TGIF

-Alantis STS-135 launched at 11:26A.M., this date. Bitter/Sweet event. This is the last shuttle flight #135. Because there is nothing in NASA's pipeline after the shuttle program and the need to trim expeditures. At least eight thousand Air/Space folks will be given pink slips soon. That should do wonders for the Florida's economy. Plus a brain drain will follow to top it off. Future space programs will be in the hands of private industry, which in itself is good news. How NASA fits in long term, not altogether certain.
-By-the-way when Alantis returns to earth, it will be to the date 42 years earlier, man first stepped on an alien surface.
-Before the launch, at 11:04 A.M., PP made a statement, from outside the WH, in regard to June 2011 financial data release. My summary: It sucks big time and its bigger than just a bump in the road and lookout for sinkholes ahead. All indicators point downward except unemployment which jumped upwards for 9.1% to 9.2%, but up in this case, is bad news. He listed the standard litney of reasons, but I didn't hear anything like... its all Bush's fault.
-I bet, there will be legislation advanced by some LDP member that will prohibit any baseballs from being thrown from the baseball field into the stands following the accident in Arlington, TX. Futhermore stopping hooked and sliced fowl balls going into the stands approaching 200 mph followed by the bat in some cases or separately. Option install a 20 ft high chain link fence to keep fans in the stands and safe from projectiles. Rich teams may get an option 20 ft high Lexan panels.