SoCal gets a Space Shuttle, and a parade!

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

So the others suck?

Well, I didn't want to say anything...

[lashbear]

Geez, you guys, it's just a bloody shuttle.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by lashbear

Geez, you guys, it's just a bloody shuttle.

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

[CoasterMatt]

From the roof of my office, I could see the people gathering at Universal Studios, on the Starway.


There it is!


I wept like a baby. The shuttle meant so much to me as a kid- I went to 2 launches and 15 landings, and a bunch of people in my family and neighborhood worked on the shuttle program. Somebody described yesterday as being like an "open casket wake".

[Alex]

Originally Posted by lashbear

Geez, you guys, it's just a bloody shuttle.

That was my view too, but apparently I was in the minority.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I loved being able to tell Theo, "That was a space ship that just flew over our head."

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

From the roof of my office, I could see the people gathering at Universal Studios, on the Starway.

That's from your office building? I think Matt wins for "coolest view from office".

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

That's from your office building? I think Matt wins for "coolest view from office".

I'd show you pictures of the view I had from a customer site most of this week, but I don't think the dude in the naval uniform with the sidearm would have appreciated me pulling out my camera phone on base.

[CoasterMatt]

The view from the office we're moving to in a couple months is even better.

[BarTopDancer]

That was beyond incredible. Since traffic around DLR was gridlocked I headed over to Angel Stadium with hopes of seeing it. Direct flyover! My pictures suck.

My coworkers went up to the foothills of La Habra Heights hoping to see it come in over the valley (and take photos) but they didn't see anything.

And it turns out on approach to DLR it flew right past our office.