So the Space Shuttle pulled away from the International Space Station Tuesday to begin it's trek home and then some junk flew off from somewhere. Obviously, this is not a statement from an official NASA press release. Now, we have to find out what this junk was flying around. (Also, not an official NASA position) It might have been ice, might have been a booger, who knows? Seriously, folks, you're rocket scientists – why can't we figure out a way to keep the shuttle from seemingly self destructing every time it moves. You're spending billons of dollars. If I had this much junk flying off my car – they'd take me off the road or give me one of those vintage license plates. It's almost to the point that the NASA voice, you know the guy who announces liftoffs and sounds like a 13-year-old boy who just noticed girls, should say, "And we have liftoff, liftoff of the Space Shuttle Discovery on a mission not to break or have junk flying off and making other stuff break. And maybe, in between stuff breaking, we can actually do some science stuff like make more Tang." Astronaunts jobs must be stressful – it must be like heating up your frozen burrito in the microwave for lunch each day and not knowing if the whole building is going to explode. I can see why driving cross-country in a diaper to pop your lover's wife seems so appealing to an astronaut. It's probably a nice respite from flying around in a piece of junk. Yeah, take that NASA! Disclaimer: These views do not represent those of MetroWest Newspapers, people who oppose harm against fellow people who are jilted in love triangles or individuals who think the space shuttle is really cool!
