OT: STS-123 Tuesday Morning

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Originally Posted by jdw3018

I know nothing about the shuttle launch, but I do know that to hear the sound a minute after takeoff, the observation area would have to be approximately 13 miles from the launch site.

I have no idea how far it actually is, but I would be surprised if it's 13 miles away.

I once observed a shuttle lift-off from a driveway in Winter Garden, FL. That's about 70 miles away. Pretty cool that we could see it from the street.