Atlantis lift-off at 11:29 am EST on Friday, June 8th 2011
Arriving the day before with steady rain, the chance of STS-135 launching on time was 30%.
Fueling a little after 4:30 AM
We arrived early to get some fantastic photos like the one above, and a great seat for the launch.
Less than 10 minutes to go and still launch is not likely
As if planned to happen on schedule, the low cloud ceiling parted and the fuse was lit on time!
... if you were watching the launch from space.
An end of an era