Lift off
How long has it been since you’ve watched a live launch of the space shuttle? For me, I’m not sure if I ever actually watched one live. I know that sounds crazy, but as I think back on it, I can’t remember sitting and watching a live launch.
But this week, I was at the gym on a treadmill at 5:24pm central time on Wednesday, August 8th. I looked up at one of the five TVs in front of me and saw in the lower right hand corner a little bug that said “Launch at 6:36pm eastern.” That was just 12 minutes away. I only had 6 minutes of my regular treadmill program left, but I decided I’d stay on a little longer and catch the live launch.
I’m really glad I did. I mean, I got really excited about it. It was awesome, and I couldn’t even hear the sound so I was just reading the captioning. I watched the launch and the whole ascension all the way until the tank separated. I really got a good treadmill workout that day.
I don’t know, but there’s something pretty special about the space shuttle. There’s only three more years until they retire it. Try and catch a live launch sometime.