Scott Swanson
Aubrey Alexander, who’s better known by his nickname “Corky,” wanted to see the final launch in the space shuttle program last November.
So he hitchhiked from the Northwest to Florida to … watch it get postponed indefinitely due to a hydrogen leak.
Funny thing was, when NASA decided on a new launch date, it was Alexander’s 60th birthday – Feb. 24.
“I took that as a sign I had to go again,” said…