diff --git a/.woodpecker.yaml b/.woodpecker.yaml
index 2375dd6..e450332 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yaml
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ variables:
   - &app_name "mission-control"
 
 when:
-  event: [push]
-  branch: main
+  - event: release
 
 steps:
   build-web:
     image: woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx
     privileged: true
     settings:
+      build_args:
+        APP_VERSION: ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
       platforms: linux/amd64
       registry: git.georgew.dev
       repo: git.georgew.dev/georgew/mission-control-web
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 32d6951..e83448c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+ARG APP_VERSION
+
 FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:20-bookworm AS builder
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm install
+ARG APP_VERSION
+ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION=$APP_VERSION
 COPY . .
 RUN npm run build
 
diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index c93a8c9..ad4520a 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
 
 import MissionControl from '@/components/MissionControl';
 import db from '@/lib/db';
+import Footer from '@/components/Footer';
+import Starfield from '@/components/Starfield';
+
 
 export default function Home() {
   const issRow = db.prepare(`
@@ -40,13 +43,23 @@ export default function Home() {
   const cosmicEnd = cosmicStart ? new Date(cosmicStart.getTime() + 14400000) : null;
 
   return (
-    <main>
+   <main className="min-h-screen flex flex-col items-center mt-8 px-4 relative">
+    <Starfield />
+      <header className="z-10 text-center mb-12 mt-16">
+        <h1 className="text-4xl md:text-6xl font-mono font-bold text-white tracking-tighter mb-4 uppercase">
+          Georgew<span className="text-blue-500 font-black">Observatory</span>
+        </h1>
+        <p className="text-slate-400 font-mono text-xs tracking-[0.3em] uppercase opacity-70">
+          Ground Station // [55.6761° N, 12.5683° E]
+        </p>
+      </header>
       <MissionControl 
         iss={{ start: issStart, end: issEnd }}
         moon={{ title: moonRow?.title || "Moon Phase", start: moonStart, end: moonEnd }}
         cosmic={{ title: cosmicRow?.title || "Cosmic Event", start: cosmicStart, end: cosmicEnd }}
         launch={{ title: launchRow?.title || "Rocket Launch", start: launchStart, end: launchEnd }}
       />
+      <Footer />
     </main>
   );
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/EventCard.tsx b/components/EventCard.tsx
index 7070051..626d02c 100644
--- a/components/EventCard.tsx
+++ b/components/EventCard.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 "use client";
+import React from 'react';
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { EventCardProps } from '@/types/space';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import { Sparkles } from 'lucide-react';
+import { motion, AnimatePresence } from 'framer-motion';
+import { LucideProps } from 'lucide-react';
 
 export default function EventCard({ id, title, targetDate, endDate, icon }: EventCardProps) {
   const [isLive, setIsLive] = useState(false);
@@ -85,15 +87,39 @@ export default function EventCard({ id, title, targetDate, endDate, icon }: Even
     );
   }
 
