I’ve mentioned the Big Picture blog before, but last Monday’s post warrants another mention. The pictures document a complete prep/launch/land cycle for the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Looking at all the pictures and reading the captions takes a few minutes. If you don’t have a few minutes, at least look at this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, and this one.
Currently, the plan is to retire the space shuttles in 2010. Orion isn’t scheduled to be ready until 2014. However, there are various proposals out there to extend the life of the space shuttle program and/or speed up the development of Orion.
Fascinating pictures.
In case you’re interested, I’m taking up donations to purchase one of the shuttles after it is retired…