Final night launch.
Printed From: Tippmann Paintball
Category: News And Views
Forum Name: Thoughts and Opinions
Forum Description: Got something you need to say?
URL: http://www.tippmannsports.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=178900
Printed Date: 23 January 2026 at 3:59pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.04 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Final night launch.
Posted By: agentwhale007
Subject: Final night launch.
Date Posted: 14 November 2008 at 11:02pm
|
So, NASA just conducted what will probably be its final night launch of a Space Shuttle about an hour ago. I stepped outside of work to catch a glimpse of it. I wish I would have taken a photo.
I will miss it a lot. Going outside to watch those is something from my childhood. One of my earlier memories is my parents bringing me outside in our front yard one night to watch the sky light up. Even in the middle of the state, everything gets brighter. It is one hell of a sight to see: 
|
Replies:
Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 14 November 2008 at 11:06pm
|
Believe it or not, I've seen it from Charleston, SC as well. ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 14 November 2008 at 11:08pm
|
Holy christ, that's awesome. I wish I was in FLA when one of these happened. Damn to think all the times I've been there. ------------- Que pasa? 
|
Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 14 November 2008 at 11:10pm
|
Amazing. I take it that you didn't capture those shots (As they're far apart) Did you take any? |
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 14 November 2008 at 11:11pm
| I watched it live...on TV, but I would love to catch one someday in real life. |
Posted By: Ford
Date Posted: 14 November 2008 at 11:13pm
|
QUICK JED, GET THE PONTOON, IMMA GET ME ONE DEM DER ROCKET BOOSTERS FOR MEH PICK'EMUP TRUCK !
------------- 
|
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 14 November 2008 at 11:21pm
Haha. Working on the Coast Guard boats who have to wait out in the water and track where the boosters land falls pretty high on the list of jobs I don't want.
Wow. Really? That is amazing. I had no idea it could be seen so far.
Nah, those are just some shots others have taken through the years. Sadly, I didn't snap any myself this time. Night launches make for AMAZING photos though: 
|
Ford wrote:Posted By: blackdog144
Date Posted: 14 November 2008 at 11:24pm
|
amazing.
------------- http://imageshack.us">  
|
Posted By: Ford
Date Posted: 14 November 2008 at 11:25pm
|
That is so bad ass man.
-------------
|
Posted By: Tolgak
Date Posted: 14 November 2008 at 11:28pm
|
I just came back from the Cape. The launch was absolutely amazing and I was probably 10 miles away. My camera couldn't catch any details. I'll see what I can get from the video. EDIT: I love my 720p recording capability on my digi cam.  ------------- 
|
Posted By: proteus316
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 12:25am
| Its so bright I almost squint looking at the pics. |
Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 12:36am
| Tol, post video? |
Posted By: Tolgak
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 12:50am
The video was recorded at 1280x720 pixels and is a .mov file. Because of that, it's over 200 mb. Until I find a way to reduce the file size and resolution to something more reasonable, I am not going to post it. -------------
|
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 3:37am
| Send it to me...I'll compress it for online viewing. |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 10:17am
that might have been from langly if they launch from up there... ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 10:39am
I doubt it. We would give the launch @1 minute and then the fireball would appear and be visible for a few seconds. I've also seen it where the smoke trail was hit by the sun on the other side of the earth at high altitude and made a rather bizarre display that was competing with the moon in terms of brightness. ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 15 November 2008 at 12:34pm
| I would love to see a shuttle launch. When I was a kid, maybe about 12, my grandparents took my sister and I to Florida. Disney World and all that. I was a nut about space and astronauts at the time, and I wanted to visit the Space Center. No one else in my family had any interest in going, and they said it was too far away. After we got home to PA, I heard that there had been a launch while we were there. |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 1:00am
|
I must have missed this... Why arn't they doing night launches anymore? ------------- http://www.anomationanodizing.com - My Site 
|
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 1:16am
The Shuttle program ends in 2010, and they already have the launches planned out until the last one. This just happened to be the last night launch window for the remaining two years. |
Posted By: JohnnyCanuck
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 3:08am
|
beautiful pictures.
------------- Imagine there’s a picture of your favourite thing here. |
Posted By: ParielIsBack
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 6:03pm
|
Space shuttles are cool. Nice pictures. ------------- BU Engineering 2012 |
Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 6:13pm
|
i guess now we get to watch india get the glory
------------- 
|
Posted By: benttwig33
Date Posted: 16 November 2008 at 6:30pm
Why did they say its going to be the final launch? I couldn't see it from Louisiana  ------------- Sig is WAY too big. |
Posted By: Sammy
Date Posted: 17 November 2008 at 3:09am
|
I was at my school's football game and all of a sudden I saw the spaceshuttle in the sky. It was kinda cool to watch the entire crowd lose focus on the game and become transfixed on the shuttle in the sky
------------- 
|