We are GO for launch!
Last week I got to experience something few people do. I got to view the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor from the Kennedy Space Center. I am lucky enough to have a friend who works at Kennedy as the office manager for one of the engineering firms and she was lucky enough to get a car pass to view the launch.
This was the culmination of a month-long wait with fuel tank issues and weather delays causing 5 attempts before finally launchinig on the 15th of July. AND I WAS THERE!!!
It was my third trip out to catch the launch and I just KNEW that it was the day. Everything came together perfectly and, once we got to KSC, we were issued an upgraded pass to view the launch even closer than before. In fact, we got to view it from where the VIPs and the media watch.
It honestly wasn’t as loud as I had imagined it would be and being so close, it was over far too soon, but it was something that I’ll never forget and I am so grateful that I was able to experience it.
