From Apollo to Atlas – 50 years of Space Exploration

After 6 months planning & research, I was there to capture the background Rocket Launch image from Kennedy Space centre Apollo/Saturn V viewing lawn, only a few yards away from this iconic monument, approx 5 miles from the launch site itself. It was an amazing and beautiful sight in the predawn twilight! I photographed the monument a little later on the same day- and the moon image previously.

The launch image itself is a three minute time exposure “streak shot” of the ULA Atlas V Boeing Starliner un-crewed capsule test in December, 2019.

Processed using and Photoshop CC2020

Rocket launches are eerie to watch. There’s the anticipation, the countdown, the thrill of the crowd and then there’s a blinding light, brighter than the sun, but no sound. Around 30-45 seconds later the sound comes roaring in and shakes you to the core, a deep, crackling rumble as loud as the bass at a Kiss concert and you just get swept up in awe at the sheer power and majesty of what you’re seeing. Truly a bucket list experience and I was lucky enough to see not one but two beautiful launches on this trip!

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