August 29th 1997 - My birthday, my tenth high school anniversary, and the death of Princess Diana. I'll dig up my old links for this one when I can find them. Read all about Kalpana Chawla , from Karnal, India. Dr. Chawla will serve as a mission specialist on the crew of the fourth U.S. Microgravity Payload flight scheduled for an November 1997 launch on board Columbia on mission STS-87. This is a particularly important event for me, since I am a woman of south asian ancestry, and I'd dreamed of becoming an astronaut since I was 6 years old.
Butterflies are back.
The fragile winged creatures are in the spotlight again, and are the favorite attraction at science museums and nature stores. Releasing captive butterflies has even been added to some special celebrations, like solstice observances, weddings or funerals. This past winter I featured a few links about Butterflies. The helpful and pretty insect, ladybugs are loved around the world and symbolize good luck and prosperity. Jim Hammond maintains a scientific Insect Help site that features information about ladybugs Samer Kawar hosts a website dedicated to ladybugs .