Wow, I would be interested to hear an account first-hand. My mind is already going .... -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jay Eads Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 11:10 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Watching the Shuttle Launch from 30,000 feet Great story Craig! I got to see several when I lived in Jacksonville and they are something I will remember for the rest of my life, or until my mind goes whichever is first. On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Craig Smith <cs2560@gmail.com> wrote:
I had a similar view once. I was sitting in the airport in Orlando waiting to fly out and noticed on the news that the shuttle was scheduled to launch that day -- less than 10 minutes after our takeoff. When I got on the plane I informed the pilot about it and asked if it were possible to change our flight path to better be able to see it, but he said that would not be possible. We left right on time and were barely into the air when over the intercom he announced that he had received clearance to change our course to be able to see the shuttle launch. A few seconds later we made a hard turn. We got into position for a decent albeit distant view just in the nick of time.
My biggest regret was not having kept myself better informed; I could easily have flown home later in the day or the next day and gone to see it in person. Although I went to Orlando a lot, I never made it there during a shuttle launch again.
Craig
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jay Eads Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 11:15 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Watching the Shuttle Launch from 30,000 feet
Not sure if everyone has seen this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_USPTmYXM&feature=player_embedded
It's the launch of Discovery this week as viewed from a passenger jet flying in the area. Rather an interesting view. -- Jay Eads _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com
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