This is the last set of photos from our Seattle trip, I promise! (Here’s part 1 and part 2.) On…
Lovely Endeavour
Yesterday space shuttle Endeavour stopped in Houston for the night on its final journey. It’s being transported from Florida to…
Discovery’s Final Journey
I got essentially zero work done this morning, but only because I was living vicariously through NASA TV and all…
What’s Past Is Prologue
Welcome home Atlantis. It’s been an amazing 30 years. Space shuttle, you done good.
When One Door Closes…
Today I worked my final shift as a space shuttle flight controller. Although I spent most of this flight supporting…
To the Pad
I’m a sucker for time-lapse movies, and I’m a sucker for the space shuttle. This is both! Visit msnbc.com for…
The High Untrespassed Sanctity of Space
I got this space shuttle necklace when I was 15 years old. It was the spring of my freshman year…
STS-135
STS-135 is scheduled to launch tomorrow at 10:26 a.m. Central time. It will be the last launch of the space…
Penultimate
While we were galavanting around Europe, the second-to-last shuttle mission was underway. It was one of the longest shuttle missions…
Welcome Home Discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery returned to Earth for the final time this morning. It was a picture perfect landing, a fitting…
Winding Down
A few months ago, I thought I’d be spending this weekend running with my BAM buddies in the Texas Independence…
STS-133 Team Photos
Time for some gratuitous photos of yours truly! Here I am at the Rendezvous console towards the end of last…



