The Last Launch - Photo blog from fellow who followed the entire program..

[bill_bly_ca]

Joe McNally

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Laments from the first, to the upcoming last, launch..


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[dixietraveller]

Joe McNally

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Laments from the first, to the upcoming last, launch..

And now the Chinese will take over space exploration with all its military implications!

[Danpolley]

I never got to see a shuttle launch but we did have an office there, so I got to do all the tours. There is a railroad track that the shuttle travels on from the hanger to the launch pads, our agency, GSA, operated the locomotive that pulled the shuttle. I did get to see several rockets launch and that was always a thrill.

[Playa Pete]

And now the Chinese will take over space exploration with all its military implications!

It is obscene what the USA and NASA space program became...as one who was around since sputnik.. I watched the so-called space race & make no mistake it was a military program including the shuttle...and with great pride seeing the first launch(I remember a pic of the USSR space "shuttle", identical...it was part of what bankrupted the USSR...the space race..)

To see it evolve to a massive PR campaign...with a bunch of feel-good stories and now having to depend on Russia..???!!!

I wish all of those talented engineers and NASA personal all the best...strange that we make budget cuts here and in military spending but the congress & the Executive branch will not touch entitlement programs...its called leadership ..or in ths case , lack of it

I doubt that most of this talent pool will need 99 weeks of unemployement...they are some of America's best..

Time for a Tona.....cookshow?
pp