I walked into our Monday morning sales meeting today and asked to turn the t.v. on so we could watch Endeavour's final launch. No one else seemed terribly interested in it, but having grown up near KSC, I am a bit invested in the goings on of the space program.
Our old house in Oviedo provided great views for numerous liftoffs. You could walk out into the middle of the cul-de-sac and watch the shuttle come up behind the house at the end of the street. Our windows would rattle when the shuttle would re-enter the atmosphere and you could hear the sonic boom. I remember where I was when I found out Columbia exploded (Century Tower - working the Newbie Cicerone scavenger hunt), and where I was when Discovery - the first shuttle to go up after Columbia - safely landed (in our cabin at Kanuga getting ready for breakfast).
We watched this morning's launch on Headline News, which cut straight to commercial after launch. I commented that I was disappointed we weren't going to get to see the separation of the solid rocket boosters - which quickly earned me the title of 'nerd' for the day. I may be a nerd - maybe it had something to do with growing up in Central Florida; maybe it had something to do with Dr. Carol Denicole (my space-obsessed 6th grade math teacher); maybe it's because I think that space exploration (even though it never appealed to me) is a really cool thing. But, whatever the reason, I pray that those on Endeavour have a successful mission and return safely to solid ground. Godspeed, Endeavour.
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