This is a travel blog after all, and there can be no greater travel adventure than going into outer space. If you haven't been watching the live coverage on the NASA TV channel on your computer, you have been missing an awe inspiring adventure. It is like actually being there. The site also has videos of all the things you have missed (including lift off) and a schedule of live events to come. Today was the hook up of Atlantis with the International Space Station and I was there live as the door to the space station opened and the Atlantis crew floated in through the doorway for the last time. Throughout all of the filming - I saw the earth in the background, as I have never seen it before.
To log on to the NASA TV site - cut and paste the link at the end of this blog entry and travel along with this last historic flight. This is an quote from the NASA TV site:
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Earth Image of the Day
Atlantis Rides Into History →
On July 8, 2011, the Space Shuttle Atlantis lit its rockets and roared into space for the 135th and last flight of the U.S. space transportation system.
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Enjoy the ride! from RamblinMe
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
