It's all in a day's work. Every day we make history in the human space program. It's been a real thrill so far. Today, I had a special hand in kicking off what is probably the slowest/longest attitude maneuver in US space history. Now, i'm not going to have my name in any history books, but it is still nice to know that you are a part of a unique thing. Today's maneuver will take approximately 20 orbits to complete, or about 30 hours. Normally a maneuver takes less than an hour to complete. I think our Russian friends hold the record for the longest attitude maneuver--somewhere on the order of 40 orbits, or 60 hours. I haven't found any hard and fast numbers, but if i do, i'll post them here. Yep, it's all in a day's work.
I wonder what tomorrow will bring?
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Birthday and all that is green...
happy belated birthday to ... well, me! Yep, I turned 29 yesterday. Wow...time is flying. I'd also like to wish everyone a happy St. Patrick's day! Hope you wore your green today to avoid the pinch!
Not much is going on around here. I spent my birthday enduring an evaluation simulation at work. That means i'm about half way through my front room certification and it's time for formal flight director evaluations. These types of simulations are typically intense and full of failures. I'll get the official word of how well i did on Monday...luckily there is no pass or fail here. But the initial feedback is that i did well. Only a few more months and I'll be fully certified.
Finding Reason news: We have new email addresses for the band. My new email address is todd@findingreason.net There have not been any updates to the website lately...we have nothing to put up yet. There are some jam sessions scheduled in the near future to work on music and website content. So stay tuned right here for the newest information.
For the music lover's out there, I received two great CDs for my birthday. Ray: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and The Very Best of Marvin Gaye . Both CDs are excellent. I truly recommend them if you are looking for that music of yesteryear!
Not much is going on around here. I spent my birthday enduring an evaluation simulation at work. That means i'm about half way through my front room certification and it's time for formal flight director evaluations. These types of simulations are typically intense and full of failures. I'll get the official word of how well i did on Monday...luckily there is no pass or fail here. But the initial feedback is that i did well. Only a few more months and I'll be fully certified.
Finding Reason news: We have new email addresses for the band. My new email address is todd@findingreason.net There have not been any updates to the website lately...we have nothing to put up yet. There are some jam sessions scheduled in the near future to work on music and website content. So stay tuned right here for the newest information.
For the music lover's out there, I received two great CDs for my birthday. Ray: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and The Very Best of Marvin Gaye . Both CDs are excellent. I truly recommend them if you are looking for that music of yesteryear!
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Spring Break and Vacations...
Today I finally got back to the gym. The past two weeks or so, i've been sick with the newest hot disease. It felt good to do a little work. I could also tell that it's spring break around here--the gym was not crowded at all...it felt more like a Saturday morning than a thursday afternoon.
Unfortunately Spring Break doesn't last a little longer than a week or two. The roads seem to be a little less crowded and it's nice to be able to drive at a reasonable speed through the two school zones that i go through. No kids, no school zone speed limits. Alas, that will end in due time.
The weather has been absolutely gorgeous the last few days. Too bad, I don't have Spring Break to enjoy it all. Once Heather gets out of school, we'll go on a vacation some where...we could really use one!
Well, i'm a bit tired after my workout, so I'm gonna turn in early tonight. Have you had your Spring Break yet? Have you had your vacation yet? Take some time off, you've earned it!
Unfortunately Spring Break doesn't last a little longer than a week or two. The roads seem to be a little less crowded and it's nice to be able to drive at a reasonable speed through the two school zones that i go through. No kids, no school zone speed limits. Alas, that will end in due time.
The weather has been absolutely gorgeous the last few days. Too bad, I don't have Spring Break to enjoy it all. Once Heather gets out of school, we'll go on a vacation some where...we could really use one!
Well, i'm a bit tired after my workout, so I'm gonna turn in early tonight. Have you had your Spring Break yet? Have you had your vacation yet? Take some time off, you've earned it!
Thursday, March 03, 2005
'round the world
...on one tank of gas. Now, that would make a nice slogan for the newest fuel effecient car! Congrats to Steve Fossett for making history. He just completed a non-stop, one tank of gas, flight around the world all by himself! Well, for the record books that's how it looks. He had a lot of help along the way. But nonetheless, congrats.
You can read the full story here:
You can read the full story here:
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Back to Back
Believe it or not, this is another post! Yep, that's right consecutive posts. That doesn't happen all that often these days...so, soak it up while you can.
Today I helped dock the Russian Progress cargo ship to the International Space Station. For more information read here:
The docking was a complete success! You may remember that I helped dock the last Progress vehicle on Christmas Day of 2004. That docking was a bit more important than this one, but nonetheless, all dockings are important. Glad I could contribute to our manned space program. Coming up here in July (at least for now), STS-121 will dock to the International Space Station. It will be the second flight of the space shuttle since the Columbia trajedy. I too will be helping dock that vehicle to the Space Station. The Return to Flight Space Shuttle is set to lift off from Florida in mid May (at least for now). So this is going to be a very busy year for manned space flight and the work load is intensifying! It's great to be a part of history. So, little boys and girls...study your math and science in school, and come join me in making space history! We need your help!!
