Just saw the space shuttle

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

DH called to tell me that the space shuttle would be in the southwest sky at 7:25 pm. I went out and sure enough, there is was, looking like a slow shooting star but reddish. Being from NY, this was a first time for me!

[billymach4 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close billymach4]

I thought you were in FL and saw it on the Launch Pad...

When is it going to orbit again??

Where can I track the shuttle?

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Cool!

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

I thought you were in FL and saw it on the Launch Pad...

When is it going to orbit again??

Where can I track the shuttle?

Sorry, I don't know. DH heard it on NPR today.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

WoW - how exciting!!!

I was watching Charlie-gate on TV - would have preferred your view.

[Jeanne Sz Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jeanne Sz]

STS-134 to launch April 19

We just returned from Kennedy Space Center, where we saw the Discovery's final landing.
The next shuttle launch, Endeavor's last trip, is scheduled for April 19. A great area to view the launch is the Cocoa Beach area.
There's a spy rocket launch scheduled from Cape Canaveral tomorrow evening.
And if you do go to Kennedy Space Center, spend the extra bucks for the extended tour. Well worth the money.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

And if you do go to Kennedy Space Center, spend the extra bucks for the extended tour. Well worth the money.

I agree.

My BFF's older dd (who I've known since before birth and consider my "first daughter") worked at Kennedy Space Center, first on the launch pad, then on the Safety Council. She is currently head of Safety at a nuclear plant in NH. She took that job when it became obvious she wouldn't have one much longer where she was. I think she is still devastated.

We went back in 2001 to watch a launch, which is when we took the extended tour. She managed to get us free passes to watch the launch on the causeway. What a great experience. Dh and I saw our second launch the weekend of her birthday, we watched on the beach near their condo in Cocoa. Very memorable.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I not only missed the shuttle but I missed this thread to.