Space Shuttle Discovery Launch
The Space Shuttle Discovery successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL on Tuesday morning. It was great to see the Space Shuttle back in space after the tragic Space Shuttle Columbia disaster a couple of years ago.
Hopefully the foam pieces that fell off the external fuel tank this time will not cause any serious problems for them. Fortunately NASA has procedures in place including spacewalks to fix this type of issue.
I have a great interest in the space missions that NASA attempts and one day would like to visit space myself as a “space tourist” so-to-speak. Who knows, that may even be affordable in my lifetime.
It was especially fun to see the launch this time as I visited Kennedy Space Center in January of 2004. If you ever get the chance, take a tour of the Space Center and spend the extra $20-$30 to take the “inside” tour that takes you to see the assembly of the International Space Station modules and literally right next to the launch pads, Vehicle Assembly Building and runway. You are not a mile away, but literally next to these sites on a tour bus. I enjoyed it immensely and took large number of pictures.
