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11th June 07, 08:14 AM
#1
Not kilted, but pretty cool anyway
Hi folks
We had the incomparable experience of watching a friend go to work on Friday night. Not your ordinary job, or your ordinary departure for work, though!
Astronaut Jim Reilly is a good friend of ours, and he arranged passes for us to see the launch of STS 117 at one of the close-in viewing areas. Dave took this picture just after liftoff.
Barb
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11th June 07, 08:30 AM
#2
Wow that is a beautiful shot, must have been an amazing experience, thanks for sharing the picture.
"If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say this or that even, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death."
- George Orwell, 1984, Book 1, Chapter 3
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11th June 07, 08:32 AM
#3
Barb,
What a great picture to start the week with!
Has your hearing recovered yet? 
Cheers
Jamie
-See it there, a white plume
Over the battle - A diamond in the ash
Of the ultimate combustion-My panache
Edmond Rostand
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11th June 07, 08:44 AM
#4
And you're asking a bagpiper about hearing.....!?
Seriously, it was an amazing sound. And our shirts were fluttering from the _sound_, not the wind!
Barb
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11th June 07, 08:46 AM
#5
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11th June 07, 09:15 AM
#6
Here's another one of Dave's pics:
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11th June 07, 09:17 AM
#7
 Originally Posted by Alan H
WOW!....what a shot!
Ditto... and ditto, again for the other pic!
"Listen Men.... You are no longer bound down to the unmanly dress of the Lowlander." 1782 Repeal.
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11th June 07, 09:20 AM
#8
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11th June 07, 09:21 AM
#9
Those are fantastic shots, and I'm sooo jealous, I've always wanted to see a space launch.
Best regards,
Jake
(|):=' Less talk, more monkey! ,=:(|)
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11th June 07, 09:48 AM
#10
Simply amazing Barb! What an experience that must be - thanks for the photos!
Phil in Idaho
"Walk Tall, Walk Straight, and Look the World Right in the Eye."
That Great Celtic Philosopher Val Doonican
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