Shuttle tickets onsale tonite

rowena · #1 22-05-2006, 06:26 PM

Just incase anyone was waiting for tickets to go see the space shuttle. They go onsale 9am EDST (States EDT time), or around 11pm to middnish here.

These tickets are were you get to sit 6miles from the launch pad!!

Rowena

Ps. Should note these are to see a shuttle launch!... i so wish it was to be on one! lol

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #2 22-05-2006, 07:05 PM

Might just watch it on NASA TV for free

But would be an awesome sight in the flesh, thats for sure.

wavelandscott (Scott) · #3 22-05-2006, 08:08 PM

My family has a house on the "Ridge" in Florida (the high point of the state but still not very high)...

Whenever they do a "night" launch from the Cape you can see the fireball from the back yard...it is really cool to watch the rockets go up!!!

It has been a long time coming...Godspeed all involved!

gaa_ian (Ian) · #4 22-05-2006, 08:13 PM

Hi Scott
How is life going in the states
How long have you been over there now ?
Are you coping with the light pollution ?

RB (Andrew) · #5 22-05-2006, 08:13 PM

Yes Godspeed to them.

leon · #6 22-05-2006, 08:23 PM

I'd Just about kill for a ride on the shuttle, i'd even give away all my Astronomy stuff....

[1ponders] (Paul) · #7 22-05-2006, 08:54 PM

G'day Rowena. How the hell are you. We haven't heard from you in an age.

Man wouldn't it be nice to be there.

gaa_ian (Ian) · #8 22-05-2006, 08:56 PM

Yes it would be great to see a launch
Lucky Scott Eh !

astroron (Ron) · #9 22-05-2006, 10:59 PM

I went to Kennedy space centre twice in three years and the launch was canceled both times

the second time with only two hours to launch.
To say I was cheesed of would be an understatment

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #10 22-05-2006, 11:25 PM

I wish like crazy to be going up there with them.
By the time there's a regular shuttle service to Out There, I'll be either too old or dead.
I guess one should be grateful to have been around to witness Man's achievements so far with space travel. Previous generations could only dream about what we concider routine missions.

rowena · #11 22-05-2006, 11:26 PM

And I have a ticket to see the shuttle launch! Woot!!!

Paul,

Im doing good! been so cloudy up north! arg!

[1ponders] (Paul) · #12 23-05-2006, 07:50 AM

Climate a bit different up there than the Gong, hey

wavelandscott (Scott) · #13 23-05-2006, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaa_ian

Hi Scott
How is life going in the states
How long have you been over there now ?
Are you coping with the light pollution ?

I'm still here in Sydney...not likely to make it to Florida until sometime after retirement...

It is much darker here!!!

middy · #14 23-05-2006, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leon

I'd Just about kill for a ride on the shuttle, i'd even give away all my Astronomy stuff....

Make sure you give it away AFTER the ride on the space shuttle. I'm sure you could sneak it into the cargo bay for some unobstructed, pollution free observing while you were up there.

rowena · #15 23-05-2006, 05:41 PM

Paul, Yeah i dont have to wear my ski gear to go outside at night! lol

Infact its quite pleasant in the low 20s getting down to the low teens at night! It tis so very lovely!

Have been getting amazing sunsets here the past month too!.. will have to post some pics

[1ponders] (Paul) · #16 23-05-2006, 11:17 PM

Yep late autumn and early winter are killers for sunsets here. My wife and I watched one fade this afternoon, glorious it was. It wasn't til after it had faded I thought, "Damn the camera"

gaa_ian (Ian) · #17 24-05-2006, 06:55 AM

OK Scott, I thought you had shifted there for some reason

Its tragic for the US when you can say Sydney's skys are darker Eh !