There's something about watching the shuttle take off that sends my spirit soaring. It's exciting to watch 'Man', as insignificant as he is in the larger scheme of things, take a step to learn what is beyond.
I watched, in sheer amazement, the beautiful images of earth from a height of over 300 miles from a craft traveling at over 17,000 miles per hour. And I remember thinking to myself how exhilarating the astronauts must be feeling.. and how I would give an arm and a leg to experience that once in my life. Well, maybe not an arm and a leg..
It also brought back memories of the movie Contact (Jodie Foster, Mathew McConaughey) and the possibilities (even though they were fiction).
Sigh! I eagerly await the day that mankind can communicate with another civilization out there in space. Pioneer 10 is now about 6.6 billion miles from earth, well outside the solar system, and perhaps one day, we will hear back from another civilization.
But for today, I am just happy to see the indomitable human spirit in action.
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