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Old 06-06-2008, 11:33 PM   #1
xoxoxoBruce
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June 7, 2008: Flying Bricks

You may or may not have seen the news story , about the June 2nd launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery, doing "unprecedented damage" to the launch pad.

This picture was supposedly taken by an amateur photographer/tourist, but it looks like it was taken from a position a lot closer than they allow tourists, to me.

Anyway, it clearly shows the debris (pieces of brick and concrete), from the flame trench, raining down on the water.


photo credit ~ Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now
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Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 06-08-2008 at 11:44 AM. Reason: add photo credit
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