Lo, many moons past, on 13 Feb 2004 09:09:14 -0800, a stranger called
by some (bart janssens) came forth and
told this tale in alt.atheism

Douglas Berry wrote in message . ..
Lo, many moons past, on 11 Feb 2004 06:10:35 -0800, a stranger called
by some (bart janssens) came forth and
told this tale in alt.atheism

Did you ever witnessed a Shuttle-launch?

Several. I was stationed in Georgia in the the mid-80s, and arranging
leave days for the launch windows was pretty easy.

Discovery (51-C)
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/...sion-51-c.html

Discovery (51-D)
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/...sion-51-d.html

Challenger (51-B)
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/...sion-51-b.html

Challenger (51-G)
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/...sion-51-g.html

Discovery (51-I)
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/...sion-51-i.html

Atlantis (51-J, maiden flight)
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/...sion-51-j.html

Challenger (51-L, Keep the Dream Alive!)
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/...sion-51-l.html

Atlantis (STS-36, I had to see a night launch.. wow)
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/...on-sts-36.html

So I've seen them all launch except Columbia and Endeavour.


Yes. I would swear in a court of law that I saw a STS move away from
the ISS.


Would you swear in a court that the Shuttle disappeared
"behind the horizon", when you saw a launch of a Shuttle?

Actually, we always had my telescope along. We followed it all the
way to SRB seperation. After that, it quickly became hard to track.
But I was told that at night launches you could see it shut down
engines. The next night we could spot the shuttle in orbit (depending
on the orbital track)

I would stand up in court, and swear I had seen the Shuttle launch
into orbit seven times. I was present for an eigth launch, but the
shuttle was destroyed 67 seconds after launch. Saw that clearly..
shudder.

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