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Title: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: MrC on September 21, 2012, 12:42:51 pm

From my front porch, I just watched the space shuttle Endeavor do a low-pass flyover of the S.F. Bay on approach to NASA - Ames a couple of miles south. Very cool.

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: MrC on September 21, 2012, 12:59:48 pm

Two snaps late in the flyover (stupid camera operator let the camera go to sleep, and was too busy watching with binoculars to notice).

(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/Mr__C/MC%20Screenies/ShuttleFlyover1_zps6387b52b.jpg)

(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/Mr__C/MC%20Screenies/ShuttleFlyover2_zps50833bb0.jpg)

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: kensn on September 21, 2012, 01:44:38 pm

I belive that is the last flight of the heavily modified 747, and any shuttle shutteling....

Ken

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: bob on September 21, 2012, 01:49:52 pm

Those are still nice pics! I bet it looked great through bino's.
I saw the one and only landing at White Sands, NM. It was very cool...

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: Matt on September 21, 2012, 01:55:25 pm

Neat!

Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: Magic_Randy on September 21, 2012, 03:08:25 pm

I just saw the fly by over LAX. My plane came in and we had permission to sit on the runway for an extra couple of minutes so the passengers could see the fly by. It was close, and only about 400 ft off the ground. Glad I was on the correct side of the airplane.

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: MrC on September 22, 2012, 11:39:07 am

Enjoy some slow motion RED video:

http://vimeo.com/49952767 (http://vimeo.com/49952767)

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: KingSparta on September 23, 2012, 08:46:21 pm

looks sexy...

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: MrC on September 30, 2012, 12:13:15 pm

Surreal: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120926.html (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120926.html)

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: KingSparta on September 30, 2012, 07:28:21 pm

I am just wondering if this is the end to most of if not all of NASA's manned missions.

I think we have learned a lot about space in my lifetime, but what else is out there.

I wish we continued research.

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: JimH on September 30, 2012, 07:36:23 pm

I agree.  It's sad to see it end.

Title: Re: Shuttle Flyover - good stuff
Post by: MrC on October 17, 2012, 10:40:04 am

This was a good overview of the journey through LA:

   http://framework.latimes.com/2012/10/15/time-lapse-video-space-shuttle-endeavours-trek-across-l-a/