On Friday, July 8th 2011, NASA launched its final space shuttle, Atlantis, into orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL., closing the book on a 30 year stint of space travel.  The purpose of this final mission was to bring a care package of parts and supplies to an International Space Station.  The mission was Atlantis’s 33rd flight and the 135th shuttle launch of NASA.

NASA is expected to resume shuttle orbit sometime in the future, but not for many years from now.  The purpose of the stoppage is to save money that would have been spent on launches into the earth’s orbit to instead spend on the research and development of shuttles that would allow the US to explore the planet Mars and its moons.  This sort of advancement in space travel is expected to take many years.  As of right now, NASA has projected into the mid-2030’s as a tentative timetable for Mars exploration.

Maybe we will discover life outside of planet earth.  “The Red Planet” seems like a good place to start looking.  Maybe one-day we will find and say with certainty that we are not alone in this universe.  Who knows what aliens could look like?  It seems like the most common portrayal of aliens always imagines them with guitar pic shaped heads and large black eyes.  I, personally, imagine they would look like “E.T.” from the 1980’s movie.


This hold on NASA space travel will allow the US and the rest of the world to plan for the further exploration of the unlimited and unknown in space.  NASA is taking the proper steps to plan for the future and for the unknown in space.  Like NASA, you too should plan for your future and for the unknown in life.  The best way to do this is by setting up a customized estate plan right for you.

E.T. says, “Phone home.” We say, “Phone a qualified estate attorney.”

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate, please contact the South Florida law firm of Wild Felice & Pardo, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world. Are you protected?