Discovery launch - you pick the views!

[logicprobe]

Godspeed to Discovery and her crew!

Bring us pride again, NASA!!!

In case you missed the launch this morning, this is an AWESOME site to see it.
Choose 3 of 11 cameras... you can even switch back and forth midstream... while listening to the commentary. Click on the video, then click on the camera you want to view!

Eventually, only one camera is active... the one on the fuel tank, and it will show the seperation of the shuttle just before it stops. At that point, those boys and girls are doing something around 17,000 mph!!! Wow!

Some amazing technology... right on your desktop.

http://msnbc.com/modules/spaceshuttle/discoverylaunch/

[MrGneiss]

Now that's cool!

[Tulsa]

That is incredible. I was in Florida in 85 when they did the first night time lauch of the Shuttle. 150 miles away it was clear as a bell. It was a beautiful launch!

[dattia]

Very cool. May they return safely in 12 days.

[doodude]

Most awesome!

Makes ya proud dont it?

[johntofva]

That was wonderful LP....... I still remember all the excitement (and skipping my college classes) when the shuttle went up the first time. When I was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in 83, one was piggy backed in on the back of 747. That was a pretty cool thing.

[Tony Junior]

Beautiful launch! God Speed, Discovery!

[logicprobe]

Now get her back down here safe, boys and girls.
Discovery is due to touch down in darkness at 4:47AM Eastern Time... this morning! (Monday 8-8)
Once again, Godspeed!

[MrGneiss]

Delayed until 6:22am eastern. I hope every thing goes ok.

[photos8484]

May they come in safely!

[MrGneiss]

All back safe.

[arbycoffee]

What I miss here in iowa ? Who is safe ?

[Tulsa]

Shuttle Astronauts arrived back safely.

[arbycoffee]

I didn't even know they took off, here in iowa it will be a week till we find out they even launch!

[arbycoffee]

I swear that was in the paper last week about bring the 50th state in the union. I think it was D.C.

[logicprobe]

Arby... did you hear that Ronald Regan got elected President??
Yeah... that guy from Death Valley Days... honest! Go figure, huh?

[arbycoffee]

yes we heard that, but we don't belive everything printed