If you've never seen the shuttle go overhead we have a chance tonight and tomorrow. Tonight look to the sw from about 8o'clock at about 30 degrees.
Tomorrow's trajectory:
http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?date=40318.0684027778&Session=kebgffhciiiakmhenkdenlgk&satid=25544 (http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?date=40318.0684027778&Session=kebgffhciiiakmhenkdenlgk&satid=25544)
I happened to walk into AMS just as it was lifting off
and seeing that on thier big screen was great!
And it's the last one!?
Quote from: TresGatos on May 18, 2010, 01:44:32 PM
And it's the last one!?
I believe it was the last one for Atlantis.
Discovery and Endeavour still have (at least) one more each. I'm no space geek so to me a shuttle is a shuttle which means there are (at least) 2 more shuttle flights. [coffee]
Two more later this summer then they're going further out in the vacuum. So says the U.S. Administration.
Shuttle visibility very slight if any during the daytime but today at 12:34 it will just to the SE of Dallas:
http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?Session=kebgffhbchbpjghpkepkggbc&Date=40317.7342372316&satid=25544 (http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp?Session=kebgffhbchbpjghpkepkggbc&Date=40317.7342372316&satid=25544)
Here's the visibility chart for Dallas:
Date Mag Starts Max. altitude Ends
Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az. Time Alt. Az.
19 May -3.2 20:35:33 10 NW 20:38:30 79 SW 20:41:25 10 SE
20 May -0.8 21:00:54 10 W 21:02:55 17 SW 21:04:55 10 S
This means that the shttle will appear starting at 8:35 pm in the NW sky on the horizon. It will then pass by Dallas at 79 degrees to the SW. Then will dissapear by 8:41pm.
If you truly want to have an experience worth the effort, drive out 287 towards Decatur to the LBJ grasslands or just as far as you can go outside the light cone of Dallas, sit with a glass of wine and some snacks and take it all in. Perfect spring evening here in Texas.
I'll add on since I work in the industry ;)
andym's correct, last for Atlantis, although if another flight is added to schedule, it would be Atlantis that goes, so who knows!
Two more flights coming up until the end of the shuttle era and the last one MAY end up moving out to next year, we'll see what happens!
I'm shooting to go and watch the next one take off later in September. If anyone's truly interested in going to watch the launch, please let me know. If I am able to get one of the causeway passes, I can have up to 7 people in the car with me on my one NASA badge. Otherwise though, there are some areas that non-badged people can go to and still get a good view of the launch.
Quote from: RED on May 19, 2010, 05:36:34 AM
If you truly want to have an experience worth the effort, drive out 287 towards Decatur to the LBJ grasslands or just as far as you can go outside the light cone of Dallas, sit with a glass of wine and some snacks and take it all in. Perfect spring evening here in Texas.
That's an awesome idea... [thumbsup]
Hiero, an RV would seat 7 very comfortably...just sayin...
No, the Rock Bottom Racing trackside RV would not work for this. Sorry.