Saturday, July 23, 2011

Goodbye Space Shuttle Atlantis

With the landing of space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday, July 21, 2011, the shuttle program came to an end. I have had an interest in space exploration since I was child. My parents thought it was important for us to watch the television coverage of the Apollo program, and we've made an effort to encourage Sarah to think about people in space. The Saturn V rocket was the workhorse spacecraft of my childhood, and the space shuttles have served the same purpose thus far in Sarah's. I wonder what type of vehicle will carry humans to space when she's my age.

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