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Old 07-08-2011, 06:34 PM
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YouTube - ‪Space shuttle Atlantis final launch: NASA video of last take-off‬‏

Man am I going to miss this.....
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Old 07-08-2011, 06:54 PM
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SRB ignition = the ultimate V1

Have a great flight guys.
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nothing beats 2 miles a second in climb out
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I was there today. My first time. It was amazing.
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Originally Posted by DirectTo
SRB ignition = the ultimate V1

Have a great flight guys.
Best analogy. Ever. Talk about a "point of no return." Although if you really want to let your inner nerd out, you could say "Press to MECO" is V1
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Over Paris in 20 minutes. Take that Concord.
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Shortly after they arrived on orbit, the shuttle commander made a joke and gave Huston the "base reports"... He said they popped in at about twenty thousand and were out of it a nano-second later. LOL!
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