An enormous vehicle carried the shuttle from the VAB to the launch pad. These are the tracks it would follow.

twitter.com/bethBeck Beth Beck in Space Suit at NASA Tweetup

Pretending we're launching rockets.

Update:

Slow motion video here: www.vimeo.com/7664697

Blog posts here: www.stuartgleave.com/blog/?tag=nasatweetup

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Celebrating 50 Years of Americans in Orbit.

@mavrix and @firstdigg fight over the margarita

These are the tips of the solid rocket boosters that are going to be flown on STS 134. They're still waiting to be stacked.

Neil deGrasse Tyson entertaining the group while we wait for launch.

Unobstructed view of Atlantis after RSS retraction, just one day before its haul to space

I know I took pictures of the Saturn V rocket down in Florida, but these things are just so huge they're amazing.

Toronto-based @datachick shows off @venusbarbie - and helps encourage girls everywhere to styudy sciences

Day One #NASATweetup, see our Tweetup page for complete coverage exm.nr/i2hnLY

www.kellyschwark.blogspot.com/search/label/%23NASAtweetup

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From NASATweetup Day 1

There were so many excited people here for the launch.

Telling us all about the planes in the hangar

Juno's launch vehicle on Launchpad 41

www.kellyschwark.blogspot.com/search/label/%23NASAtweetup

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That shadow on the left is being cast from the smoke trail above onto the clouds. Seeing that being formed was jaw dropping.

Write up can be found here: www.stuartgleave.com/blog/?p=376