Thinking Back

The Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-132) has docked with the International Space Station on what is expected to be it's last mission. I can remember listening the the very first shuttle launch (Columbia STS-1) on the radio in my dad's car. It was 12th April 1981 and I was on my way to s swimming gala. The Commander of that mission was John Young who also flew the Apollo and Gemini spacecraft, as well as walking on the moon he drove the lunar rover.