Posted on Friday, 8 July 2011
Pulled an all-nighter to drive to Kennedy Space Center and watch the shuttle launch. I’d never been to one before, and I’ll admit I was skeptical — especially considering the hours of waiting around in bad weather for something that may not even happen. When there was a failure at T-minus-33, I figured, “Well, so much for that.” But they resolved it quickly and resumed the countdown and suddenly it was brighter and louder than a thousand KISS concerts.
Worth the drive? Hell yes it was.
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do-over said:
Rommie! YOU WERE THERE? How kickass cool is that! I’m so glad for you. That’s a story for the grandkids for sure.
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bralio reblogged this from hurtling and added:
My buddy Rommie @...launch today - kick ass.
bralio said:
right fuckin on!
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wifeoftj said:
Awesome!
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jephkelley said:
Fucking awesome. I was in ORL for work and learned one was going that night…tired, rented a car, drove 2.5 hours to get there for launch. Amazing.
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tehawesome said:
I’m glad nothing went wrong when you attended THIS experiment, Dr. Freeman.
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