One of the reason why I enjoy the Internet as much as I do is, because I get to see the views from space, which NASA provides. I am a full enthusiastic member of the space age generation. Yes, I was a kid when all the talk was about NASA's seven original astronauts, and about my generation, stepping out on a new adventure. An adventure, for the most of us, has been and will continue to, in the words of Rod Sterling, an adventure "of the mind and of the imagination." A most enjoyable adventure just the same, and a mind expanding and learning adventure.
This brings me to an item from the PBS News Hour -- We are asked to "imagine traveling to a planet where the sun is eleven times stronger than on Earth, the temperature can swing 1,100 degrees and (we) have to maintain contact with headquarters back on Earth."
In the News Hour segment, PBS Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reported on NASA's tricky task of building a spacecraft to withstand the extreme environment on Mercury," and on the wondrous adventure that is a trip to Mercury. See the video.
And, I can't wait to see the pictures from Mercury, which NASA will provide the world..