Shuttle Launch!!!

This is what we were looking at prior to the launch. Pretty dark, lots of people.

1955 hours (7:55 p.m.) lift off lit up the sky!!

Here she goes. It really didn't look like it was moving very fast AND we still couldn't hear the blast off.

Getting up there. Still quiet.

This is about where we heard the roar of the lift off! We could see the shuttle for quite awhile! Here's the story: We were camped in Pensacola and told Di that we'd camp in Cocoa on Thursday, then see them on Friday. She said she thought there was a shuttle launch scheduled for Friday night so we should check to see if we could stay 2 nights. We did and the lady who checked us in was very helpful. Her husband works for the Kennedy Space Center and she got out a map, showed us where to go and where to park and how early to get there. We actually arrived at the Shuttle park at about 4:30 p.m. to watch the launch at 7:55 p.m. It was a long wait and we met some really nice people from Connecticut, Florida, and Colorado! What a neat experience!