Rocket Launch

Friday night we went to the beach to watch the rocket launch. This is the first time we've gone out to the beach to watch a launch (rocket or shuttle). Usually we watch the coverage on TV until they start the countdown and then we just walk outside in the front yard and watch it take off. But since Mom & Greg were with us this time we decided to check out the beach for the launch.

It was really neat and I'm sad that we never went out to see the shuttle during a night launch. When the shuttle launches at night the show is amazing from our front yard. I can't even imagine how awesome it must have been from the beach without houses and trees blocking parts of the view. The rocket formed a glowing ball that darted across the sky. When the shuttle launches the whole sky turns orange and then a glowing ball emerges out of the orange and darts up across the sky. We might never have the opportunity to see one. Not only is the shuttle about to retire soon but NASA has said that they are not going to be doing anymore night launches as a safety precaution.