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Her Last Night Off Earth
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 11:10 pmUnless the weather over Florida dramatically worsens, tonight will be Discovery's final night off the planet. She's due to land for the final time tomorrow, from where she'll be decommissioned ready for retirement, having spent an entire year in space since she first launched in 1984.
It's so difficult not to feel sad about this. While I'm so proud of what's been accomplished with Discovery's involvement, and of being a part of the Space Tweeps following her closely, it's hard to believe the beginning of the end of an era is literally less than a day away.
For now, if you've not seen this already - here's NASA's tribute video looking back at Discovery's brilliant career.
It's so difficult not to feel sad about this. While I'm so proud of what's been accomplished with Discovery's involvement, and of being a part of the Space Tweeps following her closely, it's hard to believe the beginning of the end of an era is literally less than a day away.
For now, if you've not seen this already - here's NASA's tribute video looking back at Discovery's brilliant career.
