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Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off for its final trip to space, and the final launch of the Shuttle program. Taken from the NASA Causeway, about 6.5 miles south of the pad.
Still captured from 1080p HD video on Canon EOS 5D Mark II with 2.8 200mm lens
Viewed from the Causeway (about 6 miles)
Worked on this today in lieu of the final launch of Atlantis. Maybe it'll get me to the tweetup for one/both of the last two shuttle missions. @mikepino if you're insterested NASA, i know you guys love to make mission posters, why not expand it to all launches and not just shuttle missions: sfa.nasa.gov/products.cfm
gizmodo.com/5496405/nasa-mission-posters-are-hilariously-...
Early morning, but still dark outside... you can see the line of a rooftop and some trees in shadow...
Take the Gemini-Titan Rocket Ride up to the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) platform, where you'll find the Space Shuttle Endeavour (by Kanker Greenacre and Jimbo Perhaps), poised to link up with the International Space Station (by Gearsawe Stonecutter). The Space Shuttle Endeavour (more commonly referred to as OV-105, or Orbiter Vehicle-105) is one of three operational NASA space shuttles. The other two are the Discovery (OV-103) and Atlantis (OV-104).
At the southern arm of the platform, the Hubble Telescope (by Kanker Greenacre) hovers in orbit, pointing towards the sky.
Over the eastern arm of the platfom are teleporters to the planet platforms, where you'll
find more replicas of spacecraft sent on missions to study the different planets.
- text by Opal Lei