So I got up this morning just after 7, made my usual pot of coffee and fixed a bowl of cereal, and instead of sitting down to watch CNN to catch up with the world for a little while, I somehow landed on the NASA channel during their coverage of the current ISS mission. They were interviewing two of the crew that were preparing for their second ( Read more... )

I know I'm not the only one on my f-list that gets excited about space exploration, judging by the sheer number of sci-fi junkies, so I thought I'd share the news! Hubby and I have been watching the NASA coverage all afternoon/evening, and at 7:38 PM EST, the Phoenix Mars Lander touched down on the surface of Mars, after a *flawless* 9 month flight ( Read more... )