airtwardo 6 #126 December 10, 2006 ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #127 December 10, 2006 Yessir ... that'd be the one.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #128 December 10, 2006 Still watching the link thingie.... Space station stuff is After 6 months up there, I'd be going a bit goofy(er) ! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #129 December 10, 2006 Try two years at Cal City . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #130 December 10, 2006 QuoteEveryone here at Z-hills just watched the takeoff. It lit up the sky very nicely! It was in full view for over three minutes. TLML and I were on the deck on top of The Red Lion on the beach here at Flagler (About 55-60 mile north of the Cape). Had a nice cigar in one hand and a pint of Guiness in the other -- when they lit the candle on that thing I swear it looked like someone had turned on a small sun to the south! We lost seeing the booster sep because of some clouds over Flagler Beach but were very impressed anywho. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #131 December 10, 2006 QuoteTry two years at Cal City . . . NickD BASE 194 Point Taken ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twibbles 0 #132 December 10, 2006 Quote Here's something I never understood, they run the main engines at 104 percent initially which sounds kind of Spinal Tapish – why not just call 104 percent one hundred percent? T-41 . . . NickD BASE 194 They tweaked the motors to get 4% more power out of it, and it's easier to call it 104% then re-calibrate everything else. Eugene "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #133 December 10, 2006 I hear ya' on the "sun" comment. Dagny and I were parked out on the highway approx 10 miles from the pad. When it went up it was as bright as daylight around us. I got to see STS-115 go up from 5 miles away, but there's something amazingly dramatic and beautiful about a night launch.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #134 December 10, 2006 QuoteI hear ya' on the "sun" comment. Dagny and I were parked out on the highway approx 10 miles from the pad. When it went up it was as bright as daylight around us. I got to see STS-115 go up from 5 miles away, but there's something amazingly dramatic and beautiful about a night launch. What did it SOUND like that far away?? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #135 December 10, 2006 QuoteI hear ya' on the "sun" comment. Dagny and I were parked out on the highway approx 10 miles from the pad. When it went up it was as bright as daylight around us. I got to see STS-115 go up from 5 miles away, but there's something amazingly dramatic and beautiful about a night launch. Nice!!! That was my first view of a launch. The whole Z-Hills crew stood outside and watched. Definitely bright in the sky even where we were! I can't imagine how beautiful it was for you guys! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #136 December 10, 2006 the launch looked beautiful here from the space coast! Night launches are just gorgeous from any brevard county beach if you get a chance to experience it. I don't have any pictures from this one though :( anybody else get a chance to see it who isn't local? I heard people as farth north as virginia saw it last night.Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #137 December 10, 2006 QuoteWhat did it SOUND like that far away?? Surprisingly, it wasn't that loud, per se, but when the rumble came, it was deep. You could feel it in your bones. It was more sense of feel than hearing. It was a big difference from seeing STS-115 from 5 miles away.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #138 December 10, 2006 QuoteQuoteWhat did it SOUND like that far away?? Surprisingly, it wasn't that loud, per se, but when the rumble came, it was deep. You could feel it in your bones. It was more sense of feel than hearing. It was a big difference from seeing STS-115 from 5 miles away. I'm sad I missed it! I was across the water in Titusville thursday night hoping I'd get to see and 'feel' it! Maybe NEXT time! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFreefall383 0 #139 December 10, 2006 Always amazes me that something as bulky as the Orbiter can fly, but it seems to fly so well. It's time for it to retire though. We need something better."If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gweeks 1 #140 December 11, 2006 I scratched a line off of my life to do list this weekend. My wife and I and a friend exited the Otter 13500 feet over Deland just as the shuttle was launching. We watched until 10500 then deployed and watched some more. There was a layer of clouds at 6000 feet that was comletely lit up orange from the glow of the engines. One of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Here's a picture I took, although it really doesn't do it justice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cudlo 0 #141 December 12, 2006 They have now identified a "disturbance" on the left wing of Discovery... *fingers crossed*_________________________________________ "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." - Kierkegaard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #142 December 12, 2006 Photos of it show only a few small tiles are chipped and they have assigned it as a low risk factor.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cudlo 0 #143 December 12, 2006 Quotelow risk factor. nevertheless, keeping fingers crossed for the discovery crew._________________________________________ "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." - Kierkegaard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites