SALLY SANTANA | If you have a dream, commit to it  They weren't
sure it would fly, the day our last Atlantis shuttle left earth
for the International Space Station. The weather was "iffy" and
mission controllers weren't sure the window of opportunity
wouldn't slam shut before they could safely execute the launch.
But everything held steady and the world watched as the space
shuttle lifted off and headed up into the dark sky.  We've
learned so much since the first human risked his life to go into
orbit around the earth.  It all started with someone's dream.
They found others who shared it with them, talked others into
it, and half a century later, we're closing a chapter in the
book on U.S. space flight.  Certainly there were those who said
"You're nuts! If God wanted us in space He'd have given us
wings, or a blueprint for such a machine. And where are you
going to get the money? And who would want to risk their life to
try? And why? What is the purpose of it all?  In a 2002 episode
of "The West Wing" titled