Space shuttle Endeavour roll out.....

[Southern Stang]

Hey guys and gals,
I was graced with the ability to watch one of the last shuttle roll outs in the history of the united states. There may be one more but they are not sure about atlantis. Anyway, I got some pics some of you may enjoy. There was NOTHING like being there in person and watching this piece of history take place. Hope you all enjoy these pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them! icture:

Still sitting in the VAB lab

On her way out

Starting to make the turn

Shadow

I'll upload more as I have time. Im the MAN

 

[dad07]

very cool pics......thanks for sharing this piece of history!

 

[rasch_C]

I think Detailfest needs to be posponed for 3 weeks so we can all see the launch!!

 

[SeaJay's]

Nice pics. That's something that I've always wanted to see up close.

 

[TheCougarGuy]

I've always wanted to see a launch but it's never happened.

 

[Pockets@PoorboysWorld]

That's awesome SS thanks for sharing!!

 

[Scott DeBrun]

Did you offer to detail her before the lift off?:dblthumb2:

 

[Southern Stang]

That's ALOT of real estate there scott! One can only dream..:buffing:

Here is some more:

Just to give an idea of how big the tracks are:

My ugly mug lol

Some more shots:

I'm not a professional but thought it was cool and caught the toyota and water truck all together:

One of my favorite shots as it dissapears into the tree line:

Thanks for looking guys and gals!

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

Awesome pics! It's sad to see the ending of an era, for sure. I'm still hoping they come up with a replacement for the shuttles once funding can be restored (if that ever happens).

 

[davidc]

Awesome pics! It's sad to see the ending of an era, for sure. I'm still hoping they come up with a replacement for the shuttles once funding can be restored (if that ever happens).

Yeah, it's a real shame we are going to pay other countries to take our Astronauts to space. Spread the wealth you know.

Dave

 

[Southern Stang]

Shiny lil D: Yes, it is a shame honestly. The country that used to be the leader in space exploration could almost care less now. My step dad is losing his job in June working on the crawler. Which is why he joined AF reserve. He has taken voluntary lay off in April and will be headed over seas for a few months. Sad to see the end of an era.

What alot of people don't realize is most of our technology has come from NASA. Most in our everyday lives. Thanks for the comments guys

 

[tuscarora dave]

Great photos, this is the closest I have ever been to a shuttle takeoff.

 

[Southern Stang]

Dave that's still pretty awesome! They had a family day where workers could bring their family members and tour the facility. I was able to see where the tiles for the shuttle were made, Toured the VAB lab, engine room, went out to discovery's launch pad, and several other things. Amazing that this stuff had all been built over 40 years ago. I could sit for hours around that place.
I'll see if I can dig up a pic looking up inside the VAB lab.

 

[R/TED]

Thank you for sharing these awsome pics.

 

[loudog2]

Nice pics!! I remember watching the Discovery Channel on how they made that platform it rides on. That thing is awesome too.

 

[Rayaz]

Right up close to the VAB! Apparently a dying example of American exceptionalism. Sad state of affairs when you have to pay Russians to fly Americans into space.

 

[Rayaz]

Nice pics!! I remember watching the Discovery Channel on how they made that platform it rides on. That thing is awesome too.

Same platform used in the Apollo program (with mods). I wanted to be an astronaut until I found out one had to be smart...