I watched the launch. It was very pretty. I thought the video of the main booster separating was totally cool.

altho, I always get nervous just before they throttle up...I was a big fan of the shuttle and was the class space nerd (I wanted to be an astronaut) who explained the Challenger disaster to everyone.

I still jump a little and start crying everytime I see video of the Challenger disaster. I also cry everytime I see video of Ronald Reagan saying that "they've slipped the bonds of the surly earth to touch the face of god".

I was seriously affected by the Challenger. I got to see it at an air show once a few years before it was destroyed.