4AM

It is 4am on July 21, 2011.

I am sitting in the dark, watching NASA TV on my laptop, eagerly watching and waiting for the next chapter of the space program.

 

How we took for granted that there will be another shuttle launch or landing. Well our complacency has caught up with us and we missed our marks by marathon distances.

The reality, this is it!

The last lift-off and the last landing.

 

November 26, 1985, I witnessed the launch of Shuttle Atlantis, mission STS 61B from the same launch pad, 39A.

The mission in 1985  released satellites into the communication grid for phones to work without wires. In those days we just scratched our heads at the prospects of having a telephone that is not attached to the wall. Whatever that engineer meant by something called GPS for traveling, sure, we have maps in the car we are doing just fine.

 

Now, I am sending this via a wireless router through a coaxial cable that will transmit this information via satellite to the server in seconds. What phone on the wall?

 

I should have sent this earlier, GODSPEED ATLANTIS!

 

Safe landing too.

I'll be watching on my laptop through a wireless connection, thanks to you.