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A night launch is a wonderful sight.
I have never witnessed a shuttle launch, but did see all the Apollo and Skylab plus others from 1971-1975. Most times we just watched from our front yard in Satellite Beach.
My husband was stationed at Patrick AFB and was with Range Support for Air Force Eastern Test Range. He was usually out over the southern Pacific on the ARIA aircraft during launches. The aircraft would rendezvous over the ocean and pick up telemetry from the spacecraft as it went over. My husband LOVED that job!
Our whole family are still space shot junkies. When the shuttle or space station is visible in orbit we go out and watch it arc through the sky!!!
I have never witnessed a shuttle launch, but did see all the Apollo and Skylab plus others from 1971-1975. Most times we just watched from our front yard in Satellite Beach.
My husband was stationed at Patrick AFB and was with Range Support for Air Force Eastern Test Range. He was usually out over the southern Pacific on the ARIA aircraft during launches. The aircraft would rendezvous over the ocean and pick up telemetry from the spacecraft as it went over. My husband LOVED that job!
Our whole family are still space shot junkies. When the shuttle or space station is visible in orbit we go out and watch it arc through the sky!!!
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California Girl
SJ~
The night launches were especially spectacular. We lived about a block away from A1A, with an open field between our house and the beach. At that time there were no condos or hotels to block the view. We were about 15 miles away but could hear the roar even from that distance.
CA~
My husband was a Mission Co-ordinator on the ARIA and when he wasn't out covering a launch he had to be in the control room at Patrick. We do have several items of memorabilia. Certificates of Appreciation with signatures of the Astronauts from the last 3 Apollo missions, Apollo-Soyuz, and all of the Skylab missions.
Most of the missions were staged from countries in the southern hemisphere. Australia, Samoa, Tahiti, Wake Island, Argentina, South Africa and in the southern Atlantic, Ascension Island. My husband enjoyed seeing most of the countries, but in a few the tension and unrest was at that time barely contained and he was glad to get home.
BTW he flew through the Bermuda triangle all the time and never disappeared!
The night launches were especially spectacular. We lived about a block away from A1A, with an open field between our house and the beach. At that time there were no condos or hotels to block the view. We were about 15 miles away but could hear the roar even from that distance.
CA~
My husband was a Mission Co-ordinator on the ARIA and when he wasn't out covering a launch he had to be in the control room at Patrick. We do have several items of memorabilia. Certificates of Appreciation with signatures of the Astronauts from the last 3 Apollo missions, Apollo-Soyuz, and all of the Skylab missions.
Most of the missions were staged from countries in the southern hemisphere. Australia, Samoa, Tahiti, Wake Island, Argentina, South Africa and in the southern Atlantic, Ascension Island. My husband enjoyed seeing most of the countries, but in a few the tension and unrest was at that time barely contained and he was glad to get home.
BTW he flew through the Bermuda triangle all the time and never disappeared!
I watched the launch from my back yard tonight - beautiful!
When I was growing up my dad worked at the Space Center.
We got to go with him to see Apollo 17 - the only Saturn V night launch - from KSC when I was in 9th grade - it was incredible!
When I was growing up my dad worked at the Space Center.
We got to go with him to see Apollo 17 - the only Saturn V night launch - from KSC when I was in 9th grade - it was incredible!
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