Space Shuttle Launch at Night!

ID...i used to live in Indian Harbor Beach, just down the road from Patrick Air Force Base....this was one of my favorite things while i was there...the pics dont do justice tho...it would literally light up the whole sky...amazing

Sweden writes history. Christer Fuglesang is the first Swede in space and one of the crew members on Discovery.

They had the launch live on HD Net, which was very impressive.

Sweden writes history. Christer Fuglesang is the first Swede in space

Hmmmph....so that's who got my seat!! Was all set to go and I gets this urgent telegram: "Don't bother, you've been replaced!"

Turns out he only got my seat cos the NASA chief is a Muppets fan and this guy claimed to be related to the Swedish chef.

Seriously, I hope it's a successful and safe mission, God speed and bless you all on this voyage of Discovery.

And BTW, ID, you lucky bugger....I once saw the Concorde warming up and taking its very first run down the tarmac, but the space shuttle, WOW, and geez I'm jealous.

I live in Toronto, but the parents have a place in Titusville, the small city right on the Indian River across from the space center. Been to many launches just by walking a little ways down the road, a couple of night ones....AWESOME....lights up the sky and reflects off the river. Even got a pass onto a NASA causeway years ago (I don't know if they even do that anymore cuz of security). We were close enough to feel the vibrations in the ground and air, the noise was unbelievable. At first you can see the shuttle rising in silence, then the wall of noise and air pressure hits you like a full speed train passing a couple feet in front of you.

I love the night launches....shuttle or not.

I'm glad they postponed the first attempt because last night was perfect. Before moving to DeLand my wife and I spent our first 15 married years in Osteen. There's almost nothing but swamp between our old house and the Cape. The windows and glassware in the house would vibrate and the noise (sort of a popping noise in a growl) would arrive just as the shuttle got out of site. However, the best way to watch is from your boat in the intracoastal. Careful of the signs though.....they sent a helicopter to escort us out of the "security area" about 10 years ago.

Hmmmph....so that's who got my seat!! Was all set to go and I gets this urgent telegram: "Don't bother, you've been replaced!"

I'm pretty sure your wife is content everytime you stay with your feet on the earth...

NASA TV is providing live coverage of Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-116 mission to the International Space Station. WWW Link