Space: The Final Frontier - part 2





The space shuttle Atlantis successfully undocked from the space station this morning and it is on it's way home for the final landing on Thursday. This picture was taken from the space station shortly after undocking, isn't it amazing!





John Glenn 1962

And on the same note, John Glen celebrated his 90th birthday yesterday. In February 1962 he became the first American to orbit the earth, 10 months after the USSR's Yuri Gagarin became the first man in Space in April 1961. We've come a long way since then...





Juno



Or should I say we're going a long way, the next unmanned launch is scheduled for August and is heading for Jupiter!