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6/01/2008

Up, up and away!

There are some things you may only get one chance in your life to do. Seeing a shuttle launch is one of those things. Been there, done that. Honestly, there really aren't the words to describe the sight of a shuttle blasting towards space at a speed that you truly cannot comprehend.

We've all broken the speed limit on occasion. Many of us have even strayed into triple digits on occasion and have pushed the boundaries of both sense and state troopers. But very few of us have opened the throttle on a machine capable of producing enough thrust to break free of the earth and go directly vertical for 50 miles in less time than it takes to say "Holy Jeebus, would you look at the god-damned speed of that thing."



Image (c) NASA.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

How amazing! I am so jealous. I must make a trip to watch one day.

Wreckless Euroafrican said...

You went all the way there just for a look? Man I thought you were gonna ride the damn thing....
Salagatle!