Subj : Re: Space Launch
To   : Michael Borthwick
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Mon Apr 17 2023 09:12:06

On 4/17/2023 10:16 PM, Michael Borthwick wrote to Mike Dippel:

-> Oh how long have you lived there? Were you able to witness the Challenger
-> disaster or any of the other shuttle launches?
-> 
-> I always wanted to make it to the US to witness a space shuttle liftoff but
-> alas I've always been financially challenged.
-> 
-> I've always loved the idea of space flight but I just wonder have we (humans)
-> got our moneys worth from innovations developed in space compared to all the
-> money that's gone into space exploration over the years...

My wife and I did see the last official shuttle launch way back when.  We drove to the 
Cape and were about 1 mile away from the launch site.  Traffic snarled to a stop and we 
just parked in the middle of the street, next to the astronaut museum and the police 
museum.

We saw it 'live' from one mile away.  That is the only one where we were able to see all 
3 stages.

One thing that they are doing is to make our internet better by launching satellites into 
space. I'm sure that they are helping to make us safer by doing some spy stuff as well.  
Most of the current project are privately funded, so no cost to the public.

Mike Dippel
 
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