So I watched the shuttle launch earlier today and it was really amazing! Even having watched them before, it was really nerve-racking and exciting. I was kind of worried it was going to explode on take off or something, but all appeared to go well and within a minute it was 35 miles up in the sky travelling at 3,2000 mph....it got upto 21,000 mph before the TV cameras couldn't see it! Then when the shuttle seperated from the rocket in space, (which you could see happening from a camera attached to the rocket) it seemed to be moving *really* slowly, despite the fact it was actually moving at a stupid amount of mph! I found this photo on the BBC News site, so thanks Getty Images for taking it ;-) I think I want to be an astronaught!