Shuttle lands 3 miles from my house - Now with better pics

[zarn02]

very cool.

[MikeZ]

great pics.
What kind of lens are you shooting to get them at that range?

[Slag]

Got closer today...

[Slag]

great pics.
What kind of lens are you shooting to get them at that range?

It is a 80-400mm on a Nikon D300. The above pic was from the D50 with a 28-105

[Slag]

This is a great size comparion.The two C-130's waiting to take off are dwarfed by the shuttle/747.

[OverCaffeinated]

That's an old ship man. I watched the Endeavor land from it's maiden voyage at Edward's AFB about 14 or 15 years ago. I'll never forget it either.

[Slag]

That's an old ship man. I watched the Endeavour land from it's maiden voyage at Edward's AFB about 14 or 15 years ago. I'll never forget it either.

I am from Kissimmee and watched the 1st take off of Endeavor (it was a night launch, if I remember right.) It was scrubbed several times, and my parents got tired of making the drive 

I have probably watched a dozen launches, but this was the first time I was able to see the piggy back on the 747. I am fortunate to have seen it, since the shuttle is going away 

[derby]

That's an old ship man. I watched the Endeavor land from it's maiden voyage at Edward's AFB about 14 or 15 years ago. I'll never forget it either.

16 years ago.... and it's the "young" one.

fwiw, it's "endeavour," named after this ship: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Bark_Endeavour

[Latinbalar]

Yeah the shuttle's body is designed to be the air foil as well, so it wont have a giant wingspan.  And it comes in hot when landing, it takes the whole 2 mile runway in Cape Canaviral.