It looks like the last shuttle launch is about to happen. You have a few minutes to watch it on NASA TV before it is gone for good.
After the weather concerns and usual delays , the launch went off without a hitch.
The shuttle program was misrepresnted from the beginning, cost many times more than it was supposed to, and was never managed well.
I’ll miss it.
It may never have been what it was supposed to be, but it was the only manned program that we had. I remember getting up early with my father and brother to watch the first launch and the excitment of the return to space. And unless the private companies are able to fill the gap, I fear that we’ll be limited to Soyuz trips to the ISS for a long, long time.