I, for one, am glad to see that the launch of Discovery went well this morning. I can't remember the last time I was so nervous in front of the television. (And considering that strong thunderstorms knocked my sattelite dish out of alignment last night [no CNN], I was happy to be watching it live at all!) It was amazing to watch the shuttle separate from the external fuel tank -- especially since I went to a talk given by the engineering research firm that helped re-design the tank's support structures (the triangle-shaped mount) which attach the tank to the shuttle.
Here's hoping to a successful mission and safe re-entry. It'll be good to have construction work on the ISS continue. Maybe we'll even get some science out of the thing!
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