[ATMoB-discuss] Shuttle Launched tonite

[Michael Aramini]

At about 8:55 PM (about 8 minutes after launch) I saw what appeared to
be bright but slowly blinking spot moving west to east in the south.
The spot went behind an obstruction to the southeast before I could get
a look at it with binoculars, so I'm not sure whether the spot I saw
was the shuttle or just a regular aircraft.

Does it make sense for the shuttle to appear to blink (i.e. would at
point after launch would the shuttle be rolling in a manner that would
make it appear to blink to an observer on the ground)?

-Michael