Sad

May 31, 2008 - Chef Mickey's and the Space Shuttle Launch, a photo by robj_1971 on Flickr.

So the Space Shuttle landed safely. That's good. There will never be another Space Shuttle launch. That's sad.

All of the reasons for scraping the shuttles are good and valid. All of the reasons for scrapping the Orion project are also good and valid.

It doesn't change the fact that I feel like we have royally screwed the pooch when it comes to manned space flight.

The whole situation is sad and pathetic. It's valid and smart too, but still pathetic.