STS-121 Discovery
July 4th 2:38pm EST


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4 ft Gator lives in this pond.







Remote cameras get bomb sniffing dog "Berry" before heading out for setup!



The NASA security helo makes a nice turn in front of Pad39B.



Photographers try to capture the Gator during camera reset.



Astronaut Road is about 2 miles north of the VAB and a landing site for a NASA Security Helicopter.




One of two cameras that I setup at Beach Road only to fire late (see below) after liftoff.



One second earlier and the Shuttle would have been in the frame!
Can't get them all!



Empty Pad!



Astronaut David Wolf shows TV crew where some foam came off the ET tank the night before launch.




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