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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to hanimal60 [2010-09-09 23:59:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much.

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hanimal60 In reply to OpticaLLightspeed [2010-09-10 07:34:28 +0000 UTC]

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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to focallength [2010-09-09 23:59:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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focallength In reply to OpticaLLightspeed [2010-09-10 00:03:42 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. Have you ever seen the Saturn V launch footage?

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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to focallength [2010-09-10 00:08:56 +0000 UTC]

I have actually been at Kennedy Space Center for Apollo 17's launch and all the skylab missions. I do have some Apollo/Saturn DVD's with actuall launch footage. What footage are you refering to?

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focallength In reply to OpticaLLightspeed [2010-09-10 00:49:51 +0000 UTC]

There is footage on YouTube, including the ABC coverage of the launch of Apollo 11. They also have a slo-mo of a Saturn V and a voice over explaining what you're seeing. Pretty interesting stuff. Wish I'd been able to see a Saturn V in person. I'm still awestruck and the majesty and power of the thing. Nothing like 7.5 million pounds of thrust to get your blood racing.

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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to focallength [2010-09-10 00:57:17 +0000 UTC]

It was awe-inspiring to actually "FEEL" 7.5 million pounds of thrust. I'll have to check that footage on YouTube. Even by today's Shuttle standards which are also awe-inspiring, there is nothing that comes close to watching the Saturn V liftoff. The Kerosene/Liquid Ox combination in the first stage alone produced a heartpounding "Crackle" that reverberated through the air, the ground and even in the waters of the Banana and Indian rivers around the space center. "The beast was felt more than heard" as I quote Micheal Collins, Apollo CMP.

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focallength In reply to OpticaLLightspeed [2010-09-10 01:00:22 +0000 UTC]

I bet. It sounded pretty cool on TV, too. Not quite like being there but cool never the less. Nothing like watching 6 million pounds of spacecraft leave the ground. The thing was so tall, it was like launching a decent sized office building.

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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to focallength [2010-09-10 01:14:59 +0000 UTC]

Nothing like a 363 foot Hyper-sonic dart, with three astronauts in the nose. What a thrill ride.

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focallength In reply to OpticaLLightspeed [2010-09-10 02:05:41 +0000 UTC]

Nice work if you could get it.

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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to focallength [2010-09-10 19:17:07 +0000 UTC]

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focallength In reply to OpticaLLightspeed [2010-09-10 23:40:24 +0000 UTC]

A VERY exclusive club.

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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to focallength [2010-09-10 23:58:13 +0000 UTC]

Held to exceptional standards.

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focallength In reply to OpticaLLightspeed [2010-09-11 00:22:17 +0000 UTC]

Yup. You had to have "The Right Stuff", along with nerves of steel and balls of brass.

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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to focallength [2010-09-11 14:25:08 +0000 UTC]

And Guts of Iron.....!

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focallength In reply to OpticaLLightspeed [2010-09-12 03:23:10 +0000 UTC]

Most definitely.

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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to focallength [2010-09-14 13:33:17 +0000 UTC]

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focallength In reply to OpticaLLightspeed [2010-09-14 15:47:39 +0000 UTC]

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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to copperarabian [2008-07-04 01:42:30 +0000 UTC]

I actually worked the launch. My job is to coordinate all guest and media activities on Kennedy Space Center. I also photographed both the launch and landing of STS-124.

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copperarabian In reply to OpticaLLightspeed [2008-07-04 05:43:29 +0000 UTC]

That would be so cool to be able to see that My step dad saw one of them land a long time ago in California, he said it had two sonic booms and glides in. Amazing!

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OpticaLLightspeed In reply to markkarvon [2008-03-30 04:16:36 +0000 UTC]

It is an awesome feeling to be only 3.5 miles away when it lifts off.

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