Sts-129

[FlyingOnFumes]

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...

 

[Junkball]

I'm calling it - no flare on the landing

 

[yak52driver]

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.

 

[FlyingOnFumes]

I'm calling it - no flare on the landing

"0.0 ORBITER BALL! Trick or Treat!"

 

[scoolbubba]

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.

 

[Beans]

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!

 

[FlyingOnFumes]

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!

What altitude were you guys at, and how far away?

 

[coyote09]

Picture speaks for itself

 

[Beans]

What altitude were you guys at, and how far away?

Around 500' off the coast of Fernandina Beach... so whatever that is... like 200-250?

 

[EM1toNFO]

sweet pic coyote09

 

[wild_bill]

One of the guys on the shuttle, I'm not sure which one, is a '89 Citadel grad. Just sayin'. Go Dogs.

 

[helolumpy]

A Hornet pilot at the controls? How did they get an S-3 up that high to pass gas after 1.4 hours???

 

[jollygreen07]

One of the guys on the shuttle, I'm not sure which one, is a '89 Citadel grad. Just sayin'. Go Dogs.

Yup, and a Band grad at that!

Booyah.

 

[FlyingOnFumes]

One of the guys on the shuttle, I'm not sure which one, is a '89 Citadel grad. Just sayin'. Go Dogs.

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?...

 

[wlawr005]

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?...

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.