I just finished watching the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy booster. It was awesome! So many memories evoked from watching Mercury, Gemini and Apollo launches as a youngster.
I must admit that I waited with breathless anticipation, waiting for the countdown to be aborted at the last minutes, as was usually the case in the early manned launches. But everything went absolutely flawlessly. And to be able to watch the launch from the cameras on-board the spacecraft as well as land based cameras! Terrific!
Then came the icing on the cake. Watching the two side boosters separate from the core rocket, and return to Cape Canaveral and land (simultaneously) dead center on their targets! On my!
Thanks, Elon Musk and SpaceX for taking me back in time and giving me another thrill ride!
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
I remember being glued to the TV hanging on Walter Cronkite's every word, I had models of all the space capsules, glad to see the space program is finally coming of age!
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