1. It’s a long weekend, hooray!
2. Have you been following the launch of the Dragon capsule from SpaceX? Something American-made is back in space, and it’s been successfully captured by the ISS! I’ve been getting my news from Bad Astronomy
3. From the creator of last week’s hit, “Lazy Harp Seal,” I give you “Cat Licking a Hamster.”

Colonies in space!