The web has been flooded with pictures and stories of the Space Shuttle Discovery’s move from Florida to its permanent home at the Udvar Hazy Center at the Smithsonian in Virginia.  I was there for the arrival in Virginia, I was also there for the Discovery’s last launch into space as well as its last landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Discovery was the third operational shuttle after ... Read More

SEATTLE — Entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen announced today that he and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan have reunited to develop the next generation of space travel. Allen and Rutan, whose SpaceShipOne was the first privately-funded, manned rocket ship to fly beyond earth’s atmosphere, are developing a revolutionary approach to space transportation: an air-launch system to provide orbital access to space with greater safety, cost-effectiveness and flexibility. The space flight revolution Allen and ... Read More

Dr.Sky was given the high honor of being a part of the last space shuttle launch (STS-135), attending as part of the media. This was the first time that I have seen a live launch and memory of the event, will last a lifetime! I had arrived in Florida on July 7th, with poor weather prospects predicted for the Friday morning launch; (11:26AM EDT). Heavy rain was all around us for a good portion of Thursday, July 7th,

STS-135 MISSION OVERVIEW - Dawn approaches after space shuttle Atlantis completed its historic final journey to Launch Pad 39A from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building. Atlantis was secured, or “hard down,” at its seaside launch pad at 3:29 a.m. (EDT) on June 1, 2011.The milestone move, known as “rollout,” paves the way for the launch of the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station,targeted for July 8. STS-135 ... Read More

Yesterday I set off on a day trip to discover crash sites of some of the "X" planes that have went down in Southern California's Mojave Desert. After recording the GPS coordinates from a few different websites I set off with camera in hand. After an all day drive from Las Vegas I did find the crash site of  X-15-3. Sitting about a quarter mile off Trona Road which ... Read More

I did watch the entire thing and I was taken back by the beauty of it. Someday I'd love to take this ride but it will never happen. Linked for copyright reasons..    http://www.wimp.com/breathtakingfootage/ ... Read More