Re: On the way to Pluto.


"Max" <thesameoldme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Bob Hatch wrote:
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>>> We have ignition and lift off of New Horizons. WOW. WOW.
>>> WOW.
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>>> Pictures here. :-)
>>> http://www.bobhatch.com/otherFunStuff/missionToPluto/index.htm
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> Wow is right !!
> Reminds me of my days at White Sands.
> One of the more spectacular sights I saw was a Hermes Rocket (modified
> version of a V-2) that went up about a mile and did a U-turn, came almost
> straight down and exploded, leaving a mushroom cloud. Sure wish I had
> pics of that.

I have only seen two rocket launches outside of military missles from
aircraft. (Ok, rockets from Cobra gunships as well) Both of them were
launchings of the old Honest John rocket system. A military base that I
lived at had regular open to the public Fire Power Demonstrations, where
they shot off a bunch of stuff for a couple of hours. One of those Honest
John launches was the last operation shot of the system before the Army
retired it. The audience sat less than 300 yards away from the launcher, and
it was LOUD.


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