as i posted earlier, i made the trip to florida to watch the last night launch of the space shuttles. i caught up with some cousins who were also in florida for the same reason. i had been corresponding with lowell, who is actually mom’s cousin, regarding the launches. he’s seen a few more of [...]
an era has ended. the last of the night launches occurred with the endeavour and its sts-130 mission. if congress approves the president’s proposed budget, manned space flight will pretty much be a done deal when the shuttles retire in may. this launch was heavily attended as it is the final night launch. and the [...]
just a few more shuttle missions this year, and the fleet will be retired from use. sts-130 is the 130th shuttle mission and the 32nd mission to the international space station. they will be delivering the tranquility node, a seven windowed module which will serve as the control room for the station’s robotic arm. target [...]