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[geekchick]

The launch was scrubbed today thanks to high winds, so we'll try again tomorrow. I think I may have to postpone my flight, since if they launch later than about 2 PM or so I'll be incredibly lucky to make it back to the Orlando airport for my 5 PM flight given that you're kept in the viewing area for 40 minutes or so after launch, it appears. Ah well, at least today was a gorgeous day to sit around outside and watch nothing happen for three hours. ;) More later, since right now I'm taking advantage of the wireless connections in the hotel lobby and should go back and be social, but for now here's a few pics:


Since the viewing area is about 5 miles away from the launch pad because of the RTG, I could definitely use a better zoom lens. Plus, it was a little hazy and very windy, so these aren't the best pictures.

This was sitting on a table in front of our stand and I believe tuned to NASA TV. At least it seems to be a color TV. ;)



This is pad 41 at maximum zoom on my camera and sharpened up a bit. You can see that we don't exactly get an up-close-and-personal (as much as can be allowed, I mean) view of things. Heck, I'd be okay risking it, maybe the radiation would give us all mutant superpowers. ;) Or we'd end up looking like the frogs around Oak Ridge, whichever.



One of the shuttle launch pads, brian1789 tells me it's 39B.

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[crouchback.livejournal.com]

I didn't reaize you were in Orlando: we just left today. (You are still on the short list of people on my lj friends list I have not met.)

We kept stepping out to see the launch, going back in, going out, and finally going in and eating ice cream when they scrubbed it.

[geekchick]

You're kidding. Ha! Continuing a fine tradition of not running into each other when we're in the same general area. ;) Were you actually at the launch, or in Orlando?

[crouchback.livejournal.com]

We were in Orlando, visiting friends who work for the Mouse.

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

That reminds me a lot of where we watched a night shuttle launch from. No idea if it's the same area or not. Bummer the launch got scrubbed :-(

[geekchick]

Brian says "If they were grandstands near a building that had a Saturn V in it", then it's the same place.

There's always tomorrow, I suppose. Hopefully it won't get scrubbed again, since I can't stay for Thursday.

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Nope, we weren't anywhere near the grandstands. I'm guessing you weren't in a "public" viewing area, and of course we were, we didn't have your connections ;-)

The shuttle launch we were there for was scrubbed the first night, then launched the next night. At least we heard about the scrub before we left Disney.

[bungo.livejournal.com]

*envy*

Thanks for sharing the photos. Watch out for alligators... radioactive alligators?

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

if they launch later than about 2 PM or so I'll be incredibly lucky to make it back to the Orlando airport for my 5 PM flight

Hoo-yeah. The bee-line expressway or whatever it's called was crawling after we finally got on the road from KSC at around 1:30am. Didn't get back to our hotel at the mouse until around 3:30-4:00am. Good luck. :-)

[wolfy.livejournal.com]

My god!!! Are those knobs on that TV!!!!

I haven't seen knobs on a TV in forever. Do they really turn :)
Do me a huge favor, on your way back could you please bring the weather back with you?

This cold stuff sucks!