mriccio Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/04/space-shuttle-discoverys-final-flight/100281/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HL-10 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 A fantastic and moving set of photographs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alvis 3.1 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Amazing photos, a beautiful vehicle. While it's sad to see her on her last flight, she's in a far better place now than her Soviet cousins. Retirement had to come one day. I'd have liked to have seen one of the shuttles fly myself. Oh well, I guess it's a match for not seeing a Saturn V fly either! Al P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
k5ikl Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Being a teenager in the late '50s I can still remember going out and trying to catch sight of Sputnik in the night skies. Or glued to the TV every time there was a new launch of astronauts into space or staying up all night to see and hear the first moon landing. Sad to see it all come to an end. Cheers, Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habuhunter32 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 It's sad but all good things must end. At least there seems to be interest with the spectators at KSC and in DC. The Shuttle program is not forgotten yet. I wish that SCA 905 would be saved and preserved as well but both she and 911 will be canabalized by NASA and used for spare parts! Are there not quite a few 747's sitting in the Arizona desert for that purpose? The SCA's are an important part of the Shuttle program and 905 has been there all the way! Like I said, It's sad IMO. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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