2 Thoughts to “The Final Launch……..Shuttle Discovery….2/24/11”

  1. e
    February 25, 2011 at 11:06 am

    a fitting requiem for the country, over 2 centuries old, and approaching retirement. farewell, america, and godspeed

  2. Cargosquid
    February 25, 2011 at 11:31 am

    We have one more launch, I think. This was the last for Discovery.

    Sad and awesome, at the same time. While I support the private development of the space industry, I believe that some things work better with the economy of scale and the amount of money that taxes can provide. However, I also feel that if we can’t afford it, things have to get cut, even drastically. Do what is necessary to support our space infrastructure and re-prioritize until we have the funds.

    My daughter and I had planned to go south to watch it, but the uncertain schedule and resulting push back, made me glad that we didn’t. My daughter watched it very closely and wants to be an astronaut now.

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