Orion, here we come!
It's official - the contract to build the spacecraft called Orion has been awarded to Lockheed Martin. This is, to quote the comic-strip namesake of my feline nurse Garfield, a "big, fat, hairy deal" to those of us who grew up with the space program. I imagine such space geeks as actor Tom Hanks are very excited right now; we are officially going back to the moon when it comes time to retire the space shuttle. I first caught my love of the life sciences from the space program. Chemistry and... Sign in to see full entry.