Author Topic: Discovery is coming (Read 2346 times)

1995hoo · « **Reply #25:** April 17, 2012, 02:07:36 PM »

Thanks, everyone.

If you missed today's flight, you may get one more chance on Monday if the weather permits, depending on which runway is in use: The same Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (NASA 905) will depart Dulles Monday morning with Enterprise on her back to fly to JFK Airport in New York, where Enterprise will eventually be transferred to a barge to be taken to the Intrepid Museum for display on the aircraft carrier's main deck.

Frau Mau · « **Reply #26:** April 17, 2012, 02:11:59 PM »

Thanks for the awesome pics!!

1995hoo · « **Reply #27:** April 17, 2012, 02:21:04 PM »

Here's one more. It's the same picture as one of the ones in the set I already posted, but because they're all 3504 x 2336 and thus too big to upload at actual size, I copied out a 1024 x 768 portion showing just the shuttle and NASA 905 so I could upload an actual-size image of the shuttle.

imref · « **Reply #28:** April 17, 2012, 02:39:46 PM »

just found out it did fly over our area but i missed it. crap.

Frau Mau · « **Reply #29:** April 17, 2012, 02:49:46 PM »

I would have liked to have seen it too, but you have to admit these pics are probably better than anything you would have seen in person.

1995hoo · « **Reply #30:** April 17, 2012, 02:54:35 PM »

Thanks, but no, pictures just don't do it justice. We've all seen 747s many times, but seeing one with a space shuttle on top of it is unique.

Frau Mau · « **Reply #31:** April 17, 2012, 02:56:13 PM »

Quote from: 1995hoo on April 17, 2012, 02:54:35 PM

Thanks, but no, pictures just don't do it justice. We've all seen 747s many times, but seeing one with a space shuttle on top of it is unique.

Ssshh...I was trying to make him feel better.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #32:** April 17, 2012, 03:02:11 PM »

Nice pictures, I'm jealous of my wife- her whole office took a 'field trip' to the water from in old town to see it

1995hoo · « **Reply #33:** April 17, 2012, 03:29:39 PM »

Quote from: Frau Mau on April 17, 2012, 02:56:13 PM

Ssshh...I was trying to make him feel better.

Well, I posted the information about there being another flight Monday with a different shuttle, though all the details aren't set. Departure is to be Monday morning sometime between 9:30 and 11:00, according to the Intrepid's website.

1995hoo · « **Reply #34:** April 17, 2012, 04:24:13 PM »

NASA posted this picture:

Good location for a posed picture involving famous aircraft, such as this one from May 24, 1976:

But it's a damn shame that in the post 9-11 world the observation deck at the main terminal is closed. I guess the tower at Udvar-Hazy is a bit of a replacement.

imref · « **Reply #35:** April 17, 2012, 04:41:31 PM »

My kids were gushing, flew low over the playground during recess.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #36:** April 17, 2012, 04:55:52 PM »

That Concorde pic is awesome. Remember when people would pay ridiculous sums to fly the Concorde at subsonic speeds on the Braniff leg from Dulles to Texas? Crazy.

Quote from: 1995hoo on April 17, 2012, 04:24:13 PM

NASA posted this picture:

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Good location for a posed picture involving famous aircraft, such as this one from May 24, 1976:

(Image removed from quote.)

But it's a damn shame that in the post 9-11 world the observation deck at the main terminal is closed. I guess the tower at Udvar-Hazy is a bit of a replacement.