Bear McCreary, composer of the television score for Battlestar Galactica, has created a special symphonic piece for the final shuttle launch of the NASA space shuttle program. According to NASA, "The composition will be played first on Friday morning at the NASA launch TweetUp."
As many of you know, I heart Battlestar Galactica. BUT I'M STILL WATCHING THE SERIES SO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD/SPACE/TIME/CARL SAGAN DO NOT TELL ME HOW IT ENDS.
Anywho, there's a chance the shuttle launch may get bumped...again. According to an article published in Computerworld earlier today, lightning and thunderstorms may put the kibosh on tomorrow's scheduled launch. With only a 30% chance of fair skies and isolated thunderstorms expected throughout the late morning hours, we'll have to keep a weather eye open for any updates.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Adios, Atlantis
Sad times for us outer space junkies. Next Friday marks the 135th NASA shuttle mission. And, the last.
NASA's space shuttle fleet first zoomed into outer space on April 12, 1981. During those thirty years, 355 lucky folks have had the opportunity to escape our atmosphere and hangout in that chilly vacuum beyond. The purpose of this final NASA shuttle mission is to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. NASA is reportedly ending shuttle missions in order "to make way for future programs aimed at sending astronauts to visit an asteroid by 2025, then target missions to Mars."
The launch is currently set for 11:26 EDT, Friday, July 8th, at Kennedy Space Center. If you want to watch this flight finale, check out http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html on the morning of the flight.
NASA's space shuttle fleet first zoomed into outer space on April 12, 1981. During those thirty years, 355 lucky folks have had the opportunity to escape our atmosphere and hangout in that chilly vacuum beyond. The purpose of this final NASA shuttle mission is to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. NASA is reportedly ending shuttle missions in order "to make way for future programs aimed at sending astronauts to visit an asteroid by 2025, then target missions to Mars."
The launch is currently set for 11:26 EDT, Friday, July 8th, at Kennedy Space Center. If you want to watch this flight finale, check out http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html on the morning of the flight.
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