Science Sunday

Today has been relatively science-free for me. However, there's been a lot of science around Stockholm today. First, the Nobel Prizes are being awarded today. I did just watch the ceremony (on TV) but, aside from the introductions, it was all in Swedish - and my Swedish isn't that good! Second, many have been following the current NASA mission very closely. I don't think Swedes normally pay much attention to NASA but that all changed recently. This morning, the spaceship Discovery included astronaut Christer Fuglesang, the first Swede to be launched into space. The picture I have above I took in front of the Culture Museum today. Every newscast I've seen over the past week or two has included something about NASA, the Discovery, and/or Fuglesang. The news media was very upset when the mission was scrapped earlier in the week. They have been building up to it for so long. However, they were able to come through today with coverage of the actual launch.