Discovery Landed!

Taken from NASA website

After going outside to hear the familiar "ba-BOOOM!" sound that Space Coast inhabitants have come to recognize, Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center at 1115h EDT. There were a few minor problems during the mission, which NASA engineers studied intensely before giving the go ahead.

When I went to the NASA website, I saw the stats for the space shuttle and laughed a bit (especially at the very last bit):

Flying 5.7 million miles will get me SO MANY free airline tickets. Too bad the miles aren't redeemable at any airline on earth...

Let It Be

This is a beautiful sequence that intertwined the Vietnam War with the 12th Street riot in Detroit, Michigan, all connected by a gospel rendition of this Beatles song. One of the most powerful scenes from Across The Universe.

When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, "Let it be."

And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,
speaking words of wisdom, "Let it be."

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,
there will be an answer, "Let it be."

For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,
there will be an answer, "Let it be."

And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,
shine until tomorrow, let it be.

I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, "Let it be."

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be

Speaking words of wisdom, "Let it be."

--written by Paul McCartney