Sonic Boom
Suzy and I both woke up this morning to the sound of a sonic boom, the Space Shuttle Discovery, landing in Califonia. At 5:07 am PST, we heard a loud sonic boom and even felt the house shake. Glad the shuttle is back safely after the drama, but I do think they need to retire the shuttle. Safe Simple Soon is a proposal to reuse the propulsion elements of the Space Shuttle program to help get NASA back to space sooner. The design includes separate systems for crew transport and cargo transport. The crew transport ship puts the astronauts on top, so no more worries about falling debris.