All you guys (and gals) make me jealous! I've never seen a shuttle launch, except on HDNet. I've heard it going over numerous times on the way to Edwards, but never going up. Guess I just have to content myself with my job at Sea Launch! ;-) 73, Jim KQ6EA
--- "A.J. Farmer (AJ3U)" farmer.aj@gmail.com wrote:
On 12/10/06, John Magliacane kd2bd@yahoo.com wrote:
Gorgeous view of Discovery climbing out tonight
from across the state. It
gave me a good feeling, especially knowing there
are ham radio satellites
onboard!
73, Drew KO4MA
I have to pile on here. I also saw it from here in southern Maryland. It appeared about 7 minutes after launch and was higher on the horizon than I expected. A rough guess would be about a "fist and a half" high. I watched it for about 2 minutes before it disappeared behind a thick line of trees. It was bright orange and moving at roughly the same speed as the ISS when it goes over. I have seen the ISS fly overhead many times, but this was my first time spotting a shuttle launch. Very cool stuff!!!
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