Sculpture in front of the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum We actually had some gray clouds of our own over…
Moving Out and Moving On
This week has flown past, although I’m not actually sure where all the time went. I’ve been busy at work…
The High Untrespassed Sanctity of Space
I got this space shuttle necklace when I was 15 years old. It was the spring of my freshman year…
STS-135
STS-135 is scheduled to launch tomorrow at 10:26 a.m. Central time. It will be the last launch of the space…
Defying Gravity
I had a great time last week serving again as a mentor for NASA’s Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program. It…
NASA TV Interview
I only worked three shifts during STS-134, but on the first night, I got interviewed by the Public Affairs Officer…
Slip Sliding Away
For something that’s “only” a comic, xkcd is really good at making you think. The worst part of the graph…
Milky Way
So the launch scrubbed, yet here I am, still awake at 1:30 am. I figured I should stay at least…
Signs of Spring
These are the trees I mentioned on Wednesday that smell so good. They still smell great today. I walked past…
So This One Time, When My Blog got Hacked…
Flowers from my amazing husband Thanks to all of those who let me know that my blog suddenly began turning…
Soyuz 24S Returns Home
Last night I stayed up well into the wee hours to watch the Soyuz 24S undock and return. It wasn’t…
Welcome Home Discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery returned to Earth for the final time this morning. It was a picture perfect landing, a fitting…