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09-18-2008, 05:22 AM
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| Shuttle launch There is going to be a shuttle launch whilst we are on vaction.  In case we can't launch tickets where would the best place be to see the launch. We missed a luanch in 2002 due to swimming with the dolphins we have no intention to miss it this time.
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09-19-2008, 12:06 PM
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| I saw today that Atlantis' scheduled Oct. 10 launch may be delayed (suprise, suprise), but they have positioned Endeavor on pad 39B in case Atlantis has problems during the mission.... Wow! I'll bet that would be quite a sight to see with two on the pads at once!
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09-19-2008, 12:19 PM
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| I have seen a lot of rockets launched but never a shuttle!!! I would love to see it but live on the wrong coast!!!
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09-24-2008, 12:51 PM
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I am not sure why they have both shuttles up there - in the 4 years I have lived here I have never seen that before. Over the weekend, one of the news stations showed a picture and it looked pretty neat! We took the tour last year, but the pads were empty. I thought I heard that they were launching at night, but I could be wrong...
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09-24-2008, 12:58 PM
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| Thanks for the updates. The latest information we had was that the shuttle had been delayed and the new date was 10th Oct. The launch time that is posted in the NASA site is 12.43AM, that to me means a night launch. I guess I jsut keep checking the web site and hope that we don't miss it.
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09-24-2008, 08:19 PM
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| Fantastic! I'll be in Orlando 9th - 12th! I've never seen a lauch either, only on tv. I bet it will be even prettier at night.
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09-25-2008, 07:49 AM
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| I heard ont he news this morning that it was delayed again until 10/14 - sometihng about parts for the Hubble. Here's a link to the KSC web site: Space Shuttle Launch - KSC Space Shuttle Launch Schedule : Kennedy Space Center
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09-28-2008, 11:07 PM
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| A night launch is visible from Orlando - no great detail, but still pretty impressive. We saw the one in 2006 (?) and it was way more spectacular than I'd imagined. It was like watching a second sunrise. The entire horizon turned orange.
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09-30-2008, 08:10 AM
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| Community Rank: Traveler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orlando, FL
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| Yes, there was a night launch in December of 2006 and it was spectacular. I live about 35 miles west of KSC and it really lit up the sky. It was announced on the news this am that the Atlantis mission scheduled for Oct has been postponed until early next year, due to problems with the telescope....
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