03/15/2009 Shuttle Launch

This evening we watched the Shuttle Launch from our back porch. Since my elementary school teacher was a final candidate to be the 'Teacher in Space' I have been fascinated with NASA. What kid in the 80's didn't watch 'Space Camp' and want to go to camp in Huntsville, AL! One of the wonderful things about living in Florida is the opportunity to watch launches from the Kennedy Space Center, from our back porch! The pictures aren't excellent. Next time I will use a tripod. But how cool is it to watch the Space Shuttle launch from your back yard! Some day we will go watch this up close! In case anyone was wondering, the 'fireworks' setting seems to work the best :)

Its hard to tell, but this is the Solid Rocket Boosters after releasing; top left dot is the shuttle, bottom right are the boosters.

This is residual smoke from the launch blowing past our back yard!