-  return (
-    <div className={`relative p-6 rounded-xl border transition-all duration-500 ${isLive ? 'border-blue-500 bg-blue-900/20 shadow-[0_0_20px_rgba(59,130,246,0.3)]' : 'border-slate-800 bg-slate-900/40'}`}>
+return (
+  <div className={`relative p-6 rounded-xl border transition-all duration-500 overflow-hidden h-full ${isLive ? 'border-blue-500 bg-blue-900/20 shadow-[0_0_20px_rgba(59,130,246,0.3)]' : 'border-slate-800 bg-slate-900/40'}`}>
+    
+    {isLive && (
+      <motion.div
+        initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+        animate={{ opacity: [0.1, 0.3, 0.1] }}
+        transition={{ duration: 4, repeat: Infinity, ease: "easeInOut" }}
+        className="absolute inset-0 bg-blue-500 pointer-events-none"
+      />
+    )}
+
+    <div className="relative z-10 h-[120px] flex flex-col justify-between">
       {isLive ? (
-        <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-4 animate-pulse">
-          <Sparkles className="text-yellow-400 mb-2" size={32} />
-          <h3 className="text-xl font-bold text-white text-center">
+        <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-full relative z-10">
+          <motion.div 
+            animate={{ 
+              scale: [1, 1.3, 1],
+              filter: ["drop-shadow(0 0 0px #fbbf24)", "drop-shadow(0 0 8px #fbbf24)", "drop-shadow(0 0 0px #fbbf24)"]
+            }}
+            transition={{ duration: 3, repeat: Infinity }}
+            className="text-yellow-400 mb-3"
+          >
+            {React.isValidElement(icon) 
+              ? React.cloneElement(icon as React.ReactElement<LucideProps>, { size: 35 }) 
+              : icon}
+          </motion.div>
+
+          <h3 className="text-lg font-bold text-white text-center leading-tight">
             {id === 'iss' ? 'Look Up!' : 'Event in Progress'}
           </h3>
-          <p className="text-blue-300 text-sm text-center mt-1">
+          
+          <p className="text-blue-200 text-[14px] text-center mt-2 max-w-[220px] leading-tight opacity-90">
             {id === 'iss' 
               ? 'The ISS is directly above. Give them a wave! 👋' 
               : `The ${title} is occurring right now.`}
@@ -101,52 +127,47 @@ export default function EventCard({ id, title, targetDate, endDate, icon }: Even
         </div>
       ) : (
         <>
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-4 mb-4">
-          <div className="p-2 bg-blue-500/10 rounded-lg text-blue-400">
-            {icon}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+            <div className="p-2 bg-blue-500/10 rounded-lg text-blue-400">{icon}</div>
+            <h3 className="text-slate-300 font-mono tracking-widest uppercase text-[10px] truncate">
+              {title}
+            </h3>
           </div>
-          <h3 className="text-slate-300 font-mono tracking-widest uppercase text-xs">
-            {title}
-          </h3>
-        </div>
 
-        <div className="text-4xl font-mono text-white flex items-baseline gap-2">
-          {parseInt(timeLeft.d) >= 2 ? (
-            <>
-              <span>{timeLeft.d}</span>
-              <span className="text-slate-500 text-xl lowercase">Days</span>
-            </>
-          ) : parseInt(timeLeft.d) === 1 ? (
-            <>
-              <span>01</span><span className="text-slate-500 text-sm">d</span>
-              <span className="text-slate-500">:</span>
-              <span>{timeLeft.h}</span><span className="text-slate-500 text-sm">h</span>
-            </>
-          ) : (
-            <>
-              <span>{timeLeft.h}</span>
-              <span className="text-slate-500">:</span>
-              <span>{timeLeft.m}</span>
-              <span className="text-slate-500">:</span>
-              <span>{timeLeft.s}</span>
-            </>
-          )}
-        </div>
-        <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-500 mt-2 font-mono uppercase tracking-widest leading-none">
-          {isLive ? (
-            "Mission in Progress"
-          ) : id === 'iss' ? (
-            "T-Minus to Horizon"
-          ) : id === 'launch' ? (
-            "T-Minus to Ignition"
-          ) : id === 'moon' ? (
-            "Until Lunar Phase"
-          ) : (
-            "Days to Peak Phase"
-          )}
-        </p>
+          <div className="text-4xl font-mono text-white flex items-baseline gap-2 py-2">
+            {parseInt(timeLeft.d) >= 2 ? (
+              <>
+                <span>{timeLeft.d}</span>
+                <span className="text-slate-500 text-xl lowercase">Days</span>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="flex gap-1">
+                <span>{timeLeft.h}</span><span className="text-slate-500">:</span>
+                <span>{timeLeft.m}</span><span className="text-slate-500">:</span>
+                <div className="w-[1ch] relative">
+                  <AnimatePresence mode="popLayout">
+                    <motion.span
+                      key={timeLeft.s}
+                      initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 10 }}
+                      animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+                      exit={{ opacity: 0, y: -10 }}
+                      transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+                      className="absolute"
+                    >
+                      {timeLeft.s}
+                    </motion.span>
+                  </AnimatePresence>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+          
+          <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-500 font-mono uppercase tracking-widest leading-none">
+            {id === 'iss' ? "T-Minus to Horizon" : id === 'launch' ? "T-Minus to Ignition" : id === 'moon' ? "Until Lunar Phase" : "Days to Peak Phase"}
+          </p>
         </>
       )}
     </div>
-  );
+  </div>
+);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/Footer.tsx b/components/Footer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81b9056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+export default function Footer() {
+  return (
+    <footer className="w-full max-w-4xl border-t border-slate-800/50 pt-8 mt-12 mb-16 px-6">
+      <div className="flex flex-col md:flex-row justify-between items-center gap-6">
+        
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-6">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <p className="text-[10px] font-mono text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-widest">Pipeline Status</p>
+            <img 
+              src="https://ci.georgew.dev/api/badges/11/status.svg" 
+              alt="Build Status" 
+              className="h-3 grayscale opacity-50 hover:opacity-100 hover:grayscale-0 transition-all"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className="hidden md:block w-[1px] h-3 bg-neutral-800" />
+          <p className="text-[10px] font-mono text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-widest">Engine: Next.js 15 (Standalone)</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 bg-slate-900/50 border border-slate-800 rounded-full px-4 py-1.5 shadow-inner">
+          <div className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-blue-500 animate-pulse" />
+          <span className="text-[10px] font-mono text-slate-400 uppercase tracking-widest">
+            Deploy: {process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION || 'v1.0.0-dev'}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+
+      </div>
+    </footer>
+  );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/MissionControl.tsx b/components/MissionControl.tsx
index f67db1e..c4692e1 100644
--- a/components/MissionControl.tsx
+++ b/components/MissionControl.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
-import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
 import EventCard from '@/components/EventCard';
 import { Satellite, Rocket, Moon, Sparkles } from 'lucide-react';
 import { MissionControlProps } from '@/types/space';
-
-
-const Starfield = dynamic(() => import('@/components/Starfield'), { 
-  ssr: false 
-});
+import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
 
