Anticlimactic.
That word best describes the Shuttle Endeavor's fly by and the sentiment - along with disappointment - shared by most Ruskin onlookers who were out on the blacktop ready to catch a glimpse of the "last flight" of Endeavor.
After false reports during recess time by students pointing towards the sky at any plane that was in the vicinity - presumably, Mineta routed air traffic away from the Endeavor route - some Ruskin staff and students were able to see a barely visible Endeavor (piggybacking on a plane) in the far-off distance for a few seconds before it very quickly disappeared behind the tree line.
I hope we live to see another fly-by in our lifetime, considering the state of NASA and the shelving of the shuttle program.
Sigh.
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