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Leadpenny, I surely don't know you but it's impressive that you are so into NASA that you started a link yesterday encouraging others to step outside and take a look at it's passing.

I've spent my career, since 63, at NASA, the last 20 in the Space Shuttle Program, and I'm still impressed by people, such as you. How did you get so interested?

I saw a local TV station show the Orbiter and it's streaks about 7:59. (I was watching C-SPAN hoping to catch CPAC live at 8:00 CST, got bored listening to callins blasting Bush so started channel surfing.) It didn't look right since I'd never seen those streaks quite like that.

Anyhow, I turned on the computer and found your thread. Got the data on FR before anywhere else, thanks to you.

I'm still curious about YOUR curiosity regarding the space program. With Respect... Gracey

Thank you all for the kind words. I'd like to refer you to my post #190. There really wasn't anything special about starting the thread because I've always been interested in the space program; not in a technical sense, but rather as a hopeless romantic.

As I have told others privately, I was an Army Helicopter Pilot during the Nam years and the Apollo Program was what I used to identify with. Because the astronauts trained in helicopters for the lunar landings, I truly imagined myself along for the ride. During the shuttle program my interest has never waned. Since I have NASA-TV, I try not to miss too much. Saturday morning seemed like such a natural match for a recovery and a thread on Free Republic. NASA gave the go-ahead for the de-orbit burn and the spokesman gave the route across the US and I, again, attempted to live vicariously through others.

Winodog, Ken in Texas, and others didn't disappoint me. McGruff comes through with interesting stuff like he routinely does on The Morning Show Thread. Sam Adams76's remarks at #86 gave a timely perspective as the tragedy unfolded. The prayer, written by TEXOKIE at #142, and the poem composed by WomanofStandard at #189 are also wonderful examples of what FReepers do.

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