Originally posted by Black Sheep This may not be too relevant - but I remember the first launch of Columbia back in 1981 and it was breathtaking to say the least - There was a song written not too long afterwards by Rush on thier 1982 SIGNALS album - called 'Countdown' and I always hear that song whenever I see anything to do with any shuttle's launch and return.There is also a video for this song with great shots of NASA and the launch. If I can zip an mp3 of the song down small enough, I will post it. Columbia