The working-a-mission black hole continues. The fog this morning at 3:00 am was crazy thick — the photo above doesn’t…
STS-133 Rendezvous
The much-delayed STS-133 finally launched on Thursday afternoon — with 2 seconds to spare in the launch window, no less!…
Go STS-133
I can’t remember which morning I took this picture. I think it was last Tuesday, since I’ve got regular 7…
Day of Remembrance
Apollo 1 ~ January 27, 1968 Challenger ~ January 28, 1986 Columbia ~ February 1, 2003 Yesterday was the NASA…
Space Shuttle Launch Poll
Fantastic photo taken by a United Space Alliance employee in Florida I came across an informal poll posted on one…
I *Heart* STS-129
Today I got some interoffice mail. This is rare — who sends actual mail anymore? — but not that weird. …
Mission Montage
Yesterday I came back to my office after a long rendezvous sim and found this waiting for me: my mission…
Good Things
Here are two very cool things to helped me end my workday on a high note! This cool video shows…
STS-132 Launch
I worked the STS-132 launch last Friday. It was a very quiet countdown with no issues, and the weather in…
The Spaceship that Lands on Earth
In mid-1982, I had a t-shirt that my mom got from an offer on the back of a Cheerios box. When…
Vexing Values and VIPs
I’m hesitant to admit where this picture was taken. (Ok, it was the drive-thru at Starbucks. I spent far too…
Zzzzz….
Last Shift for STS_131 My sleep-shifting plan went astray yesterday when I had massive trouble sleeping during the middle of…
