Trip to see the Shuttle Launch
I know it has been awhile, between bad weather and just being busy I have not had a chance to get out and do any observing in over a month.
This past weekend Sandy and I decided to take a trip down to Florida to try to catch the launch of the Shuttle Endeavour – STS-127 with was scheduled to launch at 7:17 AM on Saturday, June 13, 2009. The launch was scrubbed due to a problem with a hydrogen leak while fueling.
We did not find out about the problem and the canceled launch until we had already arrived at Space View Park in Titusville, FL at around 3:00 AM the morning of June 13th. So here are a few shots I took of the view across the river to launch pad that was all lit up.
Space Shuttle Endeavour on the Launch Pad June 13, 2009 approx 4:00 am from Space View Park Titusville, FL
Shuttle Endeavour - STS127 - June 13, 2009 - approx 4:00 AM
Suttle Endeavour on the Launch Pad at Kennedy Space Center
Space Shuttle Endeavour - STS127
The bright “star” in the upper left of this image is the planet Venus
Venus and the Space Shuttle Endeavour on the Launch Pad at the Kennedy Space Center
Shuttle Endeavour - STS-127 - June 13, 2009
Kind of a bummed about the launch being scrubbed, still a good trip and it was neat to see the launch pad all lit up. I hope that we can make it back down there for another launch.
