Space Shuttle

I didn't get to go up to Cocoa Beach like I had wanted to watch the launch because I couldn't leave the office. I did go down to our beach and watch the launch. We are probably 90 miles south of the launch site, maybe a tad more. From our beach you could see the vapor trail and also the flames coming out of the engines, but the shuttle itself was tiny. At one point, there was a big flash, maybe when the SRB's were disconnecting? The whole thing lasted maybe a minute before it was out of the atmosphere. It was neat, though. Maybe next time I'll get to be closer.