BY SAUNDRA AMRHEIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The shock waves of Discovery's blast-off Thursday rippled through two generations of a local family standing less than 5 miles from the launch pad.
"It was the most incredible thing I've ever seen," said Kris Kalnow, of Hyde Park. She flew to Florida with her husband, Carl, a Muskingum College trustee, and their children.
"Every one of us had goose bumps," she said. "It was kind of like reliving it again."
Mr. and Mrs. Kalnow were both 11 years old when Mr. Glenn flew into space in 1962. That time they watched on black-and-white TVs. This time they had a front-seat view.
"Carl said the back of his knees were shaking," Mrs. Kalnow said.
Even the oldest of their three children, 13-year-old Chip, was overwhelmed. Chip had been indifferent before leaving Cincinnati. "I didn't think it was that exciting at first, but then I got really interested in it," Chip said. With him were sisters Caroline, 11, and Kelsey, 9.
The family stood with about 300 others at a Kennedy Space Center visitor station.
"The thrill of seeing your children experience something like this is great," Mr. Kalnow said.
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