Discovery over Delaware
I’ve been watching NASA TV and following along with this mission since the day of the launch. I forgot to mention here, but a friend and I were lucky enough to catch sight of Discovery on the night it launched. (From Delaware!)
There in the Eastern sky, at exactly the time and position NASA said she would be, we saw the orange glow streaking across the sky. By the time I made the 10 minute drive home from our viewing point and checked on the shuttles location on NASA TV, she was over Africa. Incredible!
I vow to go see a launch before the current Shuttle is mothballed for good.
Having watched so much NASA TV, I’ve come to be able to recognize the various crew members voices, as well as whoever happens to be running the CAPCOM at the current time. It’s been such a pleasure to watch, and I learned more about the mission and the space program in the past 2 weeks than I have any time before it.
Here’s to happy landings and blue skies, Discovery!
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