Boeing Delta 2 rocket

Jeremy Green “Surfin’ USA” 06/01/18

This is the launch of the Swift satellite aboard a Boeing Delta 2 vehicle on November 20, 2004 from launch Complex 17A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The gear I used back then was a Nikkor 70-200 f:2.8 zoom coupled with a 1.4 tele-extender on a Nikon D1X camera. The surfer was in only a frame or two, and in typical Cocoa Beach fashion, he was casual about the space program. The surf was nothing to write home about that day but the launch was, and the surfer was a nice addition.