The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

Space Shuttle Atlantis

By Angelo at Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:11pm
Space Shuttle Atlantis

This photo was taken at 1:15 AM, July 8, 2011,  after being at my location for about an hour. This is 12 miles from the launch pad.