Friday, February 25, 2011

Space Shuttle Discovery Launch

Yesterday I took the kids to see the end of an era. We got a good view of the last Discovery launch. It was thrilling to hear the countdown, see the smoke billow up, then the shuttle lift off and soar away with a roar. The only down side was the three hour traffic jam afterward.

This has me thinking about watching one of our favorite movies again, October Sky.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    It was Discovery! Challenger was the one that exploded in 1986 :(
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster

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  2. Jill O. MilesFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    My bad. Thanks for correcting me! I fixed it.

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  3. UnknownMarch 12, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    We love October Sky. I was born in (and a lot of family still lives in) West Va. It's nice to see something that paints WV in a positive light (mostly). Anyway, I think it's awesome that you got to see the shuttle! Amazing.

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