{This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make purchase after clicking on my links. Enjoy my review!} My "Year of 50" is off to a brilliant and blessed start! Let's see...I have made peace with my lovey gray, I have traveled, and Art & I have started our #50for50 celebration for both our 50th birthdays this year. God has been so gracious to us! One of the things that I am determined to tackle in a healthy way is releasing a few pounds (more like 30 of them lol). Noom reached out to me, and so here I am! Have you heard of Noom? If ... Continue Reading...
SpaceX Falcon Heavy STP-2 Launch: Part 2
Day 1 of my NASA social experience was big fun, informative...and hot! {For the record, according to the locals, it was an unusually hot day that day.} If you missed the details of my day, click here to catch up on Part 1. And once you are ready...read on for NASA social STP-2, Part 2! Day 2 - Tours and Launch Day I made every effort to get a full night's rest because I knew that this day was going to be a full one. That being said, I still ended up waking early due to my excitement. I took time to eat breakfast, to pack a lunch, and to make sure that all my ... Continue Reading...
SpaceX Falcon Heavy STP-2 Launch: A Nasa Social Experience to Remember! Part 1
Friends, I'm having a hard time putting this experience into words. So let me start by saying: IT WAS AMAZING!! This two-day Nasa Social event was something truly special. I saw so much and learned so much, and I met the most amazing people. I got the chance to be a true space enthusiast with 54 other folks who shared a similar level of excitement for the space program. We got to take a VIP tour of Kennedy Space Center and get all the wonderful history behind the buildings and more. I enjoyed exploring the KSC Visitor Complex, which is like a small theme park for ... Continue Reading...
What is NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock..and Why do We Need One to Travel in Space?
Keeping proper time is everything here on earth, especially in this digital age. The whole world is very connected, one big neighborhood really. Without hyper accurate clocks here, our communications, schedules and even our travel would be off. {Because of a little theory that Albert Einstein postulated, we now have GPS…and that would certain not work without accurate timepieces.} We have atomic clocks on earth that are based on the vibrations of Cesium atoms. Those super vibrations can keep time accurate to within 1 second in little over 1 million years! With ... Continue Reading...
National Air & Space Museum Announces Details for #Apollo50th Five-Day Celebration!
The National Air and Space Museum announced additional details for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing! The museum’s five-day celebration in Washington, D.C., will include the “Apollo 50 Festival” on the National Mall, July 18–20. Anniversary events will culminate July 20 with a late-night event at the museum to celebrate the exact time the first steps occurred. Here is the current lineup: Tuesday, July 16 Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit will go on display Tuesday, July 16, for the first time in 13 years. The suit’s conservation ... Continue Reading...
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