Last night went so smoothly it was scary. We were early out of Milwaukee and Indy, and the weather was great. I'm sure we'll have to pay the piper tonight, since it's going home time when we get back to Milwaukee in the morning. They're predicting freezing rain so we'll see.
Today I took in the IMAX Hubble show at the Natural History Museum. All I can say is WOW! SEE IT IF YOU CAN! I think most pilots have entertained the idea of spaceflight as something they would like to try, at one time or another. Growing up in Florida in the 60's and 70's, I sure did. This 45 minute film about the Hubble repair missions is absolutely breathtaking, and in my case, tearjerking. It was particularly poignant considering Discovery is on her last voyage as I write this. It's very sad to me that our country will be losing its leadership in space very soon. The pursuit of pure science and discovery on the last frontier is one of the areas where we once could actually and truly claim exceptionalism, but no more. What grand unifying dreams will our kids aspire to now? To be on American Idol? To Dance with the Stars? I think a voyage to the stars would be so much more fulfilling...
http://www.imax.com/hubble/
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