Tuesday, April 6, 2010

EARLY MORNINGS

SO ON MONDAY APRIL 5TH, WE WOKE UP AT 12AM TO DRIVE FROM ORLANDO TO TITUSVILLE, FL TO GO TO SPACE VIEW PARK TO SEE THE SHUTTLE LAUNCH! IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST EPIC THING I HAVE EVER SEEN! THE ENGINES LIGHT UP THE SKY ENOUGH TO WHERE YOU COULD READ A NEWSPAPER IF YOU WANTED TO! A SHORT WHILE AFTER YOU SEE IT, YOU HEAR AND FEEL IT. THE RUMBLE IS HEARD AND YOU CAN FEEL THE AIR PULSING AROUND YOU! ONCE IT IS HIGHER, THE BOOSTERS FALL OFF, AND THEY ARE OFF TO SPACE AND AN AWESOME GLOW APPEARS AROUND THE SHUTTLE WHEN IT IS EXITING THE ATMOSPHERE. THE LAUNCH WAS AT 6, BUT WE HAD TO BE THERE AT 3 TO EVEN GET A PARKING SPACE! AFTER SOME CAMERA TROUBLES, THESE ARE THE BEST PICTURES I HAVE.



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