I can’t believe it happened!
As you all know, last Friday morning the Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, defying the odds placed by every expert, and spitting in the face of NASA’s 30% likelihood that she would even get off the ground that day.
As one who witnessed the events [...]
I’ve never met anyone who’s opposed to being coddled from time to time. It doesn’t matter who you are – getting a little extra attention and red carpet treatment once in a while can go a long way – it can even be unforgettable.
If there was any doubt before, I’m making it official…I’m a fan [...]
Ok, so the Sun shouldn’t look any smaller, but it is slightly farther away than usual.
The Earth reaches aphelion on Monday, July 4th, 2011. At this time the Earth will be at its farthest distance from the Sun for the year. If this sounds a little odd, that the Earth is farther away from the [...]
So, here in Salt Lake City we had a record June rain yesterday of over an inch. Today, the high temperature will be in the low 70s (fahrenheit). And summer begins tomorrow!?!
Yes, the summer solstice occurs at 11:16 am, MDT, on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011. This is the astronomical beginning of summer, when the mid-day [...]
Ahh, June. Summer begins, nights are warm, skies are mostly clear. It’s a great month for stargazing. Here are some highlights for the month.
June 1st: The New Moon is on June 1st, occurring at 3:03 pm, MDT. With no moon in the sky in the evenings, stargazing and deep sky observing with binoculars is a [...]
Make a point to be up before dawn at least once in the next several days. The eastern sky has something to show you.
Despite the disappointment of not seeing the launch, I had the most amazing experience at Kennedy Space Center. Each NASA employee was genuinely excited to have us there. The morning of the 28th started off with a demonstration of the spacesuits (officially called the Extravehicular Mobility Unit or EMU) worn by the astronauts during a spacewalk. Did [...]
It looks like Endeavour is delayed again. I am so sad! When the astronauts flew back to Houston I decided it was time to come home. The launch was initially a 48 hour delay, then 72, then pushed to May 8th, and now the launch date is estimated NET (no earlier than) May 10th. I hope to [...]
LAUNCH DAY!! (or not…)
Day 2 was an amazing day at #NASATweetup. You could feel the excitement in the air. We met lots of amazing people, but all our minds were focused on 3:47 pm.
Launch time.
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