[ClearCase_guy]

You can’t fool me. I know a contrail when I see one.

[SIDENET]

And then, it turns and starts heading at the plane.

"Wait, that's not the Space Shuttle, IT'S AN SA-2!!!"

[driftdiver]

I saw it from Space View Park. Loved it.

[RedMDer]

Thats great and very clear for a passenger jet window. Thanks!

[rawhide]

Very nice, wish he could have gotten it when the solid-rocket boosters broke away. I believe it happens just a little over 2 minutes into the launch?

[Kaosinla]

I watched it from Titusville - incredible!

[Danae]

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[HereInTheHeartland]

Pretty neat....
Thanks for sharing.

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wx500lQskc&feature=related

[jesseam]

Fantastic!! Talk about “proud to American” then I remembered what is in the White House.

[Conan the Librarian]

I saw it go off from the top of a parking garage here in Savannah, Ga.

It was kind of hazy, but, we saw it from when it cleared the horizon until the SRBs fell off. Then we saw it go by us as it headed towards Europe.

Rocket Launches are cool!

[skr]

Nifty!

[Gator113]

That was cool.

I had always hoped to one day see a launch in person, but I guess I’ll just have to remove that from my bucket list.

I am saddened to see this come to an end..... Obama taints everything.

[Bean Counter]

Here are 2 stills from a very rare video that was shot onboard the ISS on September 6, 2006 as it passed over South Florida during the launch of Shuttle Atlantis.





What I find interesting is that this demonstrates how the shuttle launches almost straight up while on the SRBs, and once they come off when the shuttle is above the thickest part of the atmosphere, the trajectory flattens out and the real acceleration begins...

[RJR_fan]

I saw the last lift-off worth watching, Apollo 17, the last time an American space ship actually WENT somewhere — other than to a make-work celestial jobs project.

[FoxInSocks]

I got a kick out of the audio too. It was nice to hear people having a good time sharing the moment. Made me feel proud of my country -- and not for the first time, either. Thanks for posting.

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"Folks, the space shuttle is going off the right side of the aircraft right now. Those of you on the right side of the aircraft, you can see the space shuttle. Those of you on the left side of the aircraft can probably see people on the right side of the aircraft looking at the space shuttle."

LOL

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"The plane is going to tip over. Everybody's leaning on the right side."

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"Can you still see okay?"

"Yep. Thank you."

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"Now, listen, we don't want to have anybody complain because we were late. You all got to see that, so we can't have any of you complain because we were late, got it? All right. Drinks are on the house, too."

[Las Vegas Dave]

Thanks for posting..!

[NonValueAdded]

I was hoping the vid would also show SRB sep. That would be tres cool to see from altitude.

[Abathar]

This is the seat I would like to be in when it launched...

[no-s]

Yeeehaaa! I'm gonna build me a rocket, and I'm gonna name it GO-BABY-GO!

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci