Bobbie & I walked down to the beach and watched it fly by shortly after it took off from KSC. I have seen more than a couple dozen shuttle launches, and the last two shuttles fly off on the back of the 747 transport.

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin, US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)