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STS 133 Space Shuttle Discoverys Final Flight Launch, 24 February 2011, USA

The last space shuttle Discovery launch on February 24, 2001 - observed from cca 11 miles away - in Titusville, Florida. All Photos are COPYRIGHT and PROPERTY of Rafal K. Komierowski.

The last space shuttle Discovery launch on February 24, 2001 at 16:53:24 Eastern - observed from cca 11 miles away - in Titusville, Florida.

24 February, 2011 at 10:24 AM in Titusville. Discoverys final launch in February drew large crowds...this is begining!

24 February, 2011 at 10:54 AM in Titusville. View STS-133, Launch Pad 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center

24 February, 2011 at 10:54 AM in Titusville. Numerous vendors were spread out around the main street for the record crowds expected...

24 February, 2011 at 10:59 AM in Titusville. I really liked this violinist who played in a slightly more restrained and lyrical manner....

24 February, 2011 at 12:34 Eastern in Titusville. Clear view of the historic launch Pad 39A from the main street in Titusville....

24 February, 2011 at 13:50 Eastern in Titusville. More and more boats....some people view the space shuttle launch from boats

24 February, 2011 at 13:50 Eastern in Titusville. Gaze across the beautiful Indian River at the shuttle launch pads in NASA Cape Canaveral

24 February, 2011 at 13:52 Eastern in Titusville. More and more people arriving at public parks, streets to occupied an unobstructed view of Discoverys launch pad...

24 February, 2011 at 13:53 Eastern in Titusville. Large number of amateur and professional photographers in preparation .....

24 February, 2011 at 13:56 Eastern in Titusville. People gathered along the river, pier, beach, highways to watch a launch

24 February, 2011 at 13:58 Eastern in Titusville. People watching the liftoff with thousands along Highway 1 in Titusville...

24 February, 2011 at 13:58 Eastern in Titusville.

24 February, 2011 at 13:59 Eastern in Titusville. Titusville remains the only place in the world where you can watch an unobstructed view a space launch shuttle...

24 February, 2011 at 16:15 Eastern in Titusville. Last half hour many more people arrived to watch Discoverys final launch

24 February, 2011 at 16:16 Eastern in Titusville. Thousands of spectators jam the pier and adjacent sandy beach to watch the shuttles go up

24 February, 2011 at 16:28 Eastern in Titusville. The crowd waiting for the launch....

24 February, 2011 at 16:29 Eastern in Titusville. The crowd waiting for the launch

24 February, 2011 at 16:29 Eastern in Titusville, Crowds have been getting thicker and thicker ....

24 February, 2011 at 16:29 Eastern in Titusville

24 February, 2011 at 16:46 Eastern in Titusville...The weather is looking excellent for the final launch of the US space shuttle Discovery...

24 February, 2011 at 16:48 Eastern in Titusville

24 February, 2011 at 16:50 Eastern in Titusville......NASA clears shuttle Discovery for launch IN THE NEXT 3 MINUTES ...the countdown began!!!

24 February, 2011 at 16:53:24 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)...Discovery launches to begin her 39th and final journey into orbit

24 February, 2011 at 16:53 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)....The crowd went nuts as liftoff occurred....

24 February, 2011 at 16:53 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)...Space Shuttle Discovery about 20 seconds into the flight

24 February, 2011 at 16:53 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)....Discovery rode a brilliant trail of fire and smoke

24 February, 2011 at 16:53 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

24 February, 2011 at 16:53 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

24 February, 2011 at 16:54 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)...The smoke trail from the solid rocket boosters around 60 seconds after liftoff

24 February, 2011 at 16:54 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

24 February, 2011 at 16:55 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

24 February, 2011 at 16:55 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)...do you see WHITE POINT ?

24 February, 2011 at 16:55 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

24 February, 2011 at 16:55 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

24 February, 2011 at 16:56 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

24 February, 2011 at 16:56 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

24 February, 2011 at 16:57 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)