The first space shuttle launched in 1981, less than one year after I was born. Through out my conscious life, in the background, on the news and in the papers, there has been the constant roar of space shuttle missions. Now this currently is the last one.
Before the ubiquitous internet presence, I remember being pleasantly surprised in middle or high school when I'd read that a shuttle mission had launched. The best times were when I'd stumble across a Nat Geo (or similiar) article in say the dentist's office, describing the tech behind the crafts. Then in college with the internet at hand, I would eagerly follow the building of the space station, hardly believing it could ever become as large as it did. I wasn't necessarily aware of the mission particulars, other than maybe "adding another module" or "solar panels," but I was always extremely happy to know it was happening. And Extra extremely happy to know they were building a science-lab-trailer-park in the sky. Its hard to describe but I felt warm inside knowing more shuttle launches were coming... like spring times.
Now I have nothing to look forward to, from our friends at NASA.
Here's a good link.
And a wonderful infographic.
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