Filed under: Mercury
The MESSENGER mission to Mercury is underway! I have a lot to say about this mission and its goals, but today I just have some video for you to enjoy. Go to
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/the_mission/movies.html
to see movies of the launch (spectacular!) and assembly of this fine spacecraft. Widget and I particularly enjoy watching the time-lapse assembly videos accessible fom the last link on the page. It’s quite entetaining to see the guys in white clean suits scurry around and make the mission happen!
Filed under: in the news
NASA’s 10 astronauts currently on the space station will hold a press conference tonight, 6:08 Eastern time. It will be carried live on NASA TV and on the web at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.
Go. Watch. Pray.
Press release: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/jun/HQ_M07066_ISS_News_Conference.html
