Last Atlantis Launch :(

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I didn’t get off work in time to go to the Cape and watch the launch from up close, but it was clear and bright from my house- could even hear it today (can’t for all of them). Sorry it’s just a contrail pic- I didn’t think to bring my camera outside. My husband said something after we’d watched for a few minutes, so I had to run inside and find it quick. The local news stations (like cfl13.com) are hosting viewer’s pics, so you can see more if you want. It just sucks- for the local economy and even more for our country- that they’re mothballing the shuttles before they have a replacement for them.

Anybody else down here get better pics?

[Anonymous]

I saw it launch from my house too!
Im kinda sad it will be the last one, I wonder what the future holds for Nasa?

[Thrippa]

I still have my scrapbook I made in middle school about the original Columbia launches. I remember being so excited about it. I never dreamed that I’d see the Shuttles just end with no replacement – even then we were speculating and daydreaming about what would come after them, but like the moon shots (which I don’t remember) we’ve just . . . stopped. Hopefully this won’t be as much of a terminus as that was, since we do have the space station up there that has to be kept supplied.

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