Space Shuttle Shot

[Brando14100]

Just one shuttle launch shot that I thought looked cool:



8-)

[a1]

Wow

[Brando14100]

Wow

I take that as a comliment. Thank you.

8-)

[KDSM]

you do know the shuttle was designed in the '60's right?

[Ashar]

you do know the shuttle was designed in the '60's right?

What that has to do with this shot is beyond me, but it's quite nice. Almost feels as if a TV camera has zoomed in to watch.

[Brando14100]

The concept of a reusable shuttle to fly to space and back has been around since the '30s, but the idea wasn't taken seriously till the '60s. I found that while researching for a paper on the shuttle last year. Why do you bring this up?

Thanks for the comments on the shots guys. I actually did try to base it on a photo. Let me upload it.

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[MeekRN]

Lit up with anticipation
We arrive at the launching site
The sky is still dark, nearing dawn
On the florida coastline

Circling choppers slash the night
With roving searchlight beams
This magic day when super-science
Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams

Floodlit in the hazy distance
The star of this unearthly show
Venting vapours, like the breath
Of a sleeping white dragon

Crackling speakers, voices tense
Resume the final count
All systems check, t minus nine
As the sun and the drama start to mount

The air is charged --- a humid, motionless mass
The crowds and the cameras,
The cars full of spectators pass
Excitement so thick --- you could cut it with a knife
Technology --- high, on the leading edge of life

The earth beneath us starts to tremble
With the spreading of a low black cloud
A thunderous roar shakes the air
Like the whole world exploding

Scorching blast of golden fire
As it slowly leaves the ground
Tears away with a mighty force
The air is shattered by the awesome sound

Like a pillar of cloud, the smoke lingers
High in the air
In fascination --- with the eyes of the world
We stare...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFFVY97rJ5E
http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/sts98.jpg