Today we just became infinitely smarter. I think Dr. Kraft put it quite nicely there. We discovered that we could launch a winged chunk of metal and land it successfully. But it wasn't just a chunk of metal. It was the Space Shuttle. The same Space Shuttle program that began in the drawing room before we landed men on the moon, had been fulfilled. So, 35 years later, although the program has ended, the memory of Americas doorway to space lives on in the hearts and minds of those who grew up with it. Those who heard Hugh Harris declare liftoff as this beast rose on pillars of fire into the sky. Those who heard the sonic boom over Kennedy or Edwards as the Shuttle gracefully descended from the heavens. Hail Columbia, Challenger, Atlantis, Discovery and Endeavour. Hail The Space Shuttle Program. Godspeed Everyone!!! #christopherkraft #chriskraft #wejustbecameinfinatelysmarter #spaceshuttle #spaceshuttleprogram #hughharris #PAO #NASA #columbia #orbitercolumbia #challenger #orbiterchallenger #discovery #orbiterdiscovery #atlantis #orbiteratlantis #endeavour #orbiterendeavour #hailspaceshuttle #godspeed (at Edwards Air Force Base)
