I don't know who the heck pulled it, but here it is again. Anyone else having issues with youtube?

Last shuttle launch.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3eATjYP3g#)

Scott

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: Irwin on March 08, 2011, 10:43:54 AM

Quote from: hardwood on March 07, 2011, 06:20:24 PM
I don't know who the heck pulled it, but here it is again. Anyone else having issues with youtube?

Last shuttle launch.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3eATjYP3g#)

Scott

I know what happened it was pay back for your missleading video subject line about Peggy's Short's.

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: JP on March 08, 2011, 11:38:27 AM

This is the closest I've come to watching your video Scott. I see you and Peggy & one of your kids? you say a few words then the video gets hung up at the 18 second mark and just buffers for days.

Will try again later cause I really want to see this video.

...JP

Title: Re: Discovery's last launch
Post by: JP on March 08, 2011, 11:45:33 AM

Loaded fine that time, thanks for posting. Sad to think that is the last flight.

A million lbs of thrust, did I hear that correctly? Simply amazing!

...JP

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