Largo locals are among the expected 1 million individuals who plan to see NASA space shuttle Atlantis take off for the last time. NASA is scheduled to attempt its last space shuttle mission this week and people from the Tampa Bay district and all over the country say they do not wish to miss it. Alex Shimp is one of them. The 32-year-old health care provider service representative from Largo who’s observed six shuttle launches in close proximity is preparing for that famous .
“I am a NASA fan, a geek, an all-around space nerd,” Shimp mentioned while driving through Orlando on Wednesday afternoon heading East. “For me, this is a fitting way to spend the last launch, surrounded by friends and people who share the same passion as me.”
Skip Coogan, 41-year-old Bradenton resident, observed his first launch in person in 1981 as a 10-year-old, was raised idolizing astronauts and has since seen a large number of lift-offs while living in Melbourne in the ’90s. The self-professed “space geek,” who right now is the owner of a computer repair company called Manasota Geeks, explains them in one word: “Awesome.” “It