Comments on: LIFTOFF! http://noisyastronomer.com/2010/02/08/liftoff/ Sun, 20 May 2012 14:55:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Geoff Knauth http://noisyastronomer.com/2010/02/08/liftoff/#comment-559 Geoff Knauth Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:33:44 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=952#comment-559 Thanks for sharing. I'm going to show it to my CAP cadets. Thanks for sharing. I’m going to show it to my CAP cadets.

]]> By: KurtMac http://noisyastronomer.com/2010/02/08/liftoff/#comment-558 KurtMac Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:59:44 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=952#comment-558 Thrilling account! I'm glad you got to have the experience, and you're sticking around for SDO and hope that works out just as well! I had causeway tickets for STS-119 Discovery back in Feb. '09 but it got delayed over a month due to the FCV problem, so I didn't get to see it launch, just up close on the pad while visiting KSC. By luck I happened to be in St. Pete, FL on vacation when STS-128 Discovery launched in Aug. '09 at midnight. Even from across the state it was a fantastic view, lighting up the eastern horizon and watching it curve off into orbit! I'm going to be sure with each of the following missions to try and get front-row seats for a launch. Coming from Chicago requires a bit more planning, but I'm going to try everything humanly possible! Thanks for sharing your experience! Thrilling account! I’m glad you got to have the experience, and you’re sticking around for SDO and hope that works out just as well!

I had causeway tickets for STS-119 Discovery back in Feb. ’09 but it got delayed over a month due to the FCV problem, so I didn’t get to see it launch, just up close on the pad while visiting KSC. By luck I happened to be in St. Pete, FL on vacation when STS-128 Discovery launched in Aug. ’09 at midnight. Even from across the state it was a fantastic view, lighting up the eastern horizon and watching it curve off into orbit!

I’m going to be sure with each of the following missions to try and get front-row seats for a launch. Coming from Chicago requires a bit more planning, but I’m going to try everything humanly possible! Thanks for sharing your experience!

]]> By: Nicole http://noisyastronomer.com/2010/02/08/liftoff/#comment-557 Nicole Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:39:34 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=952#comment-557 Aww! Sorry to hear that. Aww! Sorry to hear that.

]]> By: Steve http://noisyastronomer.com/2010/02/08/liftoff/#comment-556 Steve Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:37:43 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=952#comment-556 I woke up at 3:00, closed my eyes for a few minutes, woke up at 5:00. Dammit. I woke up at 3:00, closed my eyes for a few minutes, woke up at 5:00. Dammit.

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