I can't believe how numb I feel about this being the final mission for this shuttle. (She was always my favorite. Enterprise should have been but it's hard to love a flightless bird.) I usually reserve this level of depression for the death of a family member.
I was 12 when the first shuttle launched. The program has just always been there. It was a given, part of life. Now there are only two flights left (assuming they get the funding) and my favorite has been retired. That's okay though, because they're being replaced with the newer, better... Oh, right. We (USA) have no replacement for the shuttle program. How the fuck did this happen?
This was a great mission with a beautiful landing. Someone said the ship was being retired "at the top of her game." That's awesome and horrible at the same time. Farewell Discovery.
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