It doesn’t seem like that long ago when every space shuttle launch was a newsworthy event, certain to be covered on live television. But television never quite “got it,” anyway. There’s nothing comparable to the experience of actually being there: the tension of the countdown, the first blaze of the engines, the godawmighty roar that makes the ground shake. For most people, to be on hand for a shuttle launch will be a once in a lifetime experience. Send your spacenik and a friend to Kennedy Spac...more