DallasAlvey Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Earlier today space shuttle discovery lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center. The real for the mission is sts-116. [the logo is my avatar] This mission is going to be one of the hardest missions ever. For more on the launch go here http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazen_AZN Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Woo, i watched it on Nasa TV! Yeah, i laster about 3 minutes watching that channel before i about died from boredom, but atleast those three minutes included the launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tngdiablo Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Yes! I was intensely watching Nasa TV online for about two hours before the scheduled launch, hoping for the go-ahead. When they finally went around to all the launch directors and they all gave the green light, I was really excited. Closer to launch time, I turned on the tv and tuned to Fox News (rare instance, but they had the best coverage of the launch), turned up the volume and waited for liftoff. What a majestic sight! I can't wait until the day that I can make it to Florida to see a shuttle launch for myself (I have limited time too). Here's the direct link to the launch video: Linky Congratulations to NASA for the awesome launch and good luck to the shuttle crew. Hope to see a picture-perfect landing in 12 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasAlvey Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 ^ 2 hours I watched it for 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I watched it take off - the shot of the engine cut-off was amazing! They attached a camera to one of the rockets. As the engine cut off, there were flashes of all different colors and you could see the shuttle breaking away from the engine - it looked unreal! I can't wait to see them playing with food inside of the shuttle today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timpowes Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 First swedish astronaut in space ;o That's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tngdiablo Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 ^ 2 hours I watched it for 6. Lol. That was me on Thursday for the first launch attempt. I had studying to do so I couldn't repeat it yesterday. It is rather boring though and only space geeks like us can sit there and watch it for hours on end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I've seen a bunch of launches from as close as Canaveral and as far away as Sarasota and Gainesville. The coolest was a night launch that I watched after leaving Port Canaveral on the Disney Magic Cruise Ship. It was close by, and really looked like a giant Fireball flying through the sky. Add to it that we were offshore so there were no lights, it was really great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tngdiablo Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 ^ Envy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I've seen a bunch of launches from as close as Canaveral and as far away as Sarasota and Gainesville. Yep, I could see it from my house last night! It was perfect near me, hardly any clouds. Sadly, the last time I saw a shuttle go up was when Columbia lifted off for the last time... Colin C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippyTrick09 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Hmmm... My algebra teacher's huband was doing sucurity there.... ANy way, I've always wanted to see a spaceshuttle launch. I guess its only a fireball lifting through the air.... or is it better like TWO firballs going through the air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasAlvey Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 ^ Envy. Yes much envy. I'm so mad were going to Florida in Febuary and we were going to see a launch, but NASA put the launch back a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 ^ oh that's bad..... just feel sorry to hear that stuff..... sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeow Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Sorry to sound completely cheesy but I am amazed at how far people have come in life. A long time ago people used to be scared of solar eclipses and now we're landing on the moon and launching space shuttles and probes into outer space. I think space shuttle launches are cooler than sliced bread. I hope to see one launch in real life someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Sadly, the last time I saw a shuttle go up was when Columbia lifted off for the last time... My family and I were in Florida in January 1986 .. we saw Challenger on the launch pad just days before its last flight. It was quite surreal to watch that launch (and what happened) on TV after we'd returned to Melbourne. Having grown up in the 80s, I remember all the hype and such surrounding the whole shuttle program .. and I still feel very sentimental towards them. Sure they're old and creaky, but they totally rock! Discovery (easily the star of the fleet) is currently 22 years old, and will be 24 for its last flight in 2008 (I'll be sad..). The next two years (2007 and 2008) will be pretty busy years, with five missions planned for each year. In 2009 things will start winding down with just three missions (since Discovery will have been retired). Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasAlvey Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 A few days ago Discovery returned from it's mission. It was highly succseful. Here's a place you can find the landing video http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html Also I changed the name to shuttle thread rather than liftoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 ^ Envy. Yes much envy. I'm so mad were going to Florida in Febuary and we were going to see a launch, but NASA put the launch back a month. Hey, at least you're going to see one eventually right? I would love to go see one, but we don't really go out of state/country often. Only like once or twice a year, it's usually to see or be with family too. It's fun when we do go though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willski Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Discovery (easily the star of the fleet) is currently 22 years old, and will be 24 for its last flight in 2008 (I'll be sad..). Cameron. Uhhh....Endeavor is a lot newer and would be considered the flagship (though Discovery has run more missions). Either way, it's going to suck when we go back to Saturn V-esque rockets. It's pathetic when technology is turned back upon (Space program, Concorde, etc.), especially when replacements are planned (X-33, which cost NASA billions of dollars and was then cancelled becuase the space shuttle was "viable" for another 40 years. Then Columbia happened, and soon we will only have two shuttles left). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasAlvey Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 Then Columbia happened, and soon we will only have two shuttles left. Two shuttles, you forgot Atlantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Well, it's nice to know they made it back safely. Now if we'd just permanently ground the program and focus those billions on something useful.....like education and public health care.....the country would be much better off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Wait, we still have a shuttle program? Crap, and I thought we did the smart thing and shut it down. Not like its doing anything useful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasAlvey Posted December 27, 2006 Author Share Posted December 27, 2006 ^ Yes we still have a shuttle program. But in 4 years the shuttle program wil be replaced by the constalation program. (which is a lot like Apollo) This will start in 2014 four years after shuttle left. It will go to the space station then back to the moon (planned for 2018) then to Mars. Not like its doing anything useful... That's where your wrong the shuttle is doing the major constuction of the space station like rewiring, installing solar arrays, and putting new labs on the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Sadly, the last time I saw a shuttle go up was when Columbia lifted off for the last time... My family and I were in Florida in January 1986 .. we saw Challenger on the launch pad just days before its last flight. It was quite surreal to watch that launch (and what happened) on TV after we'd returned to Melbourne. Quite literally changed my life because that morning I was an Aerospace Engineering Major and a couple of days later I switched majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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