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Sts-129

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FlyingOnFumes

Nobel WAR Prize Aspirant
Anyone watching the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-129?

Looks like all Naval Aviation front office on the flight deck. A Marine Scarrier pilot in command and Navy Hornet driver as the co-pilot...
 
It's hard to believe that the last shuttle flight is less than a year away. I believe September 2010 is the last scheduled launch. Then we rely on Russians to get crew up and down.
 
I missed the launch. I hate it when that happens; we actually were supposed to be flying during the launch which I was excited for, but alas, no up birds for our flight. Figures.
 
I was flying during it - and I saw it! Was listening on Fernandina CTAF when someone said "Shuttle's going up in 2 minutes." Finished the maneuver, turned to the south, and there it was!
 
Beans said:
I was flying during it - and I saw it! Was listening on Fernandina CTAF when someone said "Shuttle's going up in 2 minutes." Finished the maneuver, turned to the south, and there it was!
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What altitude were you guys at, and how far away?
 
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Picture speaks for itself :)
 
A Hornet pilot at the controls? How did they get an S-3 up that high to pass gas after 1.4 hours???
 
wild_bill said:
One of the guys on the shuttle, I'm not sure which one, is a '89 Citadel grad. Just sayin'. Go Dogs.
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Lt. Col. Randy "Komrade" Bresnick, USMC
www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bresnik-rj.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Bresnik

Interestingly, even though he's a Hornet & "Rhino" driver as well... he elected (or was "voluntold") to go up as a Mission Specialist rather than a pilot astronaut.

Maybe he wanted to be a spacewalker rather than fly the orbiter? or get in on a shuttle flight before it gets shut down rather than not at all?...
 
FlyingOnFumes said:
Lt. Col. Randy "Komrade" Bresnick, USMC
www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bresnik-rj.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Bresnik

Interestingly, even though he's a Hornet & "Rhino" driver as well... he elected (or was "voluntold") to go up as a Mission Specialist rather than a pilot astronaut.

Maybe he wanted to be a spacewalker rather than fly the orbiter? or get in on a shuttle flight before it gets shut down rather than not at all?...
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mebbe...if they told me I had to clean shitters and swab the deck, I'd do it for the chance to fly in space.
 
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