Before I Die, I Want to See a Real Rocket Launch

[Thomas988]

I was on Facebook, and NASA said they were going to launch another rocket to the ISS. I thought, I want to go!, but of course its on a Wednesday, and its in Virginia.

But someday, I swear, I will see a real rocket launch. Anyone else with me?

[Flymetothemun]

I don't believe in keeping a bucket list, but if I did have one, "See a rocket launch" would be on it. Along with "Go to the Nikola Tesla museum in Belgrade, Serbia", "See George Orwell's Grave", "Go to every NASA visitor facility", and "Build a custom synthesizer". Y'know, now that I'm thinking about it, I actually keep a bucket list, I'm just really loose with it and I don't commit myself to it.

[TechnicalK3rbal]

Whatd'y think youtube is for?

EDIT: if you want it for the effect of the noise, go to an airshow that they happen to be demonstating a harrier. Pretty close.

Edited January 5, 2014 by TechnicalK3rbal

[sal_vager]

That wouldn't be the same, unless you are there you won't get the full force of the rocket engine's noise, the rumble through the ground and the smell of burnt fuel

[DisarmingBaton5]

I'm with you. Especially an SLS launch.

Second best thing to a Saturn V launch? Imagine the sound of five F-1s!

[Manone]

Talk about power. I'm about 300 miles from cape canaveral, and if it's clear out during a launch I can clime on my roof to see a shiny red dot fly into space. I've also made it out to cape canaveral a few times and yeah real loud.

[Deathsoul097]

It would be nice to watch the ridiculous waste of money known as the SLS launch. It would be pretty damn impressive actually. Unfortunately, unless new zealand suddenly decides "Hey! We want space too!", It's pretty far fetched that I will ever see a real launch.

(To paraphrase Princess Leia) IMHO:

"Help us, Space X, you're our only hope!"

[Guest]

That wouldn't be the same, unless you are there you won't get the full force of the rocket engine's noise, the rumble through the ground and the smell of burnt fuel

Sal nails it. I've personally witnessed Apollo, Skylab, and shuttle launches, and no video or film will ever match the experience.

[astropapi1]

Sal nails it. I've personally witnessed Apollo, Skylab, and shuttle launches, and no video or film will ever match the experience.

You lucky *******.

Me wants.

[NovaSilisko]

I kind of have hopes to film the first SLS launch (if the thing ever launches) on a Super-8 film camera, of the type used to record the Saturn V launches. In the event SLS doesn't happen, the next biggest rocket (possibly SpaceX MCT, also assuming that gets off the ground)

[Flymetothemun]

Sal nails it. I've personally witnessed Apollo, Skylab, and shuttle launches, and no video or film will ever match the experience.

Dear Mr. Jack Wolfe,

I would like to express suppressed yet respectful contempt for your message. Unfortunately, I have not seen even a single launch of a rocket, and this fact brings me great mental pain and sadness. I cannot do anything but admire and wonder at the accomplishment of seeing not only a single launch, but an entire series of very different launches. I was not even living on this Earth when the Apollo and Skylab rockets were launched, and whilst I was around during the Shuttle era, I was and am still too young to purchase an aeroplane fare and travel to Cape Canaveral to see a launch. I can only hope that I may be able to travel to Baikonur and see a Russian spacecraft launch or that private ventures such as Orbital Sciences or SpaceX will have advanced enough so that a regular schedule of launches is established.

Sincerely,

~Mr. Flymetothemun

[Katojana]

see a rocket launch? i want to be the rocket. that sounded a little far fetched, what i mean by is i want to stand next to it before it launches, therefore, becoming the rocket, and yes, it would be right before i die