Less than 200 miles "down trajectory" from Cape Canaveral we got to see this when the boys played with their toys. An Atlas 5 launch, carrying a new Air Force mini Shuttle, it was spectacular, pushing a bow shaped con trail and then blowing off booster rockets that glowed like fireworks as they fell away. The project is secret and some say it augers the further militarization of space. Here's hoping they can find something really worthwhile to do with their considerable skills.