Thanks for being here tonight, folks. Stay curious.
Good evening, beautiful insomniacs, and welcome to Nova After Dark. I’m your host, and boy, do we have a bittersweet space story for you tonight. So, May 16th, 2011—Space Shuttle Endeavour launched from Kennedy Space Center on what would be the final flight for the shuttle program. The twenty-fifth and final flight. You know what that means? NASA had to do what every parent does when their kid leaves for college: pretend they’re fine while secretly crying into a Tang packet. ...