Our alarm went off at four-thirty. We got dressed and left our motel. It was five-fifteen. At this time three astronauts were climbing into their seats. They would sit atop a "thirty-six-story" rocket. Sightseers were making their way to the Cape. Hours later we were rewarded. The giant rocket rises atop flames and smoke. We watch in awe as it rises into the sky, gaining speed as it goes.