Some Musings on Space

Some musings on space stuff . . .

The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida yesterday on the sixth launch attempt, carrying its crew on mission STS-127. Here's wishing them a successful and safe flight and a wonderful time up at the ISS =) Even though shuttle launches are pretty common, they've never been a routine event for me, I always follow them obsessively. It would be nice if one day launches into space became so commonplace that it would almost be impossible to cover them that thouroughly, because there would be so many of them. That would mean that humans have finally reached the stars, or, I suppose, come very close. But then, we have to remember that the increasing commonality of launches could -- and has -- led to disasters in the past. Safety must go hand in hand with any mission.

Anyway . . . getting off of the depressing track . . . best of luck to STS-127, and congratulations on establishing the largest off-planet group of people ever! 13 on the ISS once Endeavour docks, yay!

Also . . . celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission!! Follow along on NASA's super-cool interactive site, http://wechoosethemoon.org (I've been spending way too much time on there lately xD)

Photo credits: NASA