I personally have never witnessed a Space Shuttle Launch up closely, but some day I may. What is entirely and undeniably cool, is the fact that it does occur. I previously worked in the space business, and have an affection for all of the folks that support these great endeavors, both civilian servants and contractors.
As I drove home from my job last Friday, the local am radio broke in to their broadcast to have the launch on live. I honestly had goose bumps, which is no easy feat with the other parrallel frustrations I usually encounter on my commute. I thought to myself that the coolness of a space shuttle launch had not worn off, even if I had not been associated with that work for about 3 years.
I hope that the space program and space sciences have adequate funding through my lifetime, or at the least are supported vigorously by someone in the commercial sector. When it appears as if Americans are personally making fewer and fewer products stateside, I miss supporting a proud US product with my professional services, where my mouse pad was actually something that all of the supporters contributed to, and it was far more than just a corporate logo.
Long live US Space dominance, and hopefully a reasonable contributive relationship with cooperative international partners.
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