My Photos from ORION EFT-1 & KSC

[The Yellow Dart]

I wanted to share my photos from the Orion launch and a visit to Kennedy Space Center, and a little bonus at the end. Seeing as this community includes modders and people with more than just a minor interest in such things, I tried to get photos of lots of the small details that you can't find easily except on the real thing. Unfortunately I arrived too late in the day to get the bus tour so no good pics of the VAB or any Saturn V .

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Edited December 13, 2014 by The Yellow Dart

[montyben101]

You lucky.... I live in England. I did go on holiday to Florida once and actually my parents said that they felt a shuttle launch and saw smoke in the sky, they thought it was and earth quake at first! I looked it up for the time we were there and apparently it was STS-123

[Pixel of Life]

Nice shots. I've never been to the States but visiting KSC is definitely at the top of my "to-do" list if/when I travel there. Seeing a launch live would be even better.

[LordFerret]

Accompanied my dad to NASA for a visit (while he was still alive - RIP), he had special area passes related to his involvement in a communications project. We were in the VAB, and I watched for a while as they assembled and prepped the Leonardo module for the ISS. Walked through a shuttle mock-up (I wasn't impressed, wanted to see the real deal, but no way). We were also out to the launch complex/pads, LC-39. I can tell you a 1-day visit isn't nearly enough time. I have pictures, including some standing beneath the Saturn V in the visitors center, but I'll have to dig them up and scan them.

Nice pictures The Yellow Dart, thanks for sharing.

[Scotius]

Dang, i miss Space Shuttle Maybe it was not most efficient way of doing things - but for half of my life it was the symbol of space exploration. And what an awesome looking symbol it was

[montyben101]

Dang, i miss Space Shuttle Maybe it was not most efficient way of doing things - but for half of my life it was the symbol of space exploration. And what an awesome looking symbol it was

Thats basically how I feel

[The Yellow Dart]

One big regret I have is that I could have driven down and seen a shuttle launch when I lived in Georgia for a few years but it just never occurred to me. Now I'm kicking myself.

[ZooNamedGames]

wowowowow YOU were there for the 1st attempt? Why didn't you tell me? I wish in the 1st set of stands! Where the astronaut was... he was between the 1st and 2nd row... I was in the middle ish... all the way against the railing.

[The Yellow Dart]

I wasn't actually at KSC for the launch, I watched it from Port Canaveral, right here: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=28.41924,-80.621625&hl=en&sll=32.678125,-83.178297&sspn=6.729943,11.634521&t=h&z=17&iwloc=A

I was wondering if there were any KSP players around me. I actually had some guys standing behind me from NASA Langley who worked on the Launch Escape System. They said they didn't want to fight the crowds to watch from the causeway.

[ZooNamedGames]

I wasn't actually at KSC for the launch, I watched it from Port Canaveral, right here: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=28.41924,-80.621625&hl=en&sll=32.678125,-83.178297&sspn=6.729943,11.634521&t=h&z=17&iwloc=A

I was wondering if there were any KSP players around me. I actually had some guys standing behind me from NASA Langley who worked on the Launch Escape System. They said they didn't want to fight the crowds to watch from the causeway.

Yeah fair enough it was quite a mess at the causeway and we had a HORRIBLE angle (or at least from my seat)- the Mobile Umbilical Platform (or whatever he said it was (it is going to be used for the SLS)) was in the way slightly...

Which btw I will be there for the SLS launch and I don't care if it means an arm missing since that suckers is gonna be one HELL of a WHUMPH. Especially since from that viewing site- it was DEAD center of the crowd- NO one could of miss it.

[Slam_Jones]

Before I started playing KSP I would've only been like 30% interested in these pics. Now, however, I find them fascinating.

Thanks for sharing!