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It just wouldn’t be right not to put up a video of the last ascent of the shuttle Discovery.  It was a great launch, although I did see something hit the underside of the shuttle.  Apparently NASA is saying it was foam and probably not an issue because the impact occurred at a altitude where the atmosphere isn’t very dense.  No matter, today the thermal tile inspection begins and if there is a problem we will know soon enough.

Be back later. . .  Ok it was much later BUT, I’ve just been watching the video inspection and it seems everything is looking normal so that is great news.  That to the untrained eye, official results will come perhaps today.

Next big event is Docking and Hatch opening this afternoon.

Oh NASA TV is showing off and on the newly arrived Kepler ATV-2 (Automated Transfer Vehicle – 2), wow, I didn’t have an appreciation of how large that really was.