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Sunbird Photos by Don Boyd | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> NASA Space Shuttle Launch Photos Gallery tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

NASA Space Shuttle Launch Photos Gallery

Other launch photos will be added in the future.

The Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-119 mission launched at 7:43pm on March 15, 2009, shortly after the sun dropped below the horizon. A low cloud bank obscured the first few seconds of the launch but then it was clear of the clouds and a gorgeous site in the Miami area 200 miles to the south. The sun's rays hit the exhaust plume lighting it up like I've never seen it before. Godspeed Discovery crew!
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3756
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3756		 2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3757
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3757		 2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3758
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3758		 2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3760
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3760		 2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3761
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3761
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3762
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3762		 2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3763
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3763		 2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3764
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #3764		 2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #4946
2009 - the Space Shuttle Discovery climbing away from Cape Canaveral as seen from Opa-locka Executive Airport, photo #4946

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Sunbird Photos by Don Boyd30-Jan-2012 03:46
Suresh Atapattu, my friend and great photographer and rocket expert, wrote these comments on my Facebook page:

"I was looking at your following pics online of STS-119 and I was pretty impressed at what you have captured from more than 220 miles away! On the first picture, I can see solid rocket booster separation (for STS-119 it was at 07:45:50 PM @ T+02:04 speed=3,641 MPH altitude=29.7 miles and 32 miles down range from KSC). The flame is from the SRBS. The white dot to the right are the space shuttle main engine cluster firing. OPF-KTTS=118 miles; so 188+32=220 miles. So that is pretty darn far for that shot!http://www.pbase.com/airlinerphotos/image/110303174"
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