For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...

The video is posted above, below the countdown clock. Update 2:08 p.m.: The sun is shining, and it's a beautiful afternoon to watch a launch. Before to look south of Kennedy Space Center from your ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle ... had flown on a shuttle. Classrooms across America watched the launch.