Rocket launch yesterday

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Did you see someone who looks like Shrek riding it like a horse?
 
Busy weekend down at the Kennedy Space center. Yesterday's launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was pushed back to this evening at 7:37p.m.

NASA ushering in new era with first operational launch of SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying 4 astronauts By William Harwood November 14, 2020 / 7:07 AM / CBS News After six years, two successful test flights and a multi-billion-dollar investment in American enterprise, NASA is poised to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station this weekend, the first government-certified flight of a commercially developed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. Originally expected to take off Saturday, the launch was delayed to Sunday, at 7:27 p.m. EST, because of expected high winds at the Kennedy Space Center and weather offshore where the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage will attempt to land on a SpaceX droneship. The company plans to reuse the booster for the next Crew Dragon flight.
 
Rex Racer said:
Busy weekend down at the Kennedy Space center. Yesterday's launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was pushed back to this evening at 7:37p.m.

NASA ushering in new era with first operational launch of SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying 4 astronauts By William Harwood November 14, 2020 / 7:07 AM / CBS News After six years, two successful test flights and a multi-billion-dollar investment in American enterprise, NASA is poised to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station this weekend, the first government-certified flight of a commercially developed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. Originally expected to take off Saturday, the launch was delayed to Sunday, at 7:27 p.m. EST, because of expected high winds at the Kennedy Space Center and weather offshore where the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage will attempt to land on a SpaceX droneship. The company plans to reuse the booster for the next Crew Dragon flight.
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Buddy of mine had a great shot of this launch all the way in St Pete.
 
Great shot. It was a good evening to see the launch all over. And an evening launch for the first full crewed capsule was a really good idea. Heard people all the way up the coast were getting some amazing views.

Sunrise and sunset launches give the most amazing visuals.
 
Orlando_Eagles said:
Great shot. It was a good evening to see the launch all over. And an evening launch for the first full crewed capsule was a really good idea. Heard people all the way up the coast were getting some amazing views.

Sunrise and sunset launches give the most amazing visuals.
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The view from St. Pete

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jjc2009 said:
The view from St. Pete

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That’s a great shot! I saw someone else on FB who lives north of Tampa with a similar shot.

I have to admit it....been in the Orlando area almost all my life and never thought folks on the west coast could ever see a launch like this. Which is a dumb thing to always think. But, I’ll own it.

Maybe it’s just because manned space travel has been away so long....but I don’t remember so much attention and notice on a launch in a long time.

The launching on a Sunday evening at sundown was a stroke of brilliance. The clear weather from the Carolinas south was only a bonus.

Did you see anything from down south? Since they launch and then our NE I’m not sure how much can be seen from S FL.
 
Orlando_Eagles said:
That’s a great shot! I saw someone else on FB who lives north of Tampa with a similar shot.

I have to admit it....been in the Orlando area almost all my life and never thought folks on the west coast could ever see a launch like this. Which is a dumb thing to always think. But, I’ll own it.

Maybe it’s just because manned space travel has been away so long....but I don’t remember so much attention and notice on a launch in a long time.

The launching on a Sunday evening at sundown was a stroke of brilliance. The clear weather from the Carolinas south was only a bonus.

Did you see anything from down south? Since they launch and then our NE I’m not sure how much can be seen from S FL.
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I didn’t. It’s rare you can because of cloud cover but once in a while you can see the vapor trails drift south well after the launch.
 
jjc2009 said:
I didn’t. It’s rare you can because of cloud cover but once in a while you can see the vapor trails drift south well after the launch.
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That makes sense and is always how I imagined it.

I just also imagined the Tampa area couldn’t see launches too, so was curious. Thanks.

And thank God they are only vapor trails, amirite? Ha
 
Orlando_Eagles said:
That makes sense and is always how I imagined it.

I just also imagined the Tampa area couldn’t see launches too, so was curious. Thanks.

And thank God they are only vapor trails, amirite? Ha
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On a clear enough night or early morning I am not surprised you can see a launch on the west coast. Still closer to Canaveral by almost 1/2 than Miami.
 
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