Space shuttle launched ! Go Atlantis !

The weather has cleared this morning so I can upload the space shuttle images.
At launch time NASA kept saying there were little showers popping up here and there. They can't launch if the weather is not favorable within a 20 miles radius of the pad. We all kept our fingers crossed. I kept blowing the clouds away =) And we were lucky! The shuttle launch was smooth and beautiful through white puffy clounds hanging over the coast. We all wish them a safe return !
Tricia & Pat
Pics) The first pics are of the visitors center near the viewing area. I wish I had one of those 3k telephoto lens.. but alas I only have a portrait lens. There is one pic where it looks like the shuttle disappears into the cloud. I have to say... they had the fastest trip over the Atlantic I've ever heard of... I wonder if they get frequent flier miles.... =)