Well here just south of Bedfordshire it appeared (as advertised - of course) in the deepening dusk just before 21.20, bright and sure footed.
Tried to interest my wife in its passing who came and looked without awe.
A friend - a headmaster at a local school with whom I'd shared the info about the shuttle/IS transit - phoned me to share excitement just after it flew over head.
As far as he and I were concerned we had witnessed something remarkable. But to most it was just another light in a busy sky.
If, like me, you had watched the Apollo launches, the sight of a reusable space vehicle docked with a permanently staffed space station was progress. Thanks to the internet, I could easily share a tiny bit of the adventure.
We, as a species, have to explore. There will always be seemingly more pressing challenges at home that cannot be ignored; but that primeval need which we have to go just a little bit further, I believe, will ultimately be what saves us!
God speed all aloft tonight and every night