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swifty
11-04-07, 09:09 PM
Video from the STS-120 launch I attended in Oct. I was at the VIP Banana Creek viewing sit 4 mile from the pad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0FG73B5Ja4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0FG73B5Ja4)

Video doesn't do it justice. The roar from the SRBs literally shakes the ground. My friend attached a static camera to the fence the noise shook it so much the image stabilizer could not keep up.

Photos to come
swifty
11-04-07, 09:20 PM
http://img5.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=3a38b0d6665d59fa6c23c5cf9a77283b 449fcf53 (http://img5.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=3a38b0d6665d59fa6c23c5cf9a77283b 449fcf53)

http://img4.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=5a9b4bd282321369e2045904e909d412 95e15fa5 (http://img4.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=5a9b4bd282321369e2045904e909d412 95e15fa5)

http://img8.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=302ed2fcab57590abd2f4a232b0643cc e593372d (http://img8.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=302ed2fcab57590abd2f4a232b0643cc e593372d)

http://img4.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=2c6cc22091609fb32de6a74370fac7b4 ba9e7dad (http://img4.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=2c6cc22091609fb32de6a74370fac7b4 ba9e7dad)

http://img6.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=d8fc3f0fa91a0f1c27b1a3c2f096a07c 115f5085 (http://img6.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=d8fc3f0fa91a0f1c27b1a3c2f096a07c 115f5085)

http://img4.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=d6d86a5db97d0b6d2d8a28c147ca1f3c 671ba67b (http://img4.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=d6d86a5db97d0b6d2d8a28c147ca1f3c 671ba67b)

http://img4.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=8155eb29a32d6ef457360b3f3c965add 82a182ff (http://img4.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=8155eb29a32d6ef457360b3f3c965add 82a182ff)

http://img8.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=34d61e9e27fbef878120b44088cc12d0 93c1e58c (http://img8.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=34d61e9e27fbef878120b44088cc12d0 93c1e58c)

http://img7.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=c342675f4e92ce867677e43cd356390f 32b388a0 (http://img7.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=c342675f4e92ce867677e43cd356390f 32b388a0)

http://img8.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=8838bfe70723ece921696e191ada739d 04c561a3 (http://img8.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=8838bfe70723ece921696e191ada739d 04c561a3)

http://img6.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=7eacdf73c4a9c64667969523a13cacc1 f2185a1c (http://img6.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=7eacdf73c4a9c64667969523a13cacc1 f2185a1c)

http://img8.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=eabec8fd64f63800f675ae17d1ab50fb fc518fb5 (http://img8.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=eabec8fd64f63800f675ae17d1ab50fb fc518fb5)

http://img8.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=5a862381f771da5045a04fb6fe194f60 0e2868d7 (http://img8.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=5a862381f771da5045a04fb6fe194f60 0e2868d7)

http://img7.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=b61225cdcf73dd6cdabb28d6858e64ba d2e1ce5b (http://img7.shareavenue.com/getimage.php?file=b61225cdcf73dd6cdabb28d6858e64ba d2e1ce5b)
Chock
11-04-07, 09:47 PM
It's obvious all those are fakes, just like the moon landings:rotfl:

Nice pics, I've only ever seen the Shuttle when it was on the back of that Boeing 747 years ago (which was cool), but I'd really like to see it go up.

:D Chock
swifty
11-04-07, 10:43 PM
You have to hurry only 10 launches left ending in 2010. There is a possibility to add two more to fix Hubble. Then the shuttle program will end and Aries will start around 2014. I hoping they will schedule on last night shot, those are amazing.
Zayphod
11-05-07, 01:36 PM
Video from the STS-120 launch I attended in Oct. I was at the VIP Banana Creek viewing sit 4 mile from the pad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0FG73B5Ja4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0FG73B5Ja4)

Video doesn't do it justice. The roar from the SRBs literally shakes the ground. My friend attached a static camera to the fence the noise shook it so much the image stabilizer could not keep up.

Photos to come

This might provide a better view: :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSnh4WXhOgI