The ruthless crustaceans over at Mobster Lobster have released a iPhone shuffle game with one of my favorite photos: the bottled anticipation and indescribable awe of one of the most complex and optimistic of human creations. The Apollo launch pad that is… =)

P.S. the trick to getting this Shuttle shot is to climb the remote TV camera tower. Otherwise, there is a chain-link fence in the foreground which obscures the view. It is the same patch of fence through which the families of the quarantined astronauts shared their final pre-flight sentiments moments earlier, just after midnight.

3 responses to “The NASA Shuffle”

  1. I like how they credited your photo. And it’s an amazing photo, even shuffled.

  2. …the trick to getting this Shuttle shot is to climb the remote TV camera tower.

    How high….?

  3. About 10 ft up (they wanted a clear view too), and the top of it has a nice flat surface that serves as a big tripod

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