I rented a plane for a great view of the launch of NASA’s newest Mars rover last month

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image showing I rented a plane for a great view of the launch of NASA’s newest Mars rover last month

johnkphotos on August 23rd, 2020 at 13:31 UTC »

This was taken from a Cessna 172 aircraft about 5,000 feet above Florida’s Space Coast — a few miles south of the exclusion zone; the launch had no effect on this airspace.

Captured with a Nikon D850 and 24-70mm lens.

I have a feeling folks asking the cost of this flight will be a common question, so,

It was reasonably affordable — just shy of $200 for an hour flight. This included the plane rental, the pilot’s time, refueling the plane, and a tip for the pilot.

SoDakZak on August 23rd, 2020 at 14:15 UTC »

I saw this photo on r/space by you yesterday, was there something rulebreaking about it before?

rhodri80 on August 23rd, 2020 at 15:39 UTC »

Microsoft flight simulator truly has incredible graphics. So lifelike.