I am pleased to see that the Discovery finally launched this morning. I had meant to get up early and watch it, but I overslept. I was able to watch the clips online, though. During the press conference, one reporter asked if they felt the public’s faith in the program was being restored. The answer NASA gave was that the public never lost faith. People’s eyes were opened about the risks and the seriousness of what they’re doing, but interest in the space program has actually been growing, not waning. That’s cool. He also said there are like 8 billion websites dedicated to the subject. “Back to the Moon, to Mars, and Beyond…”
