Expedition 31 Through the Lens

Expedition 31 Crew Prepares For Launch

Launch in viewfinder is closer than it appears.

SuperMoon 2012

Birds Silhouetted against SuperMoon, photo © Don Kittle

Three favorites (of the photos I’ve seen thus far.)

The Moon is a Mirror

Crater Tycho on the Moon

Hubble looks at the Moon and sees Venus.

Enterprise Buzzes NYC

Space Shuttle Enterprise flyover, photo by David Parmet

Surreal photos, but nice.

Ready for Takeoff

Shuttle Enterprise Ready For Flight

That’s an impressive set of ferry flights you’ve got there…

Happy Landings, Discovery

Space shuttle Discovery, on its way to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., passes the moon one last time as it flies low over Edgewater Tuesday morning. Photo by Tim Wilson.

Discovery leaves Kennedy Space Center for greener pastures (and is put out to pasture.)

The End

Space shuttle Atlantis makes one final landing - end of STS-135, end of the space shuttle program.

Even Grand Finales have endings.

Atlantis Rolls

Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls out for the last time.

Sounds like a spacey sushi menu item.

Raining Peridot

Peridot Rain

One of my favorite gems, hassling some unsuspecting star.

Diamond Star

Lucy Diamond Star White Dwarf

SPARKLIES…… IN……. SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE………….