Space

Shuttle Discovery Launch – STS-131

April 5, 2010

When I went outside this morning to view the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, I did not intend to then come in here and write about it, but here I am. I just love watching shuttle launches. And that’s a big problem. The space shuttles are going extinct, and I’m just not “okay” with that. [...]

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Another NASA Tweet-up

April 1, 2010

Sometimes all it takes is to ask. If you don’t ask, there is virtually a 100% chance that you won’t get what you want. Your chances may not increase much if you do ask, but sometimes that is all it takes. In fact, that’s all it took for Janelle Wilson (@janellewilson on Twitter) to get [...]

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STS-129 QuickCast 03

November 18, 2009

This is a special episode of PFPL. David is on-location at NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center Press Site for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-129 to the International Space Station. This QuickCast was recorded the day after the launch of Atlantis and the STS-129 crew. One of the Tweetup [...]

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STS-129 QuickCast 02

November 17, 2009

This is a special episode of PFPL. David is on-location at NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center Press Site for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-129 to the International Space Station. This QuickCast was recorded only a couple of hours after the launch of Atlantis during the bus ride back [...]

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STS-129 QuickCast 01

November 13, 2009

This is a special episode of PFPL. David is on-location at NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center Press Site for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-129 to the International Space Station. NASA has really embraced social media. As part of this, they have arranged several Tweet-Ups with various agencies. NASA [...]

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Summer Afternoon Space Shuttle Launches

July 15, 2009

So why would mission managers and rocket scientists, presumably some of the smartest people on this planet, decide to set a launch window right smack dab in the middle of a thunderstorm-infested summer afternoon? Sounds like a pretty simple decision, right?

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