Endeavor Launch Trip

[Jon D]

Here are a few pics from our trip to watch the Endeavor Shuttle Launch. Pictures were taken with a variety of cameras for those who care, these are not full resolution.

As part of the tour of the vistor's center they drive you to a couple of points on the complex at one they had a shuttle engine

The Guts

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The Nozzle

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Where you don't want to be at ignition

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Ready for Launch
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Waiting at the beach for liftoff

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Feeling the Wave Action

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We have Liftoff

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solid booster seperation
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Flight Path
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[spencers]

Nice pics! Totally jealous

[ryankokesh]

very cool!

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Thanks for posting, Jon.

[macpro_racer2010]

Great pictures! I wish I could've been there.

[kayger12]

Awesome stuff, Jon.

Something that I always wanted to see. Just never worked it out to get down there for one.

[johnrando]

That is so cool! I used to work on Shuttle (wrote code for Mission Control) when I was at IBM in Houston and we had the Shuttle contract with NASA. We went on site for a launch but it got scrubbed. I left that group so I never made it back. I've always wanted to see a shuttle launch live, so jealous! They did happen to have a Delta rocket launch the next day so I did get to see that... it was very impressive but not the same. Thanks so much for sharing those great shots, bring back good memories!

[spencers]

That is so cool! I used to work on Shuttle (wrote code for Mission Control) when I was at IBM in Houston and we had the Shuttle contract with NASA.
Wow, jealous!

[Jon D]

That is so cool! I used to work on Shuttle (wrote code for Mission Control) when I was at IBM in Houston and we had the Shuttle contract with NASA. We went on site for a launch but it got scrubbed. I left that group so I never made it back. I've always wanted to see a shuttle launch live, so jealous! They did happen to have a Delta rocket launch the next day so I did get to see that... it was very impressive but not the same. Thanks so much for sharing those great shots, bring back good memories!

Cool, there is 1 more launch, I encourage anyone who can, make it to it, pics don't do the experience justice.

[static667]

I would love to make it to a launch. I have some friends that live on Merritt Island that I could stay with but, I don't have the time of money to get there.

[johnrando]

Yes, it's tough because missions get scrubbed all the time. That can be a lot of time and money when you're not sure if something will actually happen or not.

[DirtyPillows]

Nice pics I was there too right in front of the kennedy space center sign with the screen on it. I wasn't with my zhp though I had my causin audi q7 4.2 quattro. Nice ride btw.

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