Finding Reason has finally built a new website...as I alluded to last night. www.findingreason.net OK, the site is very much under construction! We hope to have some mp3s and pictures up there in the coming weeks. So stay tuned for FR material. Maybe you, too, will find reason...
Today I helped dock the Russian Progress cargo ship to the International Space Station. For more information read here:
The docking was a complete success! You may remember that I helped dock the last Progress vehicle on Christmas Day of 2004. That docking was a bit more important than this one, but nonetheless, all dockings are important. Glad I could contribute to our manned space program. Coming up here in July (at least for now), STS-121 will dock to the International Space Station. It will be the second flight of the space shuttle since the Columbia trajedy. I too will be helping dock that vehicle to the Space Station. The Return to Flight Space Shuttle is set to lift off from Florida in mid May (at least for now). So this is going to be a very busy year for manned space flight and the work load is intensifying! It's great to be a part of history. So, little boys and girls...study your math and science in school, and come join me in making space history! We need your help!!
Finding Reason has finally built a new website...as I alluded to last night. www.findingreason.net OK, the site is very much under construction! We hope to have some mp3s and pictures up there in the coming weeks. So stay tuned for FR material. Maybe you, too, will find reason...
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Finally...another post!!!
I know, you deserve better than that! Sorry, the month of February was one of laziness and illness, both of which prevented me from doing much posting. I believe the illness is gone, but the laziness is here to stay. I hope to combat that though. I've got a lot of projects up my sleeve and i'll post the progress of those projects as they progress. You might be wondering what projects i could be speaking of? well, if i were to tell you then i'd be obligated to put forth an honest effort to actually make those projects happen--and we all know that my lazy nature will get the best of me...so we'll just leave them unnamed for now.
Ok, i must still be suffering from all the medication.
Finding Reason news? Well, it seems our "website" is about to get a makeover. We've acquired the new hosting space and will have the ball rolling on that soon. As far as a band, we haven't done much--nothing at all, in fact. Ok, well, nothing in the month of February--must be that laziness and illness again. We are looking for the right time to unleash the greatness that is within. Or something like that. Actually, due to work related events, we've been rather swamped in our jobs to meet as regularly as we once did. Hopefully, March will be a fruitful month.
Spring is around the corner -- which only means we will be busy mowing our lawns. During some of the great weather we had a week and a half ago, i took advantage of it and performed many yardworking miracles. I made the weeds disappear from the flowerbed (well, most of them anyway). I mowed, edged, weeded, fertilized, round up-ized, and de-winterized. And let me tell you, i was exhausted after it was all said and done. I only have 10 months more of that this year!
The one good thing about Spring (other than the pleasant weather) is baseball season is about to start! THIS is the year of the Astros! I know, I know, I said last year was the year (look how close they came). But I believe, this IS the year. For nearly certain, it is Roger Clemens last year to pitch -- so, i plan on going to a few Roger Clemens games. Be looking for posts on that come late april to early may.
So, i think the medication is wearing off or kicking in--i can't remember which? I will leave you with this rambling work of words. Consider yourself lucky, i nearly missed an entire month. You might not be so lucky in the future. Good night and good reading...
...until next time!
Ok, i must still be suffering from all the medication.
Finding Reason news? Well, it seems our "website" is about to get a makeover. We've acquired the new hosting space and will have the ball rolling on that soon. As far as a band, we haven't done much--nothing at all, in fact. Ok, well, nothing in the month of February--must be that laziness and illness again. We are looking for the right time to unleash the greatness that is within. Or something like that. Actually, due to work related events, we've been rather swamped in our jobs to meet as regularly as we once did. Hopefully, March will be a fruitful month.
Spring is around the corner -- which only means we will be busy mowing our lawns. During some of the great weather we had a week and a half ago, i took advantage of it and performed many yardworking miracles. I made the weeds disappear from the flowerbed (well, most of them anyway). I mowed, edged, weeded, fertilized, round up-ized, and de-winterized. And let me tell you, i was exhausted after it was all said and done. I only have 10 months more of that this year!
The one good thing about Spring (other than the pleasant weather) is baseball season is about to start! THIS is the year of the Astros! I know, I know, I said last year was the year (look how close they came). But I believe, this IS the year. For nearly certain, it is Roger Clemens last year to pitch -- so, i plan on going to a few Roger Clemens games. Be looking for posts on that come late april to early may.
So, i think the medication is wearing off or kicking in--i can't remember which? I will leave you with this rambling work of words. Consider yourself lucky, i nearly missed an entire month. You might not be so lucky in the future. Good night and good reading...
...until next time!
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