Here is a fantastic video of a shuttle launch, from cameras mounted all over the shuttle. See the launch from dozens of up-close angles. See the boosters drop off, and get first person view of them hitting the water, then back to the shuttle to watch the main tank drop off, and then watch the shuttle hit orbit.

Fast forward to about 4:30, that’s where the credits and previews stop and the actual launch starts.

BONUS: Just for reading, I’ll throw in this video of a spacewalk at the International Space Station taken from someone’s backyard with a 10 inch telescope.

Here’s a video from USC Canada about our food supply. We just saw a great presentation from them on their work with seed banks, trying to get small farmers in Tibet to be self-sufficient without having to buy seed and fertilizer and pesticide from Monsanto and the other corporations.

Oh, and speaking of Monsanto…

The “data strongly suggests” that after just 90 days of eating GM corn, rats experienced kidney toxicity and showed effects to their hearts, adrenal glands, spleen and blood cells.

Yum! Roundup-ready and spleenilicious!

I bow my pathetically small-bearded head in shame.

Far too cool. (snicker)

I’d explain what it does, but I’ll just let the video speak for itself.