Night Space Shuttle Launch from Cessna 140

[4XLibelle]

And just think...we, the nation that put men on the moon, now must depend on Russia for getting our astronauts into space. Deplorable.  Deplorable.

[TamsynJOLLY]

Incredibly Beautiful.

[giantsdude21]

that seems illegal haha

[ndpitch]

incredibly bright!!

[chiminox]

WOW ! !

[leonardocsw]

Coooooooooooool

[CapeCanaveral321]

A friend recognized it as STS-44 (11-24-91) :-) Cool!

[lenjanicki]

I think that is correct. I misplaced the original video tape but still have the cd I burned from it. If I could find the tape it would have the date encoded in it. Thanks for your comment and info.

[CapeCanaveral321]

Great to see a video from a plane from the days you could fly over Titusville. Now they have a 30 mile no-fly zone.

When was this/what mission if you recall? It's pad A and looks like 28 degrees so it's got to be a decade ago or more.

[xango46]

Great shot, too bad you can't get that close anymore.

[lenjanicki]

Thanks for the comment, Yes it would be very risky to go anywhere east of Orlando during a launch since the 911 event.