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I love the Space Shuttle Atlantis will be staying right here in Central Florida as a permanent home for display! To celebrate, check out this special video, narrated by everyone’s ...
read moreWhere is Ben Stiller?03/08/11
The Space Shuttle Discovery lands tomorrow… and almost immediately the clean up begins. Not a clean up to be recycled to go back to space, but rather a clean up ...
read more40 Years of Florida Christmases12/21/10
My readers may remember that I celebrated my 40th birthday this year (back in April) and I made my 40 for 40 promise, which, by the way, I am happy ...
read moreI really, really do wish upon stars, and on occasion, a wish does come true. So, what better way to make an even bigger wish than to get up close ...
read moreI was one of the lucky chosen few who was invited to attend the NASA Tweet Up STS-133. After 26 years of service, this launch is Space Shuttle Discovery’s last ...
read moreNASA Tweet Up STS 13310/18/10
And here’s the official press release… Top 5 Editor Bess Auer was one of only 150 tweeps who was lucky enough to be selected to attend! Woot! Oct. 18, 2010 ...
read moreNASA: A Historical View10/09/10
Editor’s note: Yes, I use the more-modern “a” historical view instead of the older “an” historical view. Get over it! I was so excited to receive confirmation (and then the ...
read moreDear President Obama…03/27/10
I eagerly await your Space Summit here in Florida on April 15. I suppose the significance of the date is to remind us that we are discussing our tax dollars ...
read moreTop 5 in Space (Part II)01/11/10
When you first arrive at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, one of the most dominant aspects is the Rocket Garden. Here, real rockets tower into the sky, pointing upward as ...
read moreThe Top 5 in Space!01/07/10
The Central Florida Top 5 was invited to tour Kennedy Space Center this past weekend, and what a wonderful time! First of all, I am an Orlando native, and I am ashamed ...
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