dmarc117 Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 For a few evenings this coming week, people who look up at the right time should be able to glimpse a high-speed space chase: the shuttle Discovery pursuing and finally capturing the International Space Station. The station, an orbiting laboratory whose first section was launched in 1998, will flit across the night sky over much of the United States several times during the next week. Barring clouds, its glint of reflected sunshine will be easy to spot, even with the naked eye. http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060629/sc_...uttleinnightsky * Chris Peat's Heavens Above (http://www.heavens-above.com/) * NASA's SkyWatch (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/) * Science@NASA‘s J-Pass (http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/JPass/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 (edited) Once, I was able to see the shuttle, without the aid of binoculars or a telescope. It was as announced on the local news, roughly 7am, clear sky, seems it was moving east to west, and that thing was really moving. Pretty cool and I was surprised that it could be seen during the day. Edited July 2, 2006 by Old School Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunysteelfly76 Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 Looks like they're going to try again on the 4th of July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KICK A$$ BLASTER Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 It's go time...3 minutes and counting.... Hope everything goes well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 3-2-1 blastoff. Looks like clear skies and so far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfactor Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 3-2-1 blastoff. Looks like clear skies and so far so good. Tried to see it here in Jax. I've seen it before. It looks like it's actually moving across the sky. Did't see sh*t today and skies were relatively clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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