problems had apparently been resolved. However, the weather forecast was less than ideal. Early in the week NASA had predicted a 60% chance that the mission would be scrubbed due to clouds and rain. Last night and this morning the weather had worsened such that there was a 70% chance of postponement. What the heck, we had not planned any other activities today. Jim and Ann had mutinied when I suggested another paddling trip. Dorcas plotted us a course to Sand Point Park in Titusville, where we would have a relatively unobstructed view of the launch. We arrived about an hour prior to the scheduled launch and parked our lawn chairs in the shadow of a cabbage palm. As the zero hour approached the clouds magically disappeared. Right on schedule the shuttle Atlantis departed for the International Space Station. What luck! Dorcas' power of positive thinking pays off again.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
5-4-3-2-1 BLASTOFF!
The launch of the space shuttle Atlantis had been postponed at least twice during the past three months due to fuel sensor problems. It had been rescheduled for 2:45 PM on February 7. It turns out that we would be camping only 40 miles from the launch facility on that day, so we put it on our calendar. According to news reports the fuel sensor 
problems had apparently been resolved. However, the weather forecast was less than ideal. Early in the week NASA had predicted a 60% chance that the mission would be scrubbed due to clouds and rain. Last night and this morning the weather had worsened such that there was a 70% chance of postponement. What the heck, we had not planned any other activities today. Jim and Ann had mutinied when I suggested another paddling trip. Dorcas plotted us a course to Sand Point Park in Titusville, where we would have a relatively unobstructed view of the launch. We arrived about an hour prior to the scheduled launch and parked our lawn chairs in the shadow of a cabbage palm. As the zero hour approached the clouds magically disappeared. Right on schedule the shuttle Atlantis departed for the International Space Station. What luck! Dorcas' power of positive thinking pays off again.
problems had apparently been resolved. However, the weather forecast was less than ideal. Early in the week NASA had predicted a 60% chance that the mission would be scrubbed due to clouds and rain. Last night and this morning the weather had worsened such that there was a 70% chance of postponement. What the heck, we had not planned any other activities today. Jim and Ann had mutinied when I suggested another paddling trip. Dorcas plotted us a course to Sand Point Park in Titusville, where we would have a relatively unobstructed view of the launch. We arrived about an hour prior to the scheduled launch and parked our lawn chairs in the shadow of a cabbage palm. As the zero hour approached the clouds magically disappeared. Right on schedule the shuttle Atlantis departed for the International Space Station. What luck! Dorcas' power of positive thinking pays off again.
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