and the rockets' red glare....shuttle discovery off to space

[stefan]

shuttle discovery lifted off today without complications, kicking farth of july up a notch!

here are some images i snagged off of the live feed online...enjoy

[Iceaxe]

In 1984? I was racing at Daytona and got to see a shuttle lift off. Is one on the most amazing things I have ever witnessed. Its one of those things that photos or video do not do justice. If you ever get the chance to watch a live lift-off go for it, you will not be disappointed.

Anyone else here been fortunate enough to witness a lift-off?

[Sombeech]

I watched this. I was awestruck watching the stats (time, distance and speed). 7 minutes into it, 14,000 miles per hour!

Happy 4th everybody.

On a side note, relating to the "getting old" thread, I find that in the last few years I'm getting a little more emotional. I had such a sense of pride in seeing the shuttle take off today, being Independance day, my eyes were welling up a bit.