I recall my first visit to the NASA visitor’s center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. I was sold. I came out knowing I would be an astronaut some day. The reality of the danger of space flight only hit me after seeing the Challenger disaster in 1986. I was in the 7th grade, and along with the entire nation, watched the screen in disbelief. For those of you who were around in ’86, I’m sure you remember this well. The launch looked normal…then, a cloud of smoke. At first, we couldn’t tell if the smoke was routine or if something terrible had occurred.
