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Re: OT - American Space Shuttle
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Posted by Howard H. on August 09, 2007 at 06:31:00 from (71.16.13.146):
In Reply to: Re: OT - American Space Shuttle posted by Jim/IN on August 09, 2007 at 01:08:28:
Hey Jim - we were about 13 miles away, I think - it was the closest public viewing without a pass. The shores of Titusville just west across a river. There was probably 5-8 miles of shoreline packed with people where we were at. Onefarmer, here is a link for some NASA pics - way better than mine: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/multimedia/launch/index.html One other thing the Brits were complaining about was how their country was being totally overrun with immigrants from other poorer countries. The construction business owner said that was one other main reason he wanted to come to America... I thought that was really ironic considering our immigration controversy - same controversy - just different countries...
Howard
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