Why I really really REALLY love my job

[mentalwasteland]

In a small auditorium, perhaps a hundred people filling the chairs and standing along the walls. All eyes glued to a television monitor, watching the countdown. At T -10 seconds, there is not a sound to be heard, except a whisper of inhalation as a hundred people hold their breaths. The engines ignite, and the vehicle begins to move, and the room

Comments

[jenmcd]

Yay! Mack and I watched it this morning. Mack thought it was pretty cool, and then pretended to be Buzz Lightyear blasting off into space...

[kytherean_tx]

I'm glad the launch went off well. Launches always make me think of the guy who presses the button to launch the rockets in "The Right Stuff"; how he gets more nervous and crestfallen after each failed attempt, until finally one goes right, and you see relief and happiness slowly dawning in his face. Great expression.

I think I need to watch that movie again.