Stepped outside just in time to see the Atlas V rocket lift-off from Vandenberg AFB just south of here about 10:00am. A minute or so after came a deep rumble that could be felt and as well as heard. Amazing how powerful those engines are!
Fast forward about 35 minutes to see the actual lift off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdaqQ8FaXX0&feature=youtu.be
Not to be out-done was the lift-off of the Titan 5L Pep-Boys brand car cover from my car last night in wind gusts of 55 mph.
The geo-guidance system was not working properly and it had flown down the block, made a left turn and down that block some more, hanging up on a telephone cable box in front of a house that just vacated yesterday. Otherwise it would surely be a furniture cover by now.
Both launches were successful!
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