Atlantis returns

Atlantis was scheduled to land on July 20 (the anniversary of Apollo 11's landing on the moon) at 7:06 a.m. EDT, right at the beginning of "Good Morning America" and other morning programs.

Then NASA announced that it's extending the flight by a day. Atlantis will now land on Thursday, July 21 -- at 5:56 a.m. That's an hour when most Americans will be sleeping or getting themselves up to get ready for the workday. Not a time when they'll be glued to the screen watching the end of a 30 year program.

However, for those who still want to see, forget the TV - ho hum...instead go to the NASA live feed. If this landing will be the same as the previous, then there will be a camera in the front of the shuttle that makes you feel like you are in the cockpit. Or Google Earth will show you exactly where to look if you plan on going outside to watch. Don't blink, tho.

And for those awaiting the surprise - stay tuned. You just KNOW NASA has something planned. They can't just land, go have breakfast or whatever, and call it a day. There has to be some kind of fanfare. That's like ending the Olympics and not having a closing ceremony. NOT gonna happen.

To see the souvenirs stashed in the returning shuttle, read this article, and see how NASA alludes to a surprise.