I'm thinking about it, though I'm still not 100% sure. If I do go which is now looking around Monday night instead of tonight (assuming KSC is NO-GO tonight & tomorrow) I heard there is a nice viewing spot on Highway 58 @ 20 Mule Team Rd. There is a video on Youtube of a crowd of people there and they seemed to get a good view of it. I also saw some photos from approx the same location and that person was able to view touchdown (you could see the puffs of smoke from the Main Gear). I'll look for the videos & photos and post them if I can find them.
Quote from: csmjr91090 on 02/21/2010 09:41 pmQuote from: jthodges on 02/20/2010 02:18 pmIs anyone heading to Edwards tomorrow night? Just curious about when others are planning to be out there and where they are viewing from.I'm thinking about it, though I'm still not 100% sure. If I do go which is now looking around Monday night instead of tonight (assuming KSC is NO-GO tonight & tomorrow) I heard there is a nice viewing spot on Highway 58 @ 20 Mule Team Rd. There is a video on Youtube of a crowd of people there and they seemed to get a good view of it. I also saw some photos from approx the same location and that person was able to view touchdown (you could see the puffs of smoke from the Main Gear). I'll look for the videos & photos and post them if I can find them. If you do go out on Monday and Endeavour is still on-orbit, keep an eye on the wind direction, which may drive which end of the runway the orbiter would land on. The 20 Mule Team Road site is great for approaches to Runway 22, but for the other end (Runway 04), you'd likely want to be on the south side of the base.
Quote from: jthodges on 02/20/2010 02:18 pmIs anyone heading to Edwards tomorrow night? Just curious about when others are planning to be out there and where they are viewing from.I'm thinking about it, though I'm still not 100% sure. If I do go which is now looking around Monday night instead of tonight (assuming KSC is NO-GO tonight & tomorrow) I heard there is a nice viewing spot on Highway 58 @ 20 Mule Team Rd. There is a video on Youtube of a crowd of people there and they seemed to get a good view of it. I also saw some photos from approx the same location and that person was able to view touchdown (you could see the puffs of smoke from the Main Gear). I'll look for the videos & photos and post them if I can find them.
Is anyone heading to Edwards tomorrow night? Just curious about when others are planning to be out there and where they are viewing from.
Quote from: csmjr91090 on 02/21/2010 09:41 pmI'm thinking about it, though I'm still not 100% sure. If I do go which is now looking around Monday night instead of tonight (assuming KSC is NO-GO tonight & tomorrow) I heard there is a nice viewing spot on Highway 58 @ 20 Mule Team Rd. There is a video on Youtube of a crowd of people there and they seemed to get a good view of it. I also saw some photos from approx the same location and that person was able to view touchdown (you could see the puffs of smoke from the Main Gear). I'll look for the videos & photos and post them if I can find them. Yeah I've been considering holding off as well, but I think I'm going to go anyway. I saw 130 lift off, and I would be bummed if weather cleared at Edwards and I missed an op to see launch and landing of a single mission. I'll stick around for Monday night if it doesn't land tonight though.I was wondering about locations on-base actually, I'm not sure why I didn't clarify that. That's interesting though, I didn't realize you could see touchdown from there.
Unless you know someone that works on base forget about getting on base. It is almost impossible to get on base for a shuttle landing (press etc.. excluded) I have a couple of friends that are part of the VIP group at Edwards and the closest they got was at the North part of the base, about 5 miles away. You'd have better chances at 20 Mule Team Rd. If in fact they target for 22.
Quote from: csmjr91090 on 02/21/2010 10:22 pmUnless you know someone that works on base forget about getting on base. It is almost impossible to get on base for a shuttle landing (press etc.. excluded) I have a couple of friends that are part of the VIP group at Edwards and the closest they got was at the North part of the base, about 5 miles away. You'd have better chances at 20 Mule Team Rd. If in fact they target for 22. I don't know anyone that works on base, but I was able to get on base for STS-128 landing, viewing, and ferry flight takeoff with a military ID. I guess it hadn't occurred to me that things might be different for this landing - any more info? I'm not familiar with the VIP group you mention.For 128 I didn't know exactly where to go and I ended up blowing my best opportunity, because the roads around south base were shut down an hour or more prior to landing. I drove past the road and burned a little too much time talking with some airmen I had asked for directions, and when I came back it was closed down. I ended up about 3.5 miles north of the strip on a hilltop with a handful of other folks, and while it was a great view I was hoping to be a little more prepared this time! If anyone has any advice I'm all ears .The locations I used during STS-128 are marked here: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=118385923353024536633.00048024f75e0b945af9a&t=h&z=13
So, you guys and gals with VIP passes, how long did it take you to hear back whether or not you were in? I put in my request through my Congressman, and havent heard anything yet. Going in July.....
Thanks for sending this. Requests are taken on a first-come, first-serve basis, and I will inform you as to whether or not the passes can be granted about a month prior to the scheduled launch. If they are granted, an invitation is mailed directly to the home mailing address that is good for everyone in the party.Due to the overwhelming amount of requests NASA has received for the remaining space shuttle launches, we have recently implemented new guidelines regarding requests. There is now a limit of five (5) people per party. We can make the exception for the infant, but we normally try and stick to this policy.Also, we don't require social security numbers or dates of birth, but knowing the ages of the guests is helpful.Please let me know if you have any questions.
Good Afternoon, This is in response to your request(s) on behalf of your constituent(s)to view the STS-130 Space Shuttle launch, which is currently scheduledfor 4:39 AM EST on Sunday, February 7, 2010 from Kennedy Space Center,FL (the launch has recently been rescheduled from February 4th).NASA is pleased to inform you that we are able to accommodate yourrequest(s). Invitations will be mailed to the mailing address(es) youprovided in each request. Please pass along this information to yourconstituents. They will need to follow the instructions in theinvitation to RSVP directly to NASA.