"On Wednesday, October 28th, NASA launched its Ares I-X prototype vehicle, the first launch from Kennedy's pads of a vehicle other than the space shuttle since the Apollo Program's Saturn rockets were retired. NASA's Constellation Program's 327-foot-tall rocket produced 2.96 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and reached a speed of 100 mph in eight seconds. The two-minute sub-orbital test flight encountered a few problems along the way, as the launch pad was slightly damaged, a planned stage separation did not go quite according to plan, and a possible parachute failure led to a hard splashdown for its first stage. The Constellation program is under pressure as a recent committee report depicted it as overly expensive. The Obama administration is set to make a decision in the next several months about the near-term direction of U.S. Space Policy. (28 photos total)" - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML from Bookmarklet

The Big Picture by the Boston Globe is the first thing I usually check in my RSS feed - awesome collection of great photographs. - meckimac

@meckimjac Agree. I think that The Big Picture illustrates that you can do photojournalism that satisfies one's ego for photographic excellence. It really opens my eyes. A fantastic resource indeed! - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML