dornoforpyros said:not to sound anti american but all I can think about a shuttle launch on independence day is homer simpson being knocked out of his lawn chair when they fired that rocket at the comet "USA! USA! USA!"
But hey, I suppose it's a good thing they were able to go.
dornoforpyros said:not to sound anti american but all I can think about a shuttle launch on independence day is homer simpson being knocked out of his lawn chair when they fired that rocket at the comet "USA! USA! USA!"
But hey, I suppose it's a good thing they were able to go.
katie ta achoo said:whoops... look like I slept through it.. Whoops.
I'm fascinated with things that fly.. I loooove watching airplanes take off and land. Maybe there's a video of it somewhere on the internets...
iGary said:Just hit the same link - they are replaying the launch.![]()
Laslo Panaflex said:must be one hell of a ride on top of that thing.
MacSA said:The original lauch date was the 1st July, Then 2nd.. Independance day had nothing to do with it.
I agree. I just downloaded the pitch maneuver and it's simply amazing. "Breathtaking" doesn't do it justice.RndmAxess said:This is the most interesting TV I've seen in ages.
MacSA said:WOW:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/video/shuttle/sts-121/mpg/srb_fd01h_ra.mpg
"A camera on one of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters captures this amazing view of Discovery."