Photos part duex
Here are some more pics from my time down here in so cal. Going to a missle silo today, but cant take pics, because its an active silo. I can get pics from out side though :) Also going to santa barbara so should get more today
This is the first picture I took here, the view from the backyard of my brothers place.
These are all the next morning. The house sits atop a hill and looks down.
This is at a place called surf beach. Its a nesting area to an endangered bird. Its called a Snowy Plover.
This last pic was a wave that was loooooong. Im about 150 feet away, and had to zoom all the way out.
This tree just looked cool
A cool rock on the way to, well read below :P
These last couple of pictures, are from what would have been the west coast launch pad for shuttles from Vandenburg AFB. They still launch Satellite's from here though. These ones go in a polar orbit (think weather satellite's). JFK only launches Orbital direction. I got this close because my brother is AirForce, normally they dont let people get close to here because well theres another type of satellite launched here.
This is the tower that would have been for the shuttle. Delta 4s are what launch from here
This, well this isnt used any more. It was made just for the shuttle. But its cool.
Little tidbit. The landing pad is in the north part of Vandenburg. That landing pad is still open for use, however because of it facing north to south (remember polar orbits) it is the least wanted because the shuttle would have to turn essentially 90 degrees to land. And as we all know shuttles are like bricks. BUT it can be done. Just Edwards AFB is never no op. So they never land. Iet would take both of these to be true. 1) Cape Canveral has bad weather and 2) Edwards was missing.
They have so many redundant systems to ensure no system EVER goes down. They have a place called 'Call Henery' and what it is, is just this. A dedicated 50 megawatt power plant JUST FOR the launch of satellites. So you tell me. Think its possible?
Time to get in the shower.
More pictures later.
This is the first picture I took here, the view from the backyard of my brothers place.
These are all the next morning. The house sits atop a hill and looks down.
This is at a place called surf beach. Its a nesting area to an endangered bird. Its called a Snowy Plover.
This last pic was a wave that was loooooong. Im about 150 feet away, and had to zoom all the way out.
This tree just looked cool
A cool rock on the way to, well read below :P
These last couple of pictures, are from what would have been the west coast launch pad for shuttles from Vandenburg AFB. They still launch Satellite's from here though. These ones go in a polar orbit (think weather satellite's). JFK only launches Orbital direction. I got this close because my brother is AirForce, normally they dont let people get close to here because well theres another type of satellite launched here.
This is the tower that would have been for the shuttle. Delta 4s are what launch from here
This, well this isnt used any more. It was made just for the shuttle. But its cool.
Little tidbit. The landing pad is in the north part of Vandenburg. That landing pad is still open for use, however because of it facing north to south (remember polar orbits) it is the least wanted because the shuttle would have to turn essentially 90 degrees to land. And as we all know shuttles are like bricks. BUT it can be done. Just Edwards AFB is never no op. So they never land. Iet would take both of these to be true. 1) Cape Canveral has bad weather and 2) Edwards was missing.
They have so many redundant systems to ensure no system EVER goes down. They have a place called 'Call Henery' and what it is, is just this. A dedicated 50 megawatt power plant JUST FOR the launch of satellites. So you tell me. Think its possible?
Time to get in the shower.
More pictures later.