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Mark, Daisy and I waited for the space shuttle Discovery to fly over Topeka about 15 minutes ago.
We waited near Burnett’s Mound (site of the 1966 Tornado). It was cold and too damn bright to see shuttle hurling towards Earth. However, we heard two sonic booms pass over us. The pass over didn’t rattle doors [...]

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We had so much fun at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchison. Amazing exhibits plus I thought it was wicked cool to be up-close-and-personal with stuff that’s been in space. Mark is the Bay Area and I’m about to follow in his footsteps.

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And this is me, standing next to Apollo [...]

The whole family tuned in for this morning’s launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
We watched NASA TV on CSPAN. Sure it’s nice to get the bios and the commentary from CNN and MSNBC…but watching the launch preps and listening to Mission Control, without media extras, made it a more satisfying experience.

I suppose three-times a [...]

I’ve known Mark for more than six years and our relationship still feels young. We enjoy exploring new places and new flavors. We open up our minds to new sounds and new ideas. It’s been like that since our first date on a thrift store scavenger hunt in San Francisco.
Moving to Kansas was [...]

Great news today - Discovery completed its mission and the crew is now back on Earth, safe and sound.

[from nasa.gov]
NASA posted the video of the shuttle’s touchdown here. I ran an ABC story about the final preps made before crew started their return flight. I kept repeating prayers in my heart for a safe [...]

[from http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Aug/09-538421.html]
Mark and I woke up for the Discovery landing - yesterday morning. We also woke up a couple of times Monday morning (starting around 3 AM or so) - to watch the delay of the landing and eventually, the scrubbing of the landing. I thought it was cute the shuttle crew woke up to [...]

[from http://www.hollywood-north.net/]
James Doohan passed away yesterday morning. He was 85. The Canadien-born actor is best known for the role of Scotty, on the Orginal Star Trek Series and movies. He also made a cameo apperance on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The dude was such an inspiration - to a generation of scientists and engineers - [...]

mecrury sent me this link from Yahoo! News - Foul Ball Cubs Fan Inspires Hollywood Movie Idea

26 year old Cubs Fan Steve Bartman - must be one of the most despised men in Chicago, right about now….
(09:20:09) queenkv: neato
(09:21:30) queenkv: wasn’t there an interference call?
(09:21:33) queenkv: or something similar?
(09:21:45) mercury: when a fan touches a [...]

bush said - the seven astronauts did not make it back to earth, but we can pray that they made it back home.