Glued to the computer as I watch the last landing of Space Shuttle Discovery .
Only a nerd will really appreciate the monstrosity and the sadness of this mission.
This is the last mission of Discovery, a permanent marker will be place on the runway depicting the final stop of the shuttle. A total of 39 missions into space, this vessel has brought a lot of experimental technology into daily necessity. This is not the first landing I have kept up with, but each landing is filled with so much engineering excitement and adrenaline, the rolls to dissipate heat and decelerate, burning of plasma, the smooth glide to mission complete. Oh yeah, my kind of fun.
My dogs are looking at me, wondering why I am rocking with so much anticipation.
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