Space Shuttle Launch
My 7 Links: Wandering Down Memory Lane
As a writer, there are posts on this blog I love and others I tolerate. My friend Ben of Adventures with Ben recently nominated me to participate in TripBases ‘My 7 Links’ movement to pull out seven posts based on a specific topic.
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Random Thoughts from the Backseat About Last Space Shuttle Launch
Upon my 9:30 p.m. arrival to Space View Park in Titusville, Fla., tonight I could feel the buzzing energy for the final space shuttle launch. Tents have popped up and chairs set out with prime real estate closest to the water. The focal point is the beaming Atlantis sitting on the launch pad some 11 […]
Continue Reading#NASATweetup: Space Traffic Jam Causes Delay
Space needs a good meeting planner. I received word today the last launch of space shuttle Endeavour has been pushed back by 10 days from April 19 to April 29, 2011. This means the NASA Tweetup I’m attending is pushed back to April 28 & 29. So why is the launch delayed? No, not because […]
Continue ReadingMade the Other Shortlist: #NASAWaitUp
If you haven’t heard, there are only two space shuttle missions left (at least at the time of this blog post) with Endeavour, STS-134, making its last launch on April 19, 2011. Tickets for the event are at a premium and tickets for viewing the launch at the Kennedy Space Center sold out quickly. Potential […]
Continue ReadingEmbracing Nostalgia with Shuttle Launch
Grandparents are the most wonderful gift a kid could have. They offer security parents do, yet they’re more playful than authoritative. In 1981 when I was 11-years-old, my brother, sister and I spent more than two weeks in Sarasota, Fla., with my grandparents. It was during that trip we ate cookies everyday, ice cream every […]
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