Well I couldn't sleep last night. I couldn't wait for my engine to be ignited! It only partially ignited.

I haven't heard back from NASA, but I'm hopeful that they'll fix me. After all they're the most capable people I know!

Tomorrow is the day!

Pretty soon my STAR 30 solid rocket engine will finally be ignited. Then I'll be out of Earth's orbit. I'll miss my NASA buddies!

I'm so excited! I'd pee my pants, if I had any.

I'm off. NASA sent me up on a Delta 7325 today at 6:47:41 UT. If you don't know, a Delta 7325 is a Delta II Lite launch vehicle with three strap-on solid-rocket boosters and a Star 30 third stage ( Read more... )