Sky Rockets in Flight

This post has nothing to do with poker, but with the WSOP opening this week, I figure there is a good chance that anyone reading this may be in Vegas, and may want to witness something really, really cool tonight.

"The final piece of Boeing's new generation Delta 4 rocket fleet makes its long-awaited debut this week when a booster blasts off from the U.S. West Coast for the first time, punctuating the company's work to develop a line of launchers and build pads in Florida and California."

The launch will happen between 7pm and 9pm this evening, and should be quite visible from Vegas. The last time I saw one of these, in September 2002, it caught me off guard and completely freaked me out.

Launch status can be watched at http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d317/status.html

-Tommy