DeadVim

As we are all going about our daily business it's sometimes good to reflect on the wider achievements of mankind.

This is the final Space Shuttle launch as viewed from the commercial jet and for mine can be filed under:

- Bloody hell that is impressive
- In many years to come it will still be impressive
- What great things can be done given the will, money and skills

Amazulu

I saw this earlier - great stuff. It's actually not the last shuttle flight, only the last one for Discovery. There are 2 more planned for later this year.

DeadVim

Ah, thanks for the heads-up ... would be a great thing to see live ...

DunRoaminTheUK

Not bad...I suppose?

DeadVim

Space travel doesn't yank your plonker then?

Any advances on impressive human achievements through the ages?

Wol

I'm a bit of a geek regarding spaceflight - I saw 2 or 3 launches in Florida from my house even though it was 150m away.

Through the wonders of communication this last launch saw me watching it live on TV, listening to the NASA comms on internet scanner radio and watching the ISS orbit converging on the launch via heavensabove.com on the comfuser.

I should probably get out more but in my defence I am housebound with whooping cough.............

DeadVim

Cool ... 150 miles, not metres I assume

Get better soon

asprilla

Would love to see the estate agent's blurb on that property.

DeadVim

Plenty of space out back?

Shuttle service on the doorstep?

No mowing required?

DunRoaminTheUK

Nah, I was being facetious

I'm an avid fan of Space and it's respective exploration. What SpaceX did with their Dragon capsule blew me away recently, and when they dock the Dragon with the ISS in the near future I will be even more blown away. I was born in the same year that Neil, Buzz landed on the Moon (slightly after) so I can appreciate the significance of what SpaceX are about to achieve.

DeadVim

Well, that's alright then

I'm July 24th ... 1971 ... which is famous for er ... hold on, I'll look it up ... not much ...

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Given that it first flew in the 60's and also because I worked, for a while, at its 'home' in Filton, I find this just as impressive.

DeadVim

Indeed so, and what has replaced it? Big jets hauling ever increasing numbers most of which are in the same economy 'comfort' as the last xxx years.

Wol

Very impressive bit of technology especially given the period its design was frozen. As a kit for converting kerosine into noise it couldn't be beaten <g>

DeadVim

I'll see your Concorde and raise you a Vulcan Bomber ... one of my earliest memories at an airshow ... that shows Johnny Foreigner what is what