Space Shuttle Discovery Liftoff

this was a moment in time captured by video

an unforgetable moment

and for those who never saw it

this is your chance to go back in time and see for yourself

a shuttle liftoff

now retired on a barge being tugged up river
to its Ner York Resting place

The Enterprise was the original test craft

when all systems checked out ok the crew of NASA began building

The Five main ships

we lost The Challenger on lift off

we lost The Columbia on re-entry

the others

The Discovery was the first to go into space

and then The Atlantis and The Endeavour made the original six ships

only five flew into space to build the international space station and to launch satelites especially The Hubble Telescope

we have cleared the tower
request orbit ops

it all started with a dream

like most things

our ideas, notions and concepts

we create hypothesis and actualize theory

we are not only thinking beings

we are dreamers too

first there was the Mercury missions

then the Gemini missions

then our shining moments with the Apollo missions

it's a test pilots world

sacrifice comes with a price

fame and glory and the reality of loss

pushing the edge of the envelope

just to see how fast and far we can go

up there it is an amazing reality
failure was not an option

this story is dedicated

to our heroes

they put their lives on the razors edge

for all of humanity

and the far side of the moon has a dim light

reflected from the stars.

who's the best pilot you ever knew?

well you looking at him

and for a moment

Gordon Cooper flew the fastest and furthest than anyone else before him

even Chuck Yeager was proud

see it's all about funding

no bucks, no Buck Rogers

it's about marketing yourself and your projects

and then you have to prove your worth.