Ever since I was a kid I have enjoyed watching the space shuttle take off. One day after Mothers Day the team from NASA decided to launch the space shuttle on its latest mission. Today we got to see the Space Shuttle Atlantis take off into outer space as its engines roared away from the Earth. It was a successful launch and it doesn’t appear anything went wrong. It’s always a very nervous time for the people watching at home and the NASA people too when the space shuttle leaves the Earth. There are so many things that can go wrong and its great to see it work to perfection like it did today. I’m not sure all the things this mission will be providing on this trip but each time we make a successful launch, it does benefit man in some way.

The entire space shuttle fleet is responsible for all the things that go on in outer space. We do so many things in our daily lives now as a result of the technology that’s been created high above the Earth’s atmosphere. The Atlantis did very well today and it’s another giant leap for the space program in America. Let’s hope all the crew on board make him home safely when the Atlantis returns from it’s space mission high above the clouds. If you missed today’s launch I’m sure you can catch all the replays and up-to-date information on the NASA channel.