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Date Posted: Thursday, July 21, 10:27:22am
Author: AurraSing
Author Host/IP: d207-216-56-8.bchsia.telus.net / 207.216.56.8
Subject: End of an era.

I've always been a space nut-even before I got into SF, I dreamed about the stars. I grew up with Apollo and became an adult with the Shuttle program. Last night I laid in bed and watched streaming video from Mission Control as Atlantis made her final trip back to earth. This pre-dawn touchdown was both sweet and somewhat bitter for me, since it marks the end of an adventure that's been a part of my life (both the good and the bad) for 30 years...

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/07/21/exp.am.atlantis.shuttle.landing.cnn?hpt=hp_c1

With no cold war to hasten exploration and the current economic climate, I am not sure we'll ever see it's like again.

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