We
are awaiting a Delta IV Rocket launch from the Cape.....Launch Time
is 8:40p. In the meantime how about a trip down memory lane? In
1962 on this date, February 20, John Glenn became the first U.S.
Astronaut to orbit the Earth. He flew into space on the Mercury
Spacecraft Friendship 7. The Youngsters are saying, “So?” WOW!
What an exciting day that was way back when......As we began to
believe it might be possible to go to the Moon!......it would no
longer just be a comic strip or a favorite sci-fi show on TV........
The
mission tonight: to launch the Air Force's next-generation GPS
satellite which will be used by the general public and for US
Military operations. It will provide greater accuracy & enhanced performance to users. This is the 25th use of this launch vehicle, the Delta IV rocket, since November 2002.
There was a delay in the launch...we thought maybe it was too windy.....THEN the horizon lit up and we heard the rumble! .....from about 18 miles away.
There was a delay in the launch...we thought maybe it was too windy.....THEN the horizon lit up and we heard the rumble! .....from about 18 miles away.
Lift
Off!
Way below space here on planet earth another trip is taking place and coming to an end soon. And I couldn't be more excited to think this shade gal, along with the Captain, is about to complete of another kind of “Voyage”!....
The french explorer, Jacques Cousteau, said,“The Sea, once it casts
its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever”.
The
spell is cast....the wonder is here...and I will never ever be the same!
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