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2011 My Space: Top 10 Fav iPhone Fotos

Here are my top ten 2011 space-related photos I took with the Hipstamatic app on my iPhone. Continue reading

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Space Shuttle: Wheels Stop

One week ago today, STS-135 Space Shuttle Atlantis landed on Earth for the final time. Continue reading

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Think UNthinkable Thoughts

If we keep thinking unthinkable thoughts, we can do unimaginable things and go unforeseenable places. Even as we close out the Space Shuttle program, tomorrow holds great promise if we dare to dream it. So, let’s get to it! Continue reading

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Life: Where’s my Debris Shield?

I think my calamities are God’s way to get me to slow down. Otherwise, I need a Personal Debris Shield. Continue reading

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Space Wonder from Earthling Eyes

French photographer Thierry Legault takes some amazing photographs of our spacecraft. Want to know the back story? Continue reading

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Astronauts-R-Us Tweetup

Two tweetups in one mission — one at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of Atlantis, the other in at the Johnson Space Center for live mission coverage. Whew! Continue reading

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Every Ending = New Beginning

My sister Aimee recently reminded me how she and Daddy watched Columbia lift off on April 12, 1981. She remembers him marveling that we could actually launch a rocket from Earth and fly it back to the planet like an airplane. Feel free to post your stories as comments to this post. I’d love to read them. Continue reading

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Space Tweeps: Flying High

What’s my ROI for using Twitter? The chance to give 100+ tweeters the thrill of a lifetime with today’s Shuttle launch. They couldn’t stop grinning…and giggling…and thanking us for sharing what WE do for a living — this thing we call “space.” Continue reading

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Go-No Go and the Black Hole between

You can never be wrong if you never make a decision. Continue reading

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