It turns out it was neither! The shuttle just landed. You remember - the one that we didn't get to see go up? Well, I guess it made up for it with the most spectacular double sonic boom we've ever heard from a return trip. I was in the shower, and DH ran in asking if I was ok. The boom was so loud that it shook the house. I thought it was a tree fallen on the roof. Hub thought it was a blown transformer. When he ran outside to check, he saw a few other neighbors in their driveways equally confused. They all muttered to themselves a moment before a smarter neighbor clued them in. ;-)
I know a few people around here (not many) who sigh disgustedly and say, "It's just the shuttle," when people get all excited about it launching or returning. Excuse me?? I think airplanes are freakin' amazing, and THIS thing just came back from SPACE! And not only does it return from the "final frontier," it returns with someone FLYING it, who then LANDS on a TARMAC! Just the shuttle my ass.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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We heard it too. It was LOUD and scared me half to death. It took a moment for M and I to realize what had happened. My first thought was dynamite, lol! I thought there had been an explosion outside, fortunately I had caught the news this morning that it would be landing. :)
Glad your house is okay. I think all things dealing with space are amazing. I loved all the apollo stuff at the museum. You have a right to get excited. I would have been excited too.
I love being able to hear the sonic booms all the way over here - I am also Fascinated by airplanes and Space Shuttles - All things that can fly. I am a nerd/geek at heart.
Glad it was neither - and i feel the way you do -- "just" a shuttle ... That's nothing to poo-poo away!
Hahaha, those lame-o's are just trying to be cool, like the shuttle is SOOOOO PASSE. Um, we see right through you, posers! :-)
Very cool... I took an astronomy class last summer and got hooked on the NASA channel on TV. OMG - I could sit and watch it for days.
Out here in CA we just get loud noises when we have Earthquakes or riots - How I wish it was the shuttle landing.
It would be my luck to be in the shower when something like that happened too.
I'm with you though, I think any kind of flight is amazing, but even moreso when its coming in for a landing from space.
It would be so cool to see a shuttle launch... I'm with you, I would think that it is something special.
Thank you very much for your comments, it made me feel a lot better :)
That is so cool! I'm fascinated by planes and shuttles too. I would love to go see a shuttle launched.
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