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nitpicker

(7,153 posts) Fri Dec 5, 2014, 08:09 AM Dec 2014

Orion off and away!

Finally!

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Orion off and away! (Original Post) nitpicker Dec 2014 OP

That was great! cwydro Dec 2014 #1

Great camera shots- still thrilling! MerryBlooms Dec 2014 #2

Now at 14,000 MPH. Yikes! lamp_shade Dec 2014 #3

For those of us old enough to have watched the early space launches, this is amazing FLPanhandle Dec 2014 #4

I got to watch one Saturn launch from the VIP section at the Cape Divernan Dec 2014 #5

Wish it had gone off as scheduled yesterday... Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #6

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

1. That was great!

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 08:10 AM

Dec 2014

Reminded me of the early days of NASA!

MerryBlooms

(11,761 posts)

2. Great camera shots- still thrilling!

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 08:11 AM

Dec 2014

lamp_shade

(14,826 posts)

3. Now at 14,000 MPH. Yikes!

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 08:15 AM

Dec 2014

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)

4. For those of us old enough to have watched the early space launches, this is amazing

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 08:21 AM

Dec 2014

Clear color images from the craft during the entire launch and orbit.

Divernan

(15,480 posts)

5. I got to watch one Saturn launch from the VIP section at the Cape

Reply to FLPanhandle (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 08:26 AM

Dec 2014

and watched dozens of other launches - day and night - from my backyard in Rockledge, Florida.

An amazing, inspiring time.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)

6. Wish it had gone off as scheduled yesterday...

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 05:03 PM

Dec 2014

beautiful clear skies. Today was overcast and we saw about 15 seconds of it before it disappeared into the clouds. Oh well, still very very cool stuff!

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