Absolutely Amazing

The shuttle landed the other day. I am blown away that this massive thing comes back from 200 miles away from the earth with no power, and lands on a 20,000 ft runway next to the ocean. Its glide to ratio is 1:1. For those that have forgotten, this means it drops 1 ft for every 1 ft that it moves forward. In other words, it drops like a rock. Incredible!

Aviation experts think this is not a big deal. As one who travels regularly, I wouldn't want to be on an airplane at 35,000 ft with no power and have to glide down. No way. We take too much for granted...