View Full Version : Cool Shuttle Photo
Tenacious Del
January 31st, 2008, 12:28 AM
I came across this image in my cyber travels.
http://photos.airliners.net/photos/middle/4/3/8/0421834.jpg
LJF
January 31st, 2008, 06:14 AM
Wow thats pretty cool.
welshboy
January 31st, 2008, 06:53 AM
What a great capture of the shuttle nice one.Mark
Aussie Pete
January 31st, 2008, 12:34 PM
Its beautiful. Thanks
Strange illusion it appears to dip lower, but its ballistic and way up and out over the horizon too, an amazing sight in the skies of a Space age.
Pete
Radar
January 31st, 2008, 05:39 PM
What an awesome photo. I imagine the Earth's rotation plays a part in bending the trail. The Shuttle would be heading straight up, but from our perspective with the Earth's rotation, it look like it's levelling out.
Ray
little legs
February 1st, 2008, 12:49 AM
That's a lovely pic. Thanks for sharing
gyro
February 2nd, 2008, 12:53 AM
I imagine the Earth's rotation plays a part in bending the trail. The Shuttle would be heading straight up, but from our perspective with the Earth's rotation, it look like it's levelling out.Ray
I could be wrong here Radar but I don't think a 8 min' or 2 degs Earth rotation is contributing much to the trail effect. Shuttles use a greater horizontal arc accellerated launch flight path, than vertical, in order to achieve a low orbit circular track. I am happy to be corrected on this.