New T-38 Display at Space Center Houston
06-08-2005, 11:14 PM
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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.
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.
06-10-2005, 01:27 AM
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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.
06-10-2005, 02:24 AM
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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.
06-10-2005, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by English
Looks like those planes are getting it on!!
Shuttle launches are incredible...I'll see you there!
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.
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