Last Shuttle flight (economic, program, world, security)
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Watching the end of an era as the Space shuttle attached to a converted 747 did several flyby's over the nations capital today..
A proud moment for all Americans to realize the accomplishments and sacrifices made in the program.
arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh, I have trip coming up and we were going to stop at the Smithsonian building where it will be housed. Currently the Enterprise is there and will be replaced by the Discovery, with my luck neither will be on display.....
That second shot is especially nice because it shows two Mercury capsules in the lower left hand corner. Great illustration of the development of the space program.
No that are some great pics and the SR-71 looks so mean in front of the Shuttle and sad to see them stuck in Smithsonian even today they still look ground breaking and timeless.
Too bad we let Johnson change the space program into an economic development and then jobs program for the south. We stopped exploring with the last moon landing. That was a very big mistake. We should have been doing exploration instead of playing at war with the rest of the world.
Now we will get to watch the Indians, Brazillions and the Chinese continue the exploration we abandoned.
Too bad we let Johnson change the space program into an economic development and then jobs program for the south. We stopped exploring with the last moon landing. That was a very big mistake. We should have been doing exploration instead of playing at war with the rest of the world.
Now we will get to watch the Indians, Brazillions and the Chinese continue the exploration we abandoned.
Do you recall who abandoned the shuttle replacement program? How can humans explore space without a vessel in which to do it?
I've lived in FL for over 20 years, and never failed to marvel at the miracle of engineering that was the shuttle as I stood out in my back paddock to watch it launch.
Just being able to go outside and watch it was a miracle unto itself to me.
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