In Memoriam

Prince....you will be missed.

Update:

Hmm...I see that the video I linked to has been removed due to a copy right claim of some sort.  Ahh...I suppose that is the risk when linking to something on You Tube.  For anyone who happens by and would like to know what it was, it was a link to Prince's song, "Gold".  While it was not a huge hit here in the US it seemed to me to be a song that said something about Prince's feelings, which is why I linked to it.  And, I wanted to do something besides "Purple Rain'.  

A Launch and A Landing

I'm paging through my newspaper today and I happen upon a small article tucked away on page 4. At first I pass it by as I search for information on the latest happenings in Europe with the Brussels attack and the situation with the deportation of migrants from Greece, thinking that these are the stories of the moment, the ones that are of the most importance. But then I look back and realize what this small article is telling me. It's about the SpaceX launch, and the test recovery, of a booster rocket. I emphasize the word “ recovery”. There have been many breakthroughs in the history of mankind, many inventions that have improved our lives. They have been created by people who never let set backs stop them, who strove to contribute something useful to the world. SpaceX has tried this before only to fail. But they didn't give up and on Friday April 8, 2016 they managed to land a rocket on a barge at sea. A critical maneuver to making sending supplies into space a routine and affordable mission.

A Successful launch and landing

On the same mission SpaceX successfully launched a resupply rocket for the international space station. So today I tip my hat to those at SpaceX who didn't give up. Congratulations!