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I was lucky enough to see Columbia launch in 1997 STS-94 - absolutley amazing, hairs on the back of your neck stuff when the count down ticks away.
Then at main engine start you still hear nothing as you're so far away.
You can see it but no sound! I wasnt prepared for that
Its not until it starts to climb very slowly that the rolling wave of thunder envelopes you.
I was standing next to a guy that had flown over from England 9 times for various missions to see the launch and every time it had been aborted. He had never seen one actually launch. He was so happy he was in tears.
I still get a buzz watching it on TV!
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