After polling readers of "The Heavens Declare," the fourth chapter, "A Dividing Line—the Asteroid Belt" won the most votes. It is hereby proclaimed Most Popular Chapter. Stay tuned (in other words: subscribe to our feed) for more info and specials on "The Heavens Declare" as well as updates on the progress of the sequel, "Light of the World." (Which, might I add, is very popular among those who have read it so far!)
From NASA News Services:
"The six astronauts of STS-133 are riding in the Astrovan headed to Launch Pad 39A. The countdown is proceeding smoothly this afternoon for a liftoff at 4:50 p.m. EST. Weather forecasters call for a 90 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. For continuous coverage of the countdown, check out NASA's launch blog at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/launch_blog.html."
The following article is from NASA News Services:
"At today's pre-launch news conference NASA's mission management team have given their unanimous approval for space shuttle Discovery's launch tomorrow at 4:50 p.m. EST.
"Everything is on track and going beautifully with the countdown," said Mike Moses, mission management team chair. "We're really looking forward to a very action-packed, successful mission and everything is on track."
Mike Leinbach, shuttle launch director, agreed that everything is going extremely well with the launch countdown. He also acknowledged the processing teams who worked on Discovery, its flight systems and ground elements. "As we're powering up (the systems) we're seeing no problems at all."
The rotating service structure will be rolled away from Discovery at around 8 p.m. revealing it for the last time on the launch pad. Loading of the external fuel tank will begin at around 7:25 a.m. tomorrow morning. "We're not tracking any issues and it looks like Discovery will fly this time," said Leinbach.
Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer, reported that the weather remains exceptional with only a 20 percent chance that weather will be prohibitive at launch time. The only slight issue may be a localized off-shore shower in the late afternoon. The forecast during tanking also is looking very good.
At 7:15 a.m. EST NASA TV will begin coverage of the fueling of the external tank. Launch coverage for Discovery's final mission to the International Space Station will begin at 11:30 a.m."
Cover design for "Light of the World" is in progress. When it is complete, the graphic will be posted here. Don't forget to subscribe to our feed to receive updates and discounts!
Despite the setback of my laptop and our home computer dying, work on "Light of the World" continues. Please pray that the Lord continues to bless this project and that a solution to the computer issues will be found soon.
"Light of the World" Update
"Light of the World," the new living book on light is coming along quite nicely with editing and illustrating underway, and it has enjoyed a very enthusiastic response from beta-testers. One home educating mother says:
"When we reached the page before last…, I lost my breath when I realized what was about to happen. I had to hand the book to my husband to finish reading as I wiped the tears from my eyes. It had a very moving conclusion."
Paul, age 11, says:
"[Light of the World] was full of classic home schooling humor (such as mosquito smashing and ziplines). I found it 'enlightening.'"
More updates will follow as the publication date approaches.
