I plan to spend a little time in Florida, USA, waiting for a shuttle launch. This will be in 2008, of which there are no definite schedules yet. And seeing how Atlantis was delayed it could a whole month out of whack. I reckon I'll be using the tent a fair bit during that time, camping out and waiting.. waiting.. waiting.
The NASA website is pretty cool. As much of a waste of money as it is it still raises a few questions, and attempts at answering some of these re: space and its place in our future. I've always been a fan of space travel (I've only actually been in space in my mind) and for me it as inspiring as a wind swept field, snow-capped mountain range at sunset or early morning forest.
Space stations in the future were best described in Neuromancer by William Gibson. An upper strata of society reserved for science and the ridiculously wealthy. Young corporation heirs cruising around in solar sailships, non-stop parties on top of the world, while the actual screwed up planet was left for those who didn't have the means to get up and out.
Seeing a shuttle blast off will be a childhood dream come true, and another thing ticked off my lifelong wishlist.
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