My family paused today to watch as these brave men and women lanched into space. I have to admit my heart sang and my eyes welled up. Space exploration is a dangerous affair and the act of taking off despite a piece of foam falling off yesterday is the story here. Congrats to all those involved and may there be many more.
I'm going to see STS-115 in person. Joe Tanner http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/tanner.html
invited my family to go watch it launch. I guess we get some type of VIP pass and get to see it a little closer than the general public. The launch window is Aug 28th - Sep 14th. It should be pretty badass in person.
