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21-JUN-2004 Kai S

Space Ship One

Mojave CA

Today I left the house at 2am to head up to the Mojave Airport to witness history being made with about 30,000 other people. Space Ship one successfully launced to an altitude of 62 miles and returned to the same runway it took off from. The experience was awesome, and I can't wait to go again when the X prize is challenged in a month or so. Space Ship One was towed within 20 feet of me, so close the 80-200 lens I had on was too much, but I wasnt about to try and switch. If you want to see more - I've made a seperate gallery with 60 images.

Nikon D2h ,Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF
1/640s f/13.0 at 80.0mm hide exif
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Date/Time21-Jun-2004 08:46:42
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D2H
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length80 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/13
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White Balance (-1)
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Guest 22-Jun-2004 04:16
Very nice. Don't you just love a good road trip!
Joseph Tidwell21-Jun-2004 23:43
Thats so cool, your lucky u got to see it, let alone take a pic of it.
Herb 21-Jun-2004 23:21
Awesome!!!
Robin Reid21-Jun-2004 23:04
All right, you did it! This is got to be a keeper. Space history being made, and you were there to chronicle it. Hooray!
(And don't let Herb give you any grief about...oh another airplane. ;-) LOL. )