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Atlantis, with transonic cloud
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Atlantis, with transonic cloud

"a rocket taking off from the sky"

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Comments for: Atlantis, with transonic cloud
John_Stone Report This Comment
Date: August 09, 2005 07:30PM

"This view of the shock wave condensation collars backlit by the sun occurred during the launch of Atlantis on STS-106 and was captured on an engineering 35mm motion picture film. One frame was digitized to make this still image. Although the primary effect is created by the Orbiter forward fuselage, secondary effects can be seen on the SRB forward skirt, Orbiter vertical stabilizer and wing trailing edges (behind SSME's)."
ToucanSam Report This Comment
Date: August 09, 2005 08:25PM

Far out... like off the front of my motorcycle...NOT!! cool.
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: August 09, 2005 09:01PM

great shot !!!
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: August 09, 2005 09:02PM

Hey ToucanSam you better change your name to TomScum.
ToucanSam Report This Comment
Date: August 09, 2005 10:56PM

"TomScum" ... I don't get it.... Anonymous bitch.
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: August 10, 2005 01:18AM

Reveal yourself 44228 so ToucanSam may reach out and touch you. Provide your email address and telephone number - NOW!
katalyst Report This Comment
Date: August 10, 2005 02:18PM

thats fuckin mad.
ToucanSam Report This Comment
Date: August 10, 2005 03:22PM

So how's a picture of the shuttle intice name calling? Only in america.
ToucanSam Report This Comment
Date: August 10, 2005 03:40PM

Umm, If you gotta email me it's "[email protected]" , can you belive "tomscum" was actually taken. I'll post your mail if it's really good.
Sweet_FA Report This Comment
Date: August 10, 2005 04:11PM

Hey John_Stone, do you know how far from the ground the shuttle was when this happened? Just interested.........great pic.
Sweet_FA Report This Comment
Date: August 10, 2005 04:22PM

Mind you, there's got be a better way to travel into space. Filling large steel cannisters with explosives and strapping human beings to it, is extremely dangerous and and extremely limited. We need a new type of "physics" if we're to advance ourselves beyond our own solar system. Maybe we're just not meant to go there...........
ToucanSam Report This Comment
Date: August 10, 2005 05:13PM

No doubt if we could harness electromagnetic propulsion, or light particles, or something not even thought of before. The solid and liquid fuel is defnately inafencent and unfeasable to refuel on the fly.
John_Stone Report This Comment
Date: August 10, 2005 08:34PM

SFA, I don't know how far up it was, but the sound barrier breach occured between :39 and :46 seconds after liftoff (the math should be pretty easy to do); the trip to orbit is 8 min. Seperation occurs about 2:40 into the flight. 4:30 minutes into the lauch Atlantis was travelling at 5300 mph.

Check the video for yerselves:
[spaceflight.nasa.gov]

And thanx to +613 for the IOTW honor.
Sweet_FA Report This Comment
Date: August 11, 2005 01:41PM

Yeah, good point Toucan and thanks for the vid John.
dub_in_space Report This Comment
Date: August 14, 2005 12:04PM

That video was supercool! More nice things like that on 613!!!
orion Report This Comment
Date: August 19, 2005 02:04PM

i'm sure i can see some tiles coming off there
JohnMcClane Report This Comment
Date: September 10, 2005 03:04AM

Hey Sweet_FA and ToucanSam, my dad has sold some of the equipment used to test the new nuclear propulsion system. Not only that, they might make a nuclear source of power for homes.
John_Stone Report This Comment
Date: September 13, 2005 06:17PM

Home Nuclear Power? Can one think of anything more insane? Can you imagine?: >Kaboom!< "Oops, there go the Johnsons... better get into the fallout shelter again."
madmex Report This Comment
Date: September 17, 2005 05:06PM

i want one lol
Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: September 29, 2005 08:07PM

wow haven't seen it in a while looks good I want to have a go!!!
JohnMcClane Report This Comment
Date: October 22, 2005 03:34PM

John_Stone, what you've failed to relize is that nuclear power for a home needs such a small amount for power that even if it was to go Kaboom!, it would be no worse then your house catching fire. Besides, they are designing it so it's all self contained. Geez, I hate uneducated people.
MeatyBeatyBiganBouncey Report This Comment
Date: January 20, 2006 06:20PM

Dam the penetration shots get me so...hot