We went to our viewing spot in a little park on the edge of the water at Titusville across from the launchsite at 11:30. Chatted with other spectators from all over the continent while waiting for the launch of STS-129 Atlantis which happened with precision at 2:28 PM (there was a 30% chance that it might not go because of cloud cover). They don't launch in clouds because they can't see where the fuel tanks go when released. What a truly life-altering experience to be standing so close to hear, see and feel the liftoff, especially when this wasn't even on our list of to-dos !! What looks like smoke is actually steam, created from 300,000 gallons of water released from a water tank adjacent to the lanch pad to lessen the concussion of blastoff.
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