Discovery is the first one I've seen in person, I plan eventually to see Atlantis and Endeavour for sure. But I'd love to go back to see Discovery again.
Thanks for the pics. We were there a week ago. That was the closest I'd been to an orbiter, and it was striking to see all the details up close, like tile serial numbers, APU purge port, landing gear brake lines, etc.
... but who knows if a kid gets taken to see her and then ends up being inspired to become the first astronaut on Mars.That's where it's worth it all.
Indeed. "These ladies" have inspired us most when they were flying. But that's all part of our memories now. Let's keep those memories alive!
I vote for a huge nasaspaceflight meet at Hazy.
Quote from: Overflow on 01/15/2013 06:33 pmI vote for a huge nasaspaceflight meet at Hazy. Not a bad idea in years to come to have meets where the orbiters are...although I think Atlantis at KSC is a clear fav for my "to do" list.And welcome to the site's forum, Tim. Nice photo sir.
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 01/16/2013 02:25 pmQuote from: Overflow on 01/15/2013 06:33 pmI vote for a huge nasaspaceflight meet at Hazy. Not a bad idea in years to come to have meets where the orbiters are...although I think Atlantis at KSC is a clear fav for my "to do" list.And welcome to the site's forum, Tim. Nice photo sir.I think it's a great idea for shuttle huggers to meet other shuttle huggers. I would for sure be down for a meet at Atlantis' home. She's my favorite orbiter. Maybe Nasaspaceflight could get an exclusive tour of KSC too.
I think it's a great idea for shuttle huggers to meet other shuttle huggers. I would for sure be down for a meet at Atlantis' home. She's my favorite orbiter. Maybe Nasaspaceflight could get an exclusive tour of KSC too.That would be fun! I let my daughter (6 years old) pick where we go on vacation this summer. She said she wants to go see all four orbiters. So we are trying to come up with a name for our 2013 orbiter tour and we are going to get t-shirts made before we leave. Her favorite is Discovery. She has never seen one up close. She drools over the pictures on here of Discovery at Udvar-Hazy.Discovery and Enterprise in JuneAtlantis in July Endeavour in August