Space Shuttle

Last week I was able to watch the un precidented spacewalk where they removed the dangerous filler strips from the bottom of the shuttle. It was amazing to me that I could watch all of this. Even more so, that I watched it online with my laptop.

So, as the mission came to a close, I was greatly anticipating watching the feat of landing this huge aircraft on the ground. Much of me was praying that God would protect the astronauts from any major disasters. Sunday night/Monday morning I kept my PowerBook nearby with the stream running all night long. I woke up periodically to check the progress. When I heard that they were aborting the landing, I was able to soundly rest.

Last night, I went to bed as the astronauts were running through their checklists again. I again woke up periodically and checked the progress. Around 5.30am, they announced that they had decided to land in Cali at 8.10. I got up, showered and then laid back down drowsily until about 7.50. The last 20 minutes were spectacular. Thanks to Fox News, I was able to clearly watch the whole landing (my internet connection bowed out).

The whole idea that we are able to learn from principles that God taught us to essentially learn how to land the equivalent of a gigantic school bus being flung back toward the earth is unreal to me. How awesome is our God that he would grant us that?!?