Seth Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp=47070975? This link is the video and ATC of the space shuttle circling DC on the 747. Right now (as in live) -Seth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff_S Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 That was really only useful if you clicked on the link immediately! Wish I could have seen it, though...I'm sure it will be on YouTube somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becca Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Quote: Jeff_S That was really only useful if you clicked on the link immediately! Wish I could have seen it, though...I'm sure it will be on YouTube somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Quote: Becca I saw it from Gravelly Park just north of DCA airport. 3 passes. Awesome. (Maybe not as awesome as when I helped out on the STS-114 ferry flight, but definitely more awesome than the fly bys we saw in Houston in 2008). Also, Gravelly Park, awesome. I can't believe there is still a public park that close to a major DC airport. Right under the departure end of the runway, spitting distance from the VOR and approach lights, what a cool place for plane spotting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Quote: Seth http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp=47070975? This link is the video and ATC of the space shuttle circling DC on the 747. Right now (as in live) -Seth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 It looked good on the news last night, flying low over the National Mall. Although he did bounce the landing a little bit, he sure has a great excuse--not much practice flying with the load and unusual aerodynamic forces. It's a shame that we are now shut down, with nothing coming on-line as a replacement . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaV8or Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Quote: Hank It's a shame that we are now shut down, with nothing coming on-line as a replacement . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 I had the fortunate expience of working at the West coast shuttle launch complex for many years. We got to see the dummy shuttle fly into our facility on the back of the 747 several times. On one visit, the shuttle was removed from the 747 and transported to the Space Launch Complex 6. That was an exciting time, finally seeing it on the launch pad after our all years of preparation. It was a very tragic morning when we lost the Challenger and many of us thought at that moment, we would never see a West coast launch. That sadly turned out to be true. Our space program is very much alive with continued deep space unmanned exploration. I do look forward to a return of humans, specifically American humans, to space flight and exploration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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