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#1
06-20-2007, 04:38 PM
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watched the space shuttle
Took the HUMMER up the road last evening into a large dark field. I need an excuse to get if off road!
The shuttle undocked from the international space station. We watched both of them lit up in the sky. They were very bright and looked like they were over the top of us. From what i read they were 45 miles apart (looked like about 12" apart) and were traveling at 18,000 miles an hour. DAMN! 45 miles is only about 1/2 second aprat than!
Anyhow, thought it was very cool! Here's a link from 9 news
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=72291
The pics/ vid they show did not do it justice! We watched them through a nice pair of Bushnell's for the 2 minutes they were visible.
I know the HUMMER enjoyed it! He hans't been off road in a while. He got to use all 8 of his off road lights, plow through the field, flex out over some dips/ dirt mounds, and got a thumb's up from some guy who was watching the space shuttle show in his durango...from the road.
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06-20-2007, 07:53 PM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
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Originally Posted by timgco
Took the HUMMER up the road last evening into a large dark field. I need an excuse to get if off road!
The shuttle undocked from the international space station. We watched both of them lit up in the sky. They were very bright and looked like they were over the top of us. From what i read they were 45 miles apart (looked like about 12" apart) and were traveling at 18,000 miles an hour. DAMN! 45 miles is only about 1/2 second aprat than!
Anyhow, thought it was very cool! Here's a link from 9 news
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=72291
The pics/ vid they show did not do it justice! We watched them through a nice pair of Bushnell's for the 2 minutes they were visible.
I know the HUMMER enjoyed it! He hans't been off road in a while. He got to use all 8 of his off road lights, plow through the field, flex out over some dips/ dirt mounds, and got a thumb's up from some guy who was watching from the space shuttle .....
wow, thats great....
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06-20-2007, 10:32 PM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
Maybe they were at the commercial shoot on the moon?
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06-20-2007, 10:33 PM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
Your Hummer feels left out, and doesn't like your other truck.
Thats sweet that you got the chance to see it, Hopefully if the weather holds out I will get to see it again as it flys over my house to land at the space center.
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#5
06-20-2007, 11:01 PM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
The space shuttle needs to be careful upon re-entry
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06-21-2007, 12:51 AM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
Are you sure you didn't have too much to drink and stumpled upon on of these?
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06-21-2007, 04:20 AM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
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UH yup you live in the handle alright...
What's that suppose to mean .....Bubba?
Hell....heres a lamp
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06-21-2007, 04:26 AM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
LOL!!
As I sent that, I was thinking of this old chevy van that used to drive all around here at the Cape. It was made to look like the shuttle. Havn't seen it in a while, but I will keep my camera with me for now on.
Oh by the way I retired from PAFB.
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06-21-2007, 04:32 AM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
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Originally Posted by K9sH3
LOL!!
As I sent that, I was thinking of this old chevy van that used to drive all around here at the Cape. It was made to look like the shuttle. Havn't seen it in a while, but I will keep my camera with me for now on.
Oh by the way I retired from PAFB.
PAFB... what is that ...Pensacola?
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06-21-2007, 04:40 AM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
Patrick Air Force Base
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06-21-2007, 04:43 AM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
Where is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by dеiтайожни
Patrick Air Force Base
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06-21-2007, 04:45 AM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
Near Cape Canaveral.
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06-21-2007, 04:48 AM
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Re: watched the space shuttle
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Originally Posted by jmsspratlin
PAFB... what is that ...Pensacola?
Youre at Eglin right? PAFB is much more laid back.
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