Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot

Since I have started watching the 13 episode series, "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan I am reminded how amazing Sagan was and how more people like him are needed on our planet right now. Watch this short clip from "Cosmos" for a glimpse into what awaits if if you decide to check it out.

STS-125 is "Mission Go"

For those of you, my dedicated readers who missed it, Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-125) lifted off this afternoon from Kennedy Space Center en route to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Dangerous Mission of STS-125

Cross your fingers and wish the crew of STS-125 good luck on their mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the final mission to upgrade the Hubble which should continue recording images from deep space until about 2014 when a smarter and bigger space telescope is ready for action.

This is such a difficult and unusual mission with 7 space walks scheduled (a record for NASA) and Astronauts actually working INSIDE the 19 year old telescope that the Space Shuttle Endeavor sits on a launch pad on standby for emergency rescue services. This is highly unusual for NASA so keep NASA in your thoughts for this very cool mission.

Mission: STS-125
Orbiter: Atlantis
Primary Payload: Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4
Launch Date: May 11
Launch Time: 2:01 p.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39A
Mission Duration: 11 days
Landing Date: May 22
Landing Time: 11:41 a.m. EDT
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida

For more news check out NASA's official website.There is some great information there.