ISS Transiting the Moon – Courtesy Andrew McCarthy on X @AJamesMcCarthy On December 4th, 1998, Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off carrying some very special cargo: Unity, the first U.S.-built module of what would become the International Space Station. Two days later, NASA astronaut Nancy Currie skillfully maneuvered the shuttle’s Canadarm to capture Russia’s already-orbiting ZaryaContinueContinue reading “December 2025 – Occupy Space”
The Backyard Astronomer 