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March 27, 2005
John F. Kennedy
Space Center is about 40 miles away from Orlando and Osprey Lakes in
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Rockets and shuttles are launched from this location and the event
can be witnessed for miles around. |
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June 23, 2004
At left is the trail
of a rocket above the roofline of our next door neighbor's home.
July 26, 2005
At approximately
10:39 a.m. loud military jets (below) circled above the homes and a wide
surrounding area.
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Distracted by the thunder of the jets, the glare of the sun and
somewhat annoying cloud cover, it was easy to miss the trail being
left behind by Space shuttle Discovery which blasted off on Tuesday.
It is the first shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster in
February 2003. |
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closer look of the trail as winds high level begin to break it
apart. |
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Within minutes, the trail takes on the shape of a spiral in the
winds and before long the circling jets are not seen or heard from
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August 12, 2005
At approximately
7:43 a.m. NASA launched the Lockheed Atlas V Rocket. The
rocket, in turn, will launch NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
The spacecraft will search for ancient waterways, study the Martian
atmosphere and potentially scout locations for a future human
landing. At right, the vapor trail from that rocket is seen
over Osprey Lakes homes.
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