After seeing Space Shuttle Endeavour launch, my first night launch, I was instantly addicted and wanted more. A few months later, on May 14th 2010, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on STS-132. This time around, though, it was a day launch and much better on the sleeping patterns.
As we had done with STS-130, we got tickets to watch the launch from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center.
This week, Space Shuttle Endeavour is making her last journey, this time via land. She will be travelling 12 miles to the California Science Center in Los Angeles where she will be on display. The first time I saw Endeavour was back in February 2010 during a night launch. We got Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex tickets that allowed us to watch the launch from anywhere in the visitor center.
The Space Shuttle mockup in Downey, California had a number of parts labeled. Here is a collection of pictures of these labels.
The first full-size Space Shuttle mockup, located in Downey, California was recently relocated from a warehouse on the Downey Studios lot to the Columbia Memorial Space Center.
I was part of a group of Rogue Tweeps in Southern California for the Mars Curiosity rover landing event. We had access to the mockup, which is just as impressive as seeing a real shuttle from a few feet away. And there were keys for this one!
After nearly nine months of traveling from Earth, the Mars Rover Curiosity landed successfully last Sunday night. Here’s a video of the…
On Sunday night the Mars Curiosity rover landed successfully on Mars! This is super incredibly exciting as this is an important mission that has already proven a number of technical challenges to getting to Mars. I attended the viewing party at Downey’s Columbia Memorial Space Center. Jared provided commentary throughout EDL and waiting for the first thumbnail images from the Red planet. Here are some pictures of the event.
After the launch of the last Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Titusville community was in the news. Here are some news clips…
This picture was taken last year of the final Space Shuttle Atlantis launch in Titusville, Florida.
This Sunday marks the one year anniversary since the last shuttle, Space Shuttle Atlantis, launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. I watched the quick and literally flawless launch from Titusville, Florida. Every spot along any street near the river contained a car. Fox 35 News showcased Donna Hamilton who used parking donations to donate to the American Cancer Society. In just over three years, she had raised over $30,000.
