HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (CNN) -- The best time in the life of a rocket scientist is the time spent standing by a launch pad or a test stand, watching a brand-new rocket go through performance tests.

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Several groups are lobbying the federal government to make a screening test for PAD more widely available.

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There is also a method that's not widespread called the atopy patch test, which involves wearing a pad containing the possible allergen for about 48 hours.

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That meant that as long as I continued working at The Launch Pad, I would be unable to compete or test my business plan against the ideas of others.

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Even the Space Shuttle, about to be retired after 30 years of service, was itself three years late to the launch pad, and that was after Shuttle main engines blew up on their test stands.

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