We have just arrived at Daytona Beach which puts us about an hour north of the Kennedy Space Center. We will be heading down tomorrow morning for a tour and to visit the center. Hoping to also catch the new Star Trek exhibit that has opened at the Center as well. The morning spent with Enterprise was incredible! We will be …
Safely in the US
We successfully crossed the border yesterday and arrived safely in Chantilly Virginia despite a late car rental, being pulled over for speeding (state trooper was super friendly, let me off with a happy july 4th wish) Were off to the smithsonian this morning.
And we’re off….almost
I’m sitting at U of T and we were supposed to have left about an hour ago. Unfortunately, Enterprise is now nearly two and a half hours late with our rental car! Anyhow, besides the obvious logistical hurdle in not having transportation, everything else is in place and ready to go. I must admit that I am slightly overwhelmed with …
T minus 7 days!
I’m sitting here in a small cottage in Wells, MA, on the last day of vacation before my life becomes crazy busy. Chasing Atlantis is really happening. In one week from today Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) will make it’s final voyage beyond Earth’s atmosphere. It is the last time any of the iconic shuttles will blast off, and it is …
Go For Launch!
Latest from NASA Atlantis and Crew Prepared for July 8 Liftoff Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:48:11 AM EDT Launch pad technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are in the process of closing out space shuttle Atlantis’ payload bay in preparation for liftoff from Launch Pad 39A on July 8 at 11:26 a.m. EDT. The bay’s doors are expected …
Call from the Canadian Space Agency!
Hey Team, Got a call back from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) today!! They apologized for the delay in getting back to us. (I can imagine how busy they are.) Canadian Astronauts Bob Thirsk, Julie Payette, and Chris Hadfield, will all be present in Florida during the launch. Being an independent film, we are not able to secure press passes …
New Interviews/New Members
Received a call today from Jim Kennedy. Jim is a former director of the Kennedy Space Center and has said that he’d be willing to sit down with us and talk space, Atlantis and NASA. His bio can be found at http://weneedourspace.com/WeNeedOurSpace/Bio.html. We are still hoping to hear back from a few other interview requests that we’ve put in. More to …
Almost There….
X Ray scans for metal fatigue have checked out on Atlantis. It would appear that all is still go for the targeted July 8th Launch. The only thing we can do now is pray for good weather. Long term forecasts for that Friday will still be shaky at best. We’ll have to wait until we get closer to launch date. …
Logistics
Finalized the remaining logistical details with the team yesterday. Titusville is totally booked up in terms of accommodation as we expected it to be. We were trying to ride a fine line between waiting long enough to ensure that the date of the launch would remain fixed (besides weather delays) and waiting too late and not ensuring we have somewhere …
Team Meet Tonight
STS 135 Astronauts are now doing countdown rehearsals at the Kennedy Space Center. Thus far, inspections on the shuttle are not showing any need for launch delay based on technical failure, structural damage etc. (check out the RSS feed below) As the astronauts train, we are continuing our planning for the trip. It will be a busy few days and …