Space Travel

Us, the early baby boomers, became teenagers at a time when the United States was starting to send humans into space.

Every time a rocket went up from Kennedy Space Center we were all glued to our televisions. And then came the crowning moment in space history when we made it to the Moon.

Fifty years ago this Saturday, it was a Sunday then, we stayed in front of the television for probably 24 hours, waiting, waiting, until the time when close to midnight, the first man put his foot on the Moon. Even now, that time is still exciting.

Today, we have the International Space Station orbiting the Earth for nearly 20 years and on the anniversary of the Lunar Landing 50 years ago, another crew will be launched from Kazakhstan to the station including one American, Drew Morgan of Morgantown, W.Va.

Tonight, you can watch for the space station as it flies over Monticello, visible for six minutes,starting at 9:36 p.m. watch for a big white dot traveling West to East about 60 degrees above the horizon.

Say, Hello from Monticello.