Ten-Finger Exercises

the VERY bright light crossing the sky

Tonight's the night!

The shuttle has made its final trip to the space station, at least for the foreseeable future. In addition to the toilet it delivered, probably to a very welcoming crew, it has carried the final piece of structure to be assembled. This piece is from Japan and is the largest of the components that have been ferried up there and put together.

Last night both the shuttle and the space station were in clear sight to the naked eye, and very bright. The shuttle was just a minute or two behind (from our point of view, that is;) and the entire pass lasted maybe five minutes.

Look up Nasa.gov to see when the sightings will be in your area. It's worth it.