Bio: Adam Levermore lives in Sunnyvale, Calif., in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a graphic designer, sci-fi geek and lifelong shuttle fanatic. He tweets at www.twitter.com/lexigeek.

My take: On Monday, I fulfilled a dream of a lifetime.

Since I was a young boy, I've been fascinated with the space shuttle and I've always wanted to see a launch. With the shuttle program set to be scrapped next year, I knew I was running out of time. So when I heard NASA would be holding a contest for 100 lucky Twitterers to participate in a shuttle launch "tweetup," I jumped at the chance.