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  1. Great new NASA website: explore Mars, count craters and help create the most accurate Mars map in history: http://beamartian.jpl.nasa....
  2. Listening to talk by Dan Goods, JPL's 'visual strategist', at the Koshland Science Museum. Great stuff! His website: www.directedplay.com
  3. On Capitol Hill for prize presentation ceremony for winners of Lunar Lander Challenge. Small teams making big steps for space.
  4. http://twitpic.com/ls53c - Loretta, post-purchase
  5. For those in DC, LCROSS lunar impact event at the Newseum kicks off at 7:00am on Friday. Doors open at 6:30. Impact at 7:32. Come by!
  6. On the White House South Lawn, surrounded by telescopes! President Obama organized an astronomy night for 150 kids. Wonderful evening.
  7. University teams are now building green houses on the National Mall, opening next weekend. Drop by if you're in town. solardecathlon.org
  8. Balmy evening in DC. Feels almost like spring.
  9. Great midnight launch of the shuttle tonight.
  10. In Pasadena, celebrating good friends Karen and Mike's impending wedding.
  11. Hal Varian, Google's chief economist, discusses "micro-multinationals": http://bit.ly/PdJaf
  12. Early results from NASA's new exoplanet probe. Exciting prospects! http://bit.ly/8Ybe2
  13. Deorbit burn complete ... The space shuttle is headed back to Earth. On a personal note, this will be the first time I've seen a landing.
  14. With an inspiring group of 40 NASA college interns at KSC. Not one of them had been born when the Challenger accident occured.
  15. Flying to Florida for meetings and the space shuttle landing scheduled for Friday morning.
  16. At IAH, waiting for a flight home to DCA.
  17. http://twitpic.com/bipmj - Beautiful crescent moon tonight at dusk, on anniversary of Apollo 11 splashdown. Go outside and check it out.
  18. Heading to Air and Space Museum for Glenn lecture with crew of Apollo 11. Webcast at: www.nasa.gov/ntv
  19. NASA's new lunar probe images Apollo moonwalkers' footpaths: http://bit.ly/YSG0m
  20. Successful shuttle launch!