Twenty-five years ago, tonight, in the seconds leading up to 1:29 a.m. EDT on 8 April 1993, all eyes were on the three dark bells of Discovery’s Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs), as they were readied for ignition. It would be the 16th mission by an orbiter which went on to become the most-flown member … Continue reading ‘Even Better at Night’: 25 Years Since the Artificial Sunrise of STS-56 More