HIX8
06-08-2005, 02:18 AM
A pair of T-38's were mounted for static display at Space Center Houston on NASA Parkway just this morning.
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View Full Version : New T-38 Display at Space Center Houston HIX8 06-08-2005, 02:18 AM A pair of T-38's were mounted for static display at Space Center Houston on NASA Parkway just this morning. HIX8 06-08-2005, 02:21 AM Here are some attempts at getting artistic with my 8... HIX8 06-08-2005, 11:38 PM Here's another one, for anyone who may be interested... Mikelikes2drive 06-08-2005, 11:46 PM now will u explain why these two ships or this model is important or significant? Nemesis8 06-08-2005, 11:49 PM T38's are fast - that's all that is important ;) Blue87Sport 06-09-2005, 12:14 AM The reason that they're at the NASA facility in Houston is that the T-38 is the plane the astronauts fly to keep their piloting skills current. The Johnson Space Flight Center is NASA's home for manned space flight. IIRC, it is a tradition that astronauts fly the T-38 the day before their mission. The T-38 is also the only US supersonic fighter available for civilian ownership. So if you got enough money, you can go really fast. :) Kel Rx8 06-09-2005, 11:58 PM fast planes are hott no matter what. Now climb up there and get some pixs riding that bad boy. :) j/k army_rx8 06-10-2005, 01:28 AM nice pics...oo i can own one..time to ply the lotto ;D rotarygod 06-10-2005, 02:27 AM My girlfriend lives a couple of miles from there. A couple of miles north of NASA is Ellington Field. Every once in a while I'll see one of the NASA T-38's fly out of there. A couple of days before shuttle missions you can sometimes see the astronauts taking off in the T-38's from there to head over to Florida for the launch. HIX8 06-10-2005, 03:24 AM I'm planning to be in Florida next month to see the Space Shuttle Return-to-Flight launch. So far, the biggest rocket I've seen launched was made by Estes. rotarygod 06-10-2005, 03:33 AM Your avatar is definitely worth saving since there is now a big building there. HIX8 06-10-2005, 04:16 AM Kind of a bummer that they covered it up. Here's the full photo (originally posted two summers ago): English 06-10-2005, 08:02 AM Looks like those planes are getting it on!! Hi, Shuttle launches are incredible...I'll see you there! HIX8 06-10-2005, 02:22 PM Looks like those planes are getting it on!!Ha! Look close and you'll see that the one "on top" has dropped its trousers. That's the standard maintenance access for whipping out its engine. Shuttle launches are incredible...I'll see you there!I imagine that you've seen a bunch, living out there in Florida. All I've seen so far is one landing. Doesn't quite have the same earthquake/deafening-roar/light-up-the-sky type of action. |