Exciting moments at the Cape, condensed.We arrived predawn. Yes, that is an alligator cruising along in the lower left.
The sun arrives.
Main engine start. (Five seconds before liftoff)
A tower of brilliant flame, brighter than any camera can record.
The orbiter vanished into low cloud just as the sound reaches us across the water. The sound is a massive rumble that you can feel in your viscera, something like what I imagine an earthquake must be like. The sound continues long after the...
Published on May 19, 2011 15:51
