I don't want to speak too soon but we get some things right. Americans can do some things right. Very few man made things are as beautiful as the shuttle taking off.
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From NYT:
A patched-up Atlantis blasted off with seven astronauts Friday on the first space shuttle flight of 2007, putting NASA back on track after a run of bad luck and scandal that included a damaging hailstorm and a lurid love triangle.
Its big orange fuel tank covered with white blotches where the foam insulation had been repaired, the spaceship rose from its seaside launch pad with a roar and climbed into a clear and still-brightly lit sky at 7:38 p.m. EDT, setting a course for the international space station. (more...)
Dave - You are exactly correct. Thanks for your comments.
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