There is a space shuttle launch at 11:38 a.m. Tuesday, and history will be made with two women commanding two orbiting spacecraft at the same time. If you’re within 100 miles or so and the weather is fairly clear, look in the direction of the space center to see the shuttle liftoff.

Shuttle launch tonight at 6:56 pm. Like I said prior to June’s shuttle launch, if you’re within 100 miles or so, find a good clear spot – these evening shots are pretty spectacular!

but this is ridiculous: NASA spends $19M to make astronauts drink urine. Really? A $19M filter? I’m gonna go out on a limb here and make an offer – for just 10% of that, $1.9M, I’ll drink a cup of my own unfiltered urine. Start the collection.

Just a reminder for folks in Florida, the shuttle Atlantis blasts off at 7:38 pm. Weather looks good, and the time of day (dusk) should make for fantastic viewing! I think we’re taking the kids out to the beach to watch from up the coast a ways. If you’ve never seen a launch, you’re missing [...]