I snapped that image as the shuttle separated from the tank).All three engines operating well.... 85 miles downrange... 3,800 mph.... on its way to meet the International Space Station....
Now, 4,600 mph....
Discovery Houston... Negative Return... She's outta there!
5,400 MPH.
Climbing to orbit...
Four minutes 35 seconds into flight...
280 miles downrange...
Go for the Plus X... go for the pitch...
Press To MECO...
Seven Minutes into the flight!
External tank separation!
Nominal MECO...
Now back to the code :-)
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Awesome! It is still very exciting, even after so many liftoffs! Kinda like Kaley's plane taking off today... At least, it got that adrenaline going in her Mama. :-)
Maybe it was staying up last night painting... but this launch really struck me.
And today I looked at that crazy painting I did, and thought of the engines on the shuttle... all that energy.
All this monumental work :-)
There is a lot of work that goes into every part of the space program, isn't there... (and each painting :-))
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