Front Row Seat at Cape Canaveral

[SilvrT]

One does not normally see this.

 

And you won't have another opportunity like this.

(It is silent until the last few seconds )

 

http://www.youtube.com/embed/KZrFC988Thc

Edited August 26, 2011 by SilvrT

[Carbon_One]

AWESOME!

Thanks , Larry

[Mr.G]

Very cool, thanks!

[sKiZo]

And now for the long version, narrated by Captain Kirk. I caught this one on NASA TV and thought it was very well produced.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvaG0xDdP8g&feature=player_embedded]The Space Shuttle (Narrated by William Shatner) - YouTube[/ame]

 

Still an impressive machine, especially considering it's a 40 year old design. We won't have that kind of NEO vehicle again for a long time. ISS would never have happened without it, and I guess we now need to keep our fingers crossed the Russians don't let us down keeping it running.

 

PS - I did two launches - one day and one night, and I still get chills thinking back on them.