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Last time the Space Shuttle will ever be in the air is tomorrow -- Endeavour arrives at LAX tomorrow around noon on the back of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
Still not sure exactly what I'll do. Probably try to get to sleep early and wake up early. Might watch from work, might watch from the hill near the apartment. Both have their advantages -- work has a better view of the approach, Clutter's park is closer to the end of the runway. Lots of choices. Sleeping through it isn't really one of them.
I was never a huge fan of the shuttle program, but they solved a bunch of impossible engineering challenges, and the orbiters did everything they were designed to do. And they've been the U.S. manned space program my entire life. It's the end of an era, and it seems right to mark its passing.
And then build something better. We know a lot more now.
Update: The Endeavour has landed.
Watched it from work. Pretty much everyone there did the same, sort of a party. It's parked outside by the end of 25R right now. Amazing. And the low-altitude flybys were doubly so. Definitely looking forward to seeing it move in a month or so.
Still not sure exactly what I'll do. Probably try to get to sleep early and wake up early. Might watch from work, might watch from the hill near the apartment. Both have their advantages -- work has a better view of the approach, Clutter's park is closer to the end of the runway. Lots of choices. Sleeping through it isn't really one of them.
I was never a huge fan of the shuttle program, but they solved a bunch of impossible engineering challenges, and the orbiters did everything they were designed to do. And they've been the U.S. manned space program my entire life. It's the end of an era, and it seems right to mark its passing.
And then build something better. We know a lot more now.
Update: The Endeavour has landed.
Watched it from work. Pretty much everyone there did the same, sort of a party. It's parked outside by the end of 25R right now. Amazing. And the low-altitude flybys were doubly so. Definitely looking forward to seeing it move in a month or so.