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Topic: Photo of the week 9 (July 1)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-01-2005 06:26 AM
   
 April 1991: STS-39 astronaut Lacy Veach, who was also a pilot with the Texas Air National Guard, flies a General Dynamics F-16 over Launch Complex 39. STS-39/Discovery is on Pad-A, while STS-37/Atlantis occupies Pad B in the background. This photo reminds me of a scene exactly 10 years before. In April 1981 I was at KSC to see the launch of STS-1. A few days before launch I arrived at the Press Site and saw the Navy's Blue Angels flying over Launch Complex 39. Unfortunately they were just leaving and I was too late to snap a photo. Ed Hengeveld |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 07-01-2005 02:59 PM
Lacy was a great guy. We met in 1989 and he was kind enough to invite my family and I to his pre-launch party and launch for STS-52. He was also a former member of the Thunderbirds.Sadly he died a week after my Dad did in 1995. PS Great shot Ed!
Tim [This message has been edited by KSCartist (edited July 01, 2005).] |
Astro Bill
Member Posts: 1329
From: New York, NY
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 07-01-2005 05:19 PM
That is a fantastic photo. It would make a great poster. |
OV-105
Member Posts: 816
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 07-02-2005 02:03 AM
Great shot. You can see the crawler leaving the pad. I think he is the only Thunderbird to become an Astronuat. |
ASCAN1984
Member Posts: 1049
From: County Down, Nothern Ireland
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-02-2005 04:37 AM
HiI was just wondering what is a thunderbird? Gareth |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-02-2005 05:27 AM
Gareth, have you ever heard of International Rescue? Seriously, the Thunderbirds are the US Air Force aerobatics team (what the Blue Angels are for the US Navy and the Red Arrows for the RAF).Ed |
John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1292
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 07-02-2005 06:11 PM
5...4...3...2...1...Thunderbirds are GO!!!!!!!! |
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