February 24th marked beginning of the last space shuttle flight in NASA history. Discovery lifted off for an 11 day mission to the International Space Station and when it lands, Mission STS-133 will be the shuttle fleets' last. I can remember back to when all I wanted to be was an astronaut. I would get my hands on all the books and pictures that I could. When I was in elementary school, we had a question an answer session with astronauts that were aboard Atlantis at the time. They even had it coordinated that astronaut ice cream and food was brought in for us to taste. I still eat the ice cream today!!! But I have to admit, I don't know how they even had the stomach to eat freeze dried pizza, not the best I've ever tasted! My dad even went to school with an astronaut, Charles Precourt. I got to meet him during on of my dad's high school reunions and I couldn't stop asking him questions! He must have really gotten tired of me that night but he never let it show, he was very friendly and courteous. So, after a little reminiscing, I am going to miss seeing those shuttles take off and land. And to be honest, if I had the money, I would love to take a ride on one into space. Also, I can't wait to see what they come up with next and I'm hope I'm around to see it!
Here is a
link
to some pictures of Shuttle Discovery over the years.
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