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Nearly 40 years later, a "Rocket" returns to it's one-time launching pad. This is Chicago's LaSalle Street Station, the eastern terminus for the Rock Island Railroad, where the famous "Rocket" streamliners began their journeys west. But much has changed in this time. The Rock Island went out of business in the 1980s, the original LaSalle Street headhouse was torn down about the same time, and the "Rockets" are all but a distant memory.
Enter 2017: In partnership with Metra, the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society put together four "Joliet Rocket" excursions an homage to the once "Mighty Fine Line." Featuring vintage equipment and their own famous Nickel Plate 4-8-4 #765 for power, passengers were treated to a recreation of a 1940's era train ride from Joliet to Chicago and back over the former Rock Island mainline. Passengers also got to experience a fine lunch or dinner at the station, as well as a photo runby (originally scheduled to take place at Tinley Park) of the giant steam beast. This would be the first time since the 1960s that a steam locomotive would again grace the platforms of LaSalle Street Station and sound of a steam whistle would echo off the Canyons of Chicago. This trip was so popular that it would return for a second year in 2018.
Seen here is the second run of the Joliet Rocket on Saturday, June 17th. Heat and humidity forced many passengers to return back to the air conditioning in the train after finishing their dinner & drinks. But those of us who rode in the Iowa Pacific full-dome car wanted to linger as long as we could outside, because the AC conked out on the car during the morning run, effectively turning it into a giant sauna.
1 set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water : the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen. • set (a newly built ship or boat) afloat for the first time, typically as part of an official ceremony : King Gustav II Adolph of Sweden launched a huge new warship. • send (a missile, satellite, or spacecraft) on its course or into orbit : they launched two Scud missiles. • [ trans. ] hurl (something) forcefully : she launched a tortoiseshell comb. • [with adverbial of direction ] ( launch oneself) (of a person) make a sudden energetic movement : I launched myself out of bed. • utter (criticism or a threat) vehemently : scores of customers launched a volley of complaints.
2 start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise) : she was launching a campaign against ugly architecture. • introduce (a new product or publication) to the public for the first time : the company has launched a software package specifically for the legal sector.
"I said lunch, not launch!"
A more substantial probe launch and tracking platform...
Rover on tracks and 2 persons wide (just), with a tracking array, and space for different probes that can be launched with a rocket. And a rocket trailer that doubles as launch platform.
Not perfect yet, but I was in a bit of a hurry to get this done in celebration of the real Black Hole picture presented today (April 4 2019).
La mission se termine et ça a été un vrai plaisir de la partager, à travers mes photos de la Terre ou de notre quotidien à bord, avec celles et ceux qui étaient intéressés ou qui voulaient découvrir le monde des missions spatiales. J’aurais adoré, enfant, pouvoir suivre ce genre d’aventure de près, comme le prouve la photo ci-jointe : je salue de la main ma famille qui vient de m’accompagner sur le pas de tir, bien harnaché dans ma fusée alors que je m’apprête visiblement à décoller vers des galaxies lointaines (mon frère, pas plus impressionné que ça, a décidé de se poser tranquille dans le premier étage du lanceur).
Hey it’s almost time to go home: I have enjoyed very much capturing imagery of Earth, and of our journey up here, and I have been happy to share the mission with whoever was interested. I remember being fascinated by space as a kid: proof attached as I’m waving goodbye to my family from the launchpad, already strapped on the rocket and ready for launch (my brother, not impressed, decided to ride inside the first stage 😂).
Credits: Pesquet
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A 1000 HP Widebody M3 doing a launch at a Shift-S3ctor Airstrip Attack a few months back. Loved how this thing looked from the back! Check out my coverage over at Revvolution.com @ bit.ly/18ozBjN
Last night I was out on the Alvord Desert Playa and this happened. It lasted several minutes.
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Rocket & Launch area made for the display "Space Panic" at the french convention Brick à Dole 2017.
Rocket in the spirit of "Neo Classic Space"
A display on the theme of space without rocket is not a real space display ^^
A close-up camera view shows Space Shuttle Columbia as it lifts off from Launch Pad 39A on mission STS-107. Following a flawless and uneventful countdown, liftoff occurred on-time at 10:39 a.m. EST. The 16-day research mission included FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), known as SPACEHAB. Experiments on the module ranged from material sciences to life sciences. Landing of Columbia was scheduled for Saturday, February 1, but due to damage to the thermal protection system Columbia was destroyed and the crew was lost on reentry.
The mission was the first Shuttle mission of 2003, the 28th and final flight of the orbiter Columbia and the 113th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: KSC-03PP-0142
Date: January 16, 2003
ex Royal Saudi Air Force English Electric (BAC) Lightning F.53 53-675 outside the BAE facility at Rochester Airport back in 2004.
Marked as ZF581 and painted in spurious No.56 'Firebird' Squadron markings she was part of the 'buy-back' deal BAe made with Saudi Arabia when they purchased the Panavia Tornado.
The remaining RSAF fleet of twenty plus operational Lightnings were allocated British military serials and flown back 'en masse' to BAe Warton where potential buyers were sought, but when a possible deal with Austria fell through they were all dismantled, crated and sold on.
Most then ended up in a scrap yard in Portsmouth, gradually re-surfacing as film props, museum pieces and gate guards.
This fine looking example was displayed there for a number of years before eventually being sold by BAE
Dismantled in 2011
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she was moved to Bentwaters in Suffolk
Scanned 35mm transparency.
We had a terrific and very fun launch evening for Justin Davies, and his wonderful new children's novel, Haarville. We had a lot of very happy young readers in attendance who enjoyed the evening, plus a special cake too (what event is not improved by adding cake???). Justin also told the audience about some of his inspirations, including how some of the small coastal towns around Fife influenced his descriptions of his imaginary town, Haarville. You can follow Justin on his Twitter - twitter.com/flyingscribbler
Beadnell bay harbour launch service.
1970s Fordsum tractor helps get your craft from the car park into the sea.
Beadnell is the only west facing bay on the north east coast of England and is very busy with every type of water sport. At low tide all 7 miles of the bay and beach and dunes can be walked south to dunstanburgh castle.
Making the most of a warm evening at Godrevy, not too much wind - but enough for this family to get their stunt kite up without too much work.
The Gemini VII spacecraft, carrying astronauts Frank Borman, command pilot, and James A. Lovell Jr., pilot, was successfully launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from Pad 19 at Cape Canaveral, FL.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: s65-61650
Date: December 4, 1965
Just launched 2 Cubesats from the International Space Station for research
More info: lasp.colorado.edu/home/minxss/
Credits: ESA/NASA
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Main launch bunker for the three Athena Missile launch pads on the Green River Launch Complex approximately five miles from the entrance to the site. This launch bunker and 3 concrete launching pads each with a rail-movable temperature-controlled steel building make up the main part of the Athena launch portion of the huge (3,450 acre) missile base.
Green River Pad 1 51 launches ??
Green River Pad 2 41 launches February 10, 1964 – September 25, 1969.
Green River Pad 3 49 launches November 28, 1964 – September 17, 1971.
To see more of this interesting cold war relic check out my album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/albums/72157719188749079
The Soyuz TMA-19M rocket is launched with Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA, and Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency), Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Malenchenko, Kopra, and Peake will spend the next six-months living and working aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Monday, May 21, 2018 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital ATK’s ninth contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver approximately 7,400 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)