The space shuttle Endeavor is currently in its last mission before it is retired to a museum. It brought several experiments, including the $2 billion experimental Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, and will bring back the results of several experiments back with it. The astronauts of the ISS went on a space walk to set up the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and do some maintenance of the station. Their space walk was cut short however when the gauge that measured CO2 levels broke on one of the suits. Since there was no way to tell just how much oxygen the astronaut had left NASA called it a day and brought the men in to make sure of their safety.
I think it’s sad that our space program—NASA—is ending thanks to budget problems. It has been an important part of American society, especially when JFK made his famous announcement that we would put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. A goal we met. In that moment America was truly united, thanks the NASA, the program we are not cutting. When the Challenger disaster occurred it united Americans as well in respect for those who died. NASA has been a unifying force throughout history.
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