NASA Rocks!

Sidenote: I'm continually amazed at how much time magically passes between posts. Time just seems to fly. Yes, Virginia, I'm a slacker. As you an see there are no pix posted yet for the "neighbors". I shot some, but they're not edited or posted. <sigh>

(all links in this post will open in the same window, separate window from this. You can pre-open it now, if you'd like) So, have you been keeping up with NASA (NASA history) and the current Space Shuttle flight? They're having a bang-up, near-perfect flight. A large-ish piece of foam fell off during launch. It was captured on video during the launch and the source location was captured by the crew after the external tank was jettisoned. Thankfully, the piece of foam didn't contact the orbiter, however it was unexpected and NASA is holding up future flights until this can be addressed. Personally, I think it's an anomaly, but you can't bee too careful. The astronauts are performing admirably, with EVA1 (the communications handle for Soichi Noguchi during EVAs) and EVA2 (Steve Robinson) performing their first EVAs ("Extra-Vehicular Activity" is NASA-Speak for "Space Walk") in near-perfect fashion. And how do I know all of this? Through the magic of television: NASA Television, to be specific. NASA TV is a NASA-run 24/7 Audio/Video feed that you can get from the web or from various satellites. I've been working my tail off at home the past few weeks and since the launch, NASA TV has been a constant companion. I've even been adjusting my sleep schedule to coincide with the shuttle crew's sleep schedule so that I can watch their "antics." NASA TV -- if you're into the space program at all, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Very highly recommended. Interested in space? Here are some other resources: NASA's Home Page NASA's Human Space Flight Home Page Space.com Spaceflight Now NASA Watch SETI@Home