Monthly Archives: April 2011

STS-134 NASA Tweetup: Day 2

Day 2 of our NASA Tweetup started with a marriage proposal and ended with a launch scrub. Oh, and a visit by the President of the United States and First Family somewhere in between. Continue reading

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STS-134 NASA Tweetup: Day 1

Day 1 of the STS-134 tweetup! We started sunny and ended with a lightning storm. But, the launch is still scheduled as planned for Friday at 3:47:55 p.m. EDT. Continue reading

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STS-134 Tweetup: Ready! Set! GO!

Let the tweetup begin! And, hopefully we’ll all be cheering and hugging each other on Friday at 3:47 p.m. EDT for the last launch ever of Space Shuttle Endeavour. Continue reading

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Happy Easter, Space Peeps

I dearly love the Washington Post Peeps Diorama Contest each year. For all you space enthusiasts, I’m resurrecting a diorama created for the Washington Post contest a few years back by a group of NASA folks to celebrate the Apollo missions. Happy Easter! Continue reading

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Ode to Spring

My mother celebrates her 80th birthday tomorrow. To honor her birthday, here’s a poem I wrote for her, plus a slideshow of Spring flowers. Enjoy! Continue reading

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@Astro_Ron Blasts Off @FragileOasis

Ron Garan just launched off of this planet for six months in space. He’s an incredible visionary. Not only is he an astronaut, he’s the force behind Manna Energy (one of our LAUNCH:Water innovations), and now his latest brainchild FragileOasis.org is nearly ready for its long-anticipated debut with new community interactive elements. Stay tuned. Continue reading

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