Bill McBlueState
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Mon May-11-09 12:51 PM
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the Hubble servicing mission launches any minute now (2pm EDT) |
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Mon May-11-09 12:53 PM
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1. Nine minutes and counting! n/t |
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Mon May-11-09 12:55 PM
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4. 7 & counting, all sys are go |
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Mon May-11-09 01:02 PM
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8. As the DOW goes down, the shuttle goes up. |
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Mon May-11-09 12:53 PM
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Mon May-11-09 12:55 PM
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3. thanks for the reminder |
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we can see it from the backyard today-it's a beautiful sunny south Florida day....oh yea and H.O.T.
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Mon May-11-09 12:56 PM
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It would be so awesome to see the whole launch from inside the shuttle.
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Mon May-11-09 01:01 PM
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Mon May-11-09 01:02 PM
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7. 5...4...3...2...1 and...liftoff |
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Mon May-11-09 01:05 PM
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9. This is one brave group of people |
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Mon May-11-09 01:06 PM
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Wow, nice shots from the camera attached to the booster!
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Mon May-11-09 01:09 PM
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11. I hold my breath until the solid rocket boosters are away |
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Looks like a perfect launch!
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Mon May-11-09 01:11 PM
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12. I hold mine until a minute or 2 after 'go with throttle up' |
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Watched the Challenger from my back yard when I lived in Tampa. :cry:
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Mon May-11-09 01:17 PM
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13. I haven't seen a shuttle launch in person but we used to watch the Apollo launches |
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From our backyard in Bartow. If they were early morning launches, we could hear the rumble of the engines. Dad figured out the timing - we could watch on TV until they almost lost sight, then run outside, see the trail and hear that rumble!
Yeah, until the shuttle is in orbit, I am not at ease. And then I worry until I find out there is no damage to the tiles...
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Mon May-11-09 01:18 PM
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14. Still gives me shivers. . . . .I'll miss the Hubble when it closes it's eye. |
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But I am looking forward to the next generation of extra terrestial optics!
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Mon May-11-09 08:05 PM
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but if you want to see some really awesome stuff, start watching after tomorrow when they start the EVAs. It is going to be INCREDIBLE!!!
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