 
 export default function MissionControl({ iss, moon, cosmic, launch }: MissionControlProps) {
@@ -45,28 +40,39 @@ export default function MissionControl({ iss, moon, cosmic, launch }: MissionCon
   ], [iss, moon, cosmic, launch]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="relative min-h-screen flex flex-col items-center p-8 overflow-hidden">
-      <Starfield />
-      
-      <header className="z-10 text-center mb-16 mt-10">
-        <h1 className="text-4xl md:text-6xl font-mono font-bold text-white tracking-tighter mb-4 uppercase">
-          Georgew<span className="text-blue-500 font-black">Observatory</span>
-        </h1>
-        <p className="text-slate-400 font-mono text-xs tracking-[0.3em] uppercase opacity-70">
-          Ground Station // [55.6761° N, 12.5683° E]
-        </p>
-      </header>
-
-      <div className="z-10 grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 w-full max-w-5xl">
-        {events.map((event) => (
+    <div className="relative flex flex-col items-center p-8 overflow-hidden">
+      <div className="z-10 grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-x-6 gap-y-10 w-full max-w-5xl">
+        {events.map((event, index) => (
+            <motion.div 
+                key={event.id}
+                initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 30 }}
+                animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+                transition={{ 
+                duration: 1.2, 
+                delay: index * 0.15,
+                ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1]
+                }}
+                className="flex flex-col gap-3"
+            >
+          <div key={event.id} className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-1">
+                <div className="h-[1px] w-4 bg-blue-500/50" />
+                <span className="text-[10px] font-bold font-mono tracking-[0.2em] text-blue-400/70 uppercase">
+                    {event.id === 'iss' && "ISS Zenith // CPH"}
+                    {event.id === 'moon' && "Lunar Cycle"}
+                    {event.id === 'cosmic' && "Celestial Event"}
+                    {event.id === 'launch' && "Launch Schedule"}
+                </span>
+          </div>
           <EventCard 
-            key={`${event.id}-${event.date?.getTime() || 'none'}`}
             id={event.id}
             title={event.title}
             targetDate={event.date}
             endDate={event.endDate}
             icon={event.icon}
           />
+          </div>
+          </motion.div>
         ))}
       </div>
     </div>