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* I had my laptop out and had all the kids looking over my shoulder watching the two launch attempts.*

Yep, same here!

Thank goodness for Kerbal Space Program. It's a marvelous backup.

Thanks so much for posting that link. I saw the streak picture from another commenter, and wondered if there was a high-res version.

It's so beautiful that I would have it on my wall, but I doubt it would print out nearly as nicely as it appears on-screen.

I was there on the Monday before Thanksgiving and was really disappointed that it didn't happen then.

That picture works really well as a desktop wallpaper (hi-res, dark, not too much contrast)