watched the space shuttle

[timgco]

Took the HUMMER up the road last evening into a large dark field. I need an excuse to get if off road! :shhh:

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.:D

[Agriv8r]

Took the HUMMER up the road last evening into a large dark field. I need an excuse to get if off road! :shhh:

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 .....:D

wow, thats great....:jump:

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

Maybe they were at the commercial shoot on the moon? :giggling:

[K9sH3]

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.

[Mr. I - Man]

The space shuttle needs to be careful upon re-entry:eek:
http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41153&stc=1&d=1182370033

[jmsspratlin]

Are you sure you didn't have too much to drink and stumpled upon on of these?

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s178/jmsspratlin/RedneckSpaceShuttle.jpg

[K9sH3]

UH yup you live in the handle alright... :giggling:

:beerchug:

[jmsspratlin]

UH yup you live in the handle alright... :giggling:

:beerchug:


What's that suppose to mean .....Bubba?


http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s178/jmsspratlin/YellowHummer.jpg


Hell....heres a lamp

[K9sH3]

LOL!!

:jump:

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.

[jmsspratlin]

LOL!!

:jump:

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?

[dеiтайожни]

Patrick Air Force Base

[jmsspratlin]

Patrick Air Force Base
Where is that?

[dеiтайожни]

Near Cape Canaveral.

[K9sH3]

PAFB... what is that ...Pensacola?


Youre at Eglin right? PAFB is much more laid back.