tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343122535318547716.post5834360486496641236..comments2024-02-25T13:25:26.434-08:00Comments on Owl's Farm: Farewell, Wild Blue YonderOwlfarmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373358232893937182noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343122535318547716.post-82698417413559683372011-07-24T11:08:17.089-07:002011-07-24T11:08:17.089-07:00Hi Owl, I remember being in fifth grade when Skyla...Hi Owl, I remember being in fifth grade when Skylab fell but I really didn't know what that was all about at the time. I remember watching the Spaceshuttle Challenger accident live on TV in HS art class my junior year & being totally blown away because it had seemed like so many other launches I had seen in the past. And when a similar tragedy happened years later with the Columbia accident, I remember being at the downtown library with a cousin researching & talking about what had happened while waiting for my husband to get off work. I hope at some future time, the space program can be rebooted as there will always be new challenges to meet.Juli D. Quinteros de Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391685643970211916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343122535318547716.post-74851576387348261432011-07-23T11:09:13.792-07:002011-07-23T11:09:13.792-07:00Dear Owlfarmer, if your government would just rein...Dear Owlfarmer, if your government would just rein back on the absolutely unbelievable amounts of money it spends on the US military, you'd have enough cash for schools, environmental programmes AND the space shuttle all at once! Thanks for an always thoughtful and often moving blog.Tony Pinkneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044449613701140938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343122535318547716.post-78889485290318858702011-07-22T08:43:17.815-07:002011-07-22T08:43:17.815-07:00Hey Owl!
I'm actually kind of surprised at ...Hey Owl! <br /><br />I'm actually kind of surprised at how sad this all makes me. I've never seen a launch other than on TV, but I think the space shuttle program has occupied a huge portion of my entire life. Heck, I was in 5th or 6th grade when the Challenger disaster happened. I only vaguely remember that there was a time before shuttles. <br /><br />I guess I actually feel a bit betrayed by the powers that be and their decision to do this. But I tend to feel awfully betrayed by their decisions to cut education spending and social programs as well.<br /><br />I'm glad about the ISS still being there as well, but I don't have the same sense of attachment to it. I suppose if they'd actually named the one pod Serenity, I would. Bastards. :)<br /><br />Anyway, that's all I've got this morning. I hope you and OwlSpouse are well.<br /><br />JoniJoniWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412511436875061442noreply@blogger.com