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Awesome shots, Rick! Thanks for sharing.
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I wonder if Marvin has been monitoring this launch?
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Rick: Thanks for the photos! Joyce in particular has always wanted to see a shuttle launch. Actually, this whole area has a ver high interest in the shuttle as it's Christa McAuliff's hometown. I just keep finding reason after reason to visit you, Rick! 
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I think I can almost make out Wheelz holding on to the reins. When the sound finally did reach you, could you make out his "YeeeeeHaaaaa!!"?
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P.S. I need to cue up Rush's "Countdown", from Signals. "Young and Crippen really moving out now..."
And I'm sure a lot of Rush-heads here know that "Red Sector A" was the audience area that Rush got to see a launch from.
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I was in Orlando a couple of years ago when they were going to do a launch on a Sunday afternoon. We drove over to Coaco Beach but the launch got scrubbed. The traffic leaving was incredible. It took 4 hours to get back to Orlando. I would say that watching from a distance is not a bad way to do it....
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I once heard from my hotel room in Orlando the spaceShuttle sonic boom during a landing in Florida ... I thought it was pretty cool.
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An interesting factoid about the Space Shuttle...the stream of water, seen coming down the sides of the main engines when it launches, are not there to cool the engines as most people believe. They are there to break up acoustic waves so they don't damage the craft(150+ Db).
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Interesting Adrian! I took a video of the launch, but I'm alot further south than RickF (about 350 miles from the launch). It still looked impressive though, since the skies were clear. Heard no sound, however